78thand2nd

Sorry...

There's been lack of posts flowing in lately.  Sorry about that.  Holidays + out of town + job crap = not so many posts.  Things will start moving again starting today.

UES Ladies Lingerie Jogger Guy

Recently, 78thand2nd reader 'awolf' emailed in and asked: "Why don't you do a piece on that guy who jogs on the UES in ladies lingerie?"

Excellent question awolf.  I would love to do many, many posts on him.  The problem is that a picture -- or even better, video -- is really what's needed in this case.

I guess I could tell about the time 3 weeks ago when i was eating at Bardolino's sidewalk cafe and he sprinted by -- at which point a woman and her child shrieked and two 20-something 'headed to Brother Jimmys' types sprinted after him -- and lingerie guy basically had everyone on the block mesmerized.  But it's something you really have to see to believe.  Like the Loch Ness monster or Bigfoot, they'll be doubters until i come up with some hard proof.  Plus a picture will be so much funnier.

 So - please - if anyone out there gets a picture, or video, or knows anything about "UES ladies lingerie jogger guy" please hit the comments section or email me - 78thand2nd@gmail.com.  I'd like to do a post a day on him if possible.

Fireworks In The Park

If you were just thinking "I hope someone uploads a low res, badly-lit, minute and a half video of the finale from Tuesday night's fireworks at the New York Philharmonic in Central Park" - guess what?  You prayers have been answered. 

Enjoy.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3zEJzpe_is]

Con Ed Says Blackouts Possibly Due To Thunderstorms, Lightning

Con Ed was still working today to get power back to approximately 18,000 customers in Westchester County and 11,000 customers in Queens, after yesterday's blackout, which did all the fun things power outages do -- cripple neighborhoods, stop subway service, disable traffic lights, etc.

Ultimately, Con Ed estimates that service was interrupted for 136,700 customers (approximately 385,000 people) in the southwest Bronx and sections of the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

So, what exactly happened?

According to a statement on the energy company’s website, the cause of Wednesday's blackout is basically unknown, but they suspect the thunderstorms and possibly lightning strikes played a part.

From Con Ed:

The company is examining data and equipment to help determine what caused the outage. In addition, engineers are examining possible links between the outage and lightning strikes in the area. It appears that there were several strikes near a transmission substation in Queens at, or near, the time of the event.

Con Edison’s initial findings show that the event occurred quickly -- in less than 10 seconds -- and involved multiple transmission lines.

Dude, come on. “It was raining and lightning out” was an excuse I would use with my mother when I was late for dinner when I was about 8.

Maybe they'll find out there was some faulty equipment, mabye it really was a huge lightning strike -- whatever the cause -- it's "Power Outage Season" so Con Ed gave out some tips on what to do if there's another. (Warning - it's a PDF)