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1.21 Gigawhat? Delorean Taxis Hit New York

Chris Illuminati — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:30:58 +0000

Roads? Where we’re going we don’t needs roads. We aren’t going anywhere in these New York taxis that look like Deloreans from the Back to the Future movies. Don’t get us wrong, these taxis designed by NY-based ad agency Nooka are pretty awesome but we’re more worried about the safety of an entire city. New York [...]

Watch Time-Lapse Video Of Sandy Hitting New York [VIDEO]

David Drew — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:12:11 +0000

This time-lapse video shows the storm beginning to hit right up until power goes out across New York City. As the recovery begins, our thoughts and prayers go out to those impacted and the lives lost. President Obama said the government shall provide zero red tape to those needing aid so hopefully, unlike Katrina, help [...]

FBI Foils Plot to Bomb Federal Reserve Building in New York

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:10:59 +0000

A man drove from Long Island, New York, into Lower Manhattan earlier today in a van he thought was filled with explosives. He parked the van close to the Federal Reserve building, just a few blocks from the World Trade Center, and planned to detonate it using a cell phone from a nearby hotel.

The explosives, however, were fake.

Modern Day Prospector Finds Gold Rush in 'Them New York City Streets' [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:45:48 +0000

San Francisco, 1849. Alaska, 1897. New York City, 2011? Is there a new gold rush in the Big Apple?

There is for Queens native Raffi Stepanian, who literally struck gold after discovering he could make up to $300 a day by ‘mining’ the sidewalks in Manhattan’s Diamond District for the tiny bits of gold, platinum and rare gems that fall from the clothes of workers when they leave their shops.

What Hurricaine Irene Could Do To New York This Weekend As It Targets Heavily Populated Urban Centers

David Drew — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:07:25 +0000

The East Coast continues to brace itself for a weekend that could lead to major headaches in the wake of this storm. Imagine a vulnerable island, parts of it man-made, with towering buildings and lots of people crammed into small spaces. Now imagine a monster storm slamming into that island. Manhattan vs. Irene. It [...]

Lightning Strikes New York's Empire State Building Three Times [VIDEOS]

B105 Staff — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:12:17 +0000

There was a major thunderstorm that raged through New York City on Tuesday night. The rain came pouring down and the thunder slammed loudly throughout the night.

A lot of dogs were hiding under beds, children were scared, and adults were pretending not to be. The storm was so crazy that New York's most famous landmark, The Empire State Building, was struck by lightning at least three times -- and even cooler than that, it was caught on video!

Watch it happen, along with nine more lightning-strike videos of famous buildings after the jump.