Traffic in Times Square today has been shut down along Broadway from 42nd Street to 47th Streets, in Manhattan.

I don’t
necessarily
agree with
everything
I say.

Marshall McLuhan

A building as good as the Saratoga Avenue Community Center in Brownsville, Brooklyn, designed by New York architect George Ranalli and built by the New York City Housing Authority, better known for its bottom-line public housing projects, deserves to have its presence shouted from the rooftops as a seriously fine demonstration of the art of architecture, and as an example of the radically revised standards that are being successfully implemented under a new city policy.

Click through to read more, from WSJ.com.

Considering purchasing a smaller, lighter car for fuel economy? You may want to consider the trade-offs when it comes to safety. The Institute for Highway Safety recently conducted a series of crash tests on how smaller cars like the Honda Fit and the “Smart” car fare against their mid-sized counter parts. The results illustrate the laws of physics at work.

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird: Two Boys Who Made the Midwest Proud

Classic.

MTA reveals doomsday budget details: Single ride would go up to $2.50, monthly unlimited to top $100

I applaud whoever had this clever idea, which mimics a campaign running in the subways for the NYC school system.

Kudos to Andrew Lopez for sniping this photo.