Cromely's World

Wired recently had an article about NYC's 311 service -- a non-emergency number residents can call to ask questions or report problems. ...

Yesterday (Monday, 2010-03-08) Jetblue celebrated 10 years of flight by offering $10 fares to select locations.  You can read more about tha...

On Saturday, the Seattle Fire Department is holding a stair climb in one of our taller buildings to remember 9-11. Here is the event descrip...

Growing up in NYC in the 70s and 80s, it was common knowledge that the Hudson and East Rivers contained anything but water. Apparently, it...

The rebuilding has been controversial, but it looks like they're making some progress. Or at least they're busy.

Hmm. I guess typing has made me hungry this week. Generally, the best food in the city isn't in the high tourist areas, but Roxy's ...

A wistful smile crossed my face when I saw this marquee in Times Square the other night. It seems a fitting tribute to a great actor. Today...

By now, most everyone has heard about US1549 , the flight that landed in the Hudson. It's now about 12 hours since all the excitement ...

This week when I was in Columbus, OH, there was a White Castle a couple blocks from my hotel. Since I had a refrigerator and microwave in m...

The wild and the young They all have their dreams The wild and the young They've got to be free The sun never sets For souls on the run ...

I really hope there's more to this story because as it is, this just makes me angry. Apparently, the NY Public Schools are in such fanta...

You can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge a city by what its citizens read? Here are the most read stories from the Helena ...

It's tough to find authenticity in Times Square. Since the big changes in the mid nineties, the place has become a plastic playgound an...

To get to high school I used to take the B22 bus ( renamed the Q24 in 1988 ) and get off at the corner of Van Wyck and Jamaica . There was a...

Apparently, it can cost $30,000 to de -ice a 747. Plus fuel. And on March 16, planes went through multiple de -icings because of FAA policy...

Second Ave. subway plan picks up speed Breaking ground on the Second Avenue subway - a dream for generations - is just months away, transit ...

While walking from the Marriott Marquis in Times Square to the Javits Convention Center, we pass a few theaters. Outside of one, we enocunte...

We had a great dinner tonight at a place called Zanzibar on 9 AVE. It's a Mediterranean Tapas Bar on 9 AVE and 45 ST. Photo by eqqman --...

It's been a long day of trade shows, TSA, flight delays and weather. But there's nothing quite like a piece of cheesecake and cup of...

MacSurfer picked up yesterday's post where I predicted Apple will license the Mac OS to other hardware vendors as a way out of the hardw...