San Franpsycho posted some sweet shots of their stickers holding prime location in New York City. West meets East. Any east coast readers want to try and find these?
[on Instagram via San Franpsycho]
[on Instagram via San Franpsycho]
These reminded me of an Isurus Wetsuits sticker I saw in rainy San Francisco’s Cole Valley neighborhood this past weekend.
Comparing storms on the eve of the NFC Championship game. Which city wins?
New York City got its first snow of 2012 yesterday.
[via Greg Madey on Twitter]
San Francisco got its first significant rain of 2012 yesterday.
Put it on t-shirts and mugs! An Unridden Season gives us this radical twist on an old ad campaign, inviting you to enjoy surf tourism in New York.
While Hurricane Irene caused all the music events to be called off and created a crazy rumor mill speculating on how the entire contest was canceled, the Quiksilver Pro NY has finally kicked off in Long Beach, New York.
Today were the trials and free surf events, held in knee to waist high surf. It was a cool scene out in Long Beach. The waves haven’t been ideal and certainly aren’t on par with the conditions that these pros have already seen on the tour, but Hurricane Katia is hopefully about to churn up the ocean and bring a solid swell to Long Island.
I’m thinking this upcoming week should definitely be worth checking out.
The Quiksilver Pro New York is only a few days away from kicking off in Long Beach (well, hopefully…). So to wet your pallet before the contest begins, check out this video of New Yorkers providing their two cents on surfing in the Big Apple.
They come on you fast, and they leave you fast. New York is a lot soggier and has a couple less trees than it did prior to Hurricane Irene, but the majority of the area is doing just fine after the storm. Below are some pics of the neighborhoods on the south shore of Long Island and Queens shortly after the winds died down.
Long Island
Queens
[photos via Heather Madey]
Most of the time when you hear about a hurricane in the Atlantic you think, “poor Florida” or “poor North Carolina.” Rarely do you consider New York in need of sympathy.
When Florida is getting pounded by a hurricane New York is usually benefiting with some solid surf. With Hurricane Irene, that’s not the case because as of right now she’s coming directly at us.
I went surfing at Gilgo Beach this morning and there were some nice clean chest high waves rolling in. The wind was really clam, providing some truth to the saying “the calm before the storm.”
Hurricane Irene is projected to hit Long Island this Sunday. She has already caused the Jets vs. Giants preseason game to be moved up earlier to this Saturday, and grocery stores are being jammed up with people as if they were shopping during the holidays.
If you’re heading out surfing before Irene touches ground, send us your photos of the waves. Be safe out there.
[via Weather Underground]
[via Forgotten NY]
Oh yeah, New York City has a Haight district. It’s in Queens. And from the amazing graphic above, and the detailed post written over on Forgotten NY, it’s clear that the San Francisco Haight district and New York Haight district have absolutely nothing in common (save for a street name).
The post on Forgotten NY is actually pretty interesting (full of old maps and stuff), but this is hands down my favorite line prefixing the neighborhood comparisons:
Come and see where the smell of incense fills the air and where the smell of the Flushing River suffuses the nostrils
Kind of a toss-up between which Haight district is better. New York Haight doesn’t appear to have street kids or bong emporiums, so that’s a plus. But Citi Field is right across the river. And San Francisco Haight isn’t in Queens, so that’s a win… Tough call. What do you think?
Celebrating Independence Day along the New York Harbor. Happy 4th of July from Ice Tubes (and my sister Heather, who took the pic)!
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