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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

New York City https://t.co/L3TPDdE6bC

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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1. https://t.co/818oukUVIV

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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2. https://t.co/X8VuihoiaF

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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3. https://t.co/Nj1lsHwFZj

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 12 years ago

In 1860, futurologists predicted that NYC wouldn't last 100yrs because present growth rate -> 6m people -> 6m horses -> too much horseshit

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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4. https://t.co/KjPvmqQv65

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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5. https://t.co/mecnFuyqbv

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 7 years ago

nyc greek coffee cups https://t.co/EUVvicCsBf https://t.co/uinAIlmWPc

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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6. https://t.co/lGgVHwU9jp

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 7 years ago

10. Choc, a curiously popular-in-NYC typeface (h/t @mengwong) seems to be some sort of premium-mediocre AirSpace proxy for "authentically ethnic", used by Japanese, Mexican, Vietnamese, Thai... source: https://t.co/KpCwXhImuf https://t.co/NYAFwrIiAf

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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7. Legendary 2013 Billie Jean sax battle https://t.co/TJezxRC20F

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

if I could go back in time to witness one moment in musical history, this might be it https://t.co/tiK4MgwEYv

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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8. Lindy Hop https://t.co/6aWOMEbfpJ

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 7 years ago

The Lindy hop is a dance which was born in Harlem, NYC, in 1928 - popular during the swing era of the late ‘30s - mainly based on jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston - frequently described as a jazz dance, and/or member of the swing dance family https://t.co/CSGYJvGoaM

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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9. *The* elevator pitch https://t.co/TlmQhFj7iu

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 7 years ago

1853: Elisha Otis does a live demonstration in NYC's largest convention centre. He builds an open elevator platform, gets an assistant to hoist him 3 stories up, then slashes the rope suspending the elevator. Audience gasps, safety brakes engage. the ultimate elevator pitch 😂 https://t.co/LF78gosBHG

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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10. Arabic calligraphy https://t.co/swoXs7ldBX

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

These are by Rocko, a self-taught Moroccan freestyler based in NYC https://t.co/rT7W82oYKT https://t.co/3xXMtMdasf

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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11. Twisted Sister oral history https://t.co/z351xFGRda

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

“70s NYC - capital of the world, abandoned by the grownups, left to anybody who had the balls to live there. Rap in the city, punk downtown. There was no nightlife - either go to the movies or see a live music act. Everybody came out in droves.” “Nobody wanted to hear originals” https://t.co/rIMP3enEiP

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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12. Gene Simmons oral history https://t.co/kk4B66dWzl

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 7 years ago

1958, arrived in New York. Crashed at uncle’s place in Brooklyn. Mom worked in sweatshop, half a cent per button sewed to winter coats. 7am to 7pm, 6 days a week, $100 a week at best. She still cried every night watching this on TV, because freedom https://t.co/p0AtSbDXgK

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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13. street grid https://t.co/D6jC46hJLX

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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14. One of my favourite painters https://t.co/7VVoV7Kuip

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 7 years ago

New York (no. 7) by Jeremy Mann Oil on Panel 2014 https://t.co/Fs9WUPeizD

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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15. https://t.co/OlFhfx38H2

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 7 years ago

12. The Hindenburg (a German zeppelin) flying over New York City on May 6th, 1937 – just a few hours before crashing-and-burning in New Jersey, killing over 30 people https://t.co/hcvqruJIHN https://t.co/lumGT9fC8T

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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16. The R Train, by @reckoner165 https://t.co/1rZmNIYlJP

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3/16/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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17. https://t.co/sy0YcCyEfJ

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4/9/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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18. https://t.co/63D1FuTqa2

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4/18/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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19. [cue Mission Impossible theme] https://t.co/YZQpb8MsbS

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5/29/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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20. https://t.co/x8ma9KbpWX

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6/20/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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21. https://t.co/Cu6T2wh7Zm

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7/13/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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22. https://t.co/ddb1g3S4Fv

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7/14/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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23. https://t.co/tIoS994j37

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7/14/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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24. https://t.co/eouyxPOFXd

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7/14/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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25. upside down flautist https://t.co/KUYEVh9i6f

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7/19/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 6 years ago

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26. https://t.co/VxHvkQYhWZ

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8/9/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 6 years ago

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27. https://t.co/LcWAhKLsKv

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9/9/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 6 years ago

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28. friends https://t.co/Iurgl6Ezq2

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9/11/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 6 years ago

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29. "Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion." – "Here Is New York" by E.B White, 1949 https://t.co/KXEtSvrQz4 https://t.co/AzxLy094vt

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9/23/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 6 years ago

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30. Halloween 2019 https://t.co/WhnlwQbt2M

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11/1/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 6 years ago

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31. turnstile hopping protest https://t.co/zi0M5fvIRA

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11/2/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 6 years ago

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32. Reverse Manhattanhenge https://t.co/w2gymNa3nO https://t.co/db2jasn9Aw

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12/25/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 6 years ago

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33. Twitter’s suggestions re: what to do https://t.co/cCucCnAPhT https://t.co/utRDhmGF5D

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1/12/2020

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 5 years ago

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34. learning a lot from the comments https://t.co/CffEuZ0Nr4

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3/24/2020

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 5 years ago

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35. block party https://t.co/1QsrSE974a https://t.co/KUuGTpZvkr

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5/3/2020

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 5 years ago

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36. 1911, via @deoldify https://t.co/f9giTrPYBv

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10/3/2020

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 5 years ago

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37. stoop-side Brahms https://t.co/whfHs8HBsp

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10/11/2020

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 5 years ago

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38. jump https://t.co/HiJla6Sflc

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10/27/2020

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 5 years ago

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39. 🐀 🚇 https://t.co/tcfaHH7zIW

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11/14/2020

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 4 years ago

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40. walk walk fashion baby https://t.co/tk29fvpEY9

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6/7/2021

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 4 years ago

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41. https://t.co/CW5xXK8uRx

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7/26/2021

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 4 years ago

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42. https://t.co/VUyle4SqbN

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11/23/2021

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 3 years ago

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43. https://t.co/YITW3fJ3KK

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9/14/2022

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 2 years ago

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44. https://t.co/xokMiJVWAv

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9/4/2023

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 1 year ago

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45. https://t.co/g2VixFHjDv

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4/28/2024

Myk is Evolving, Stand By@mykola• over 6 years ago

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@visakanv You’re visiting nyc? Lemme know if you wanna grab food or drinks, dude!

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5/29/2019

Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• over 6 years ago

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@mykola I will eventually! Maybe next year

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5/29/2019

Myk is Evolving, Stand By@mykola• over 6 years ago

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@visakanv Hit me up when you do, unless I’ve managed to escape by then!

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5/29/2019

James Stuber 🌱🌿🌳🍂@uberstuber• over 6 years ago

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@visakanv from 1:49 to 3:06 https://t.co/k1k5HRHRnU

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7/20/2019