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Subway Throwback!

Dubbed “Nostalgia Shoppers’ Special Train,” the MTA is offering rides in some of their Vintage Subway Cars along the weekday 6th Avenue line between 2nd Avenue and Queens Plaza.   

For the cost of a regular MetroCard ride ($2.25), riders can take a trip back in time to the NYC subway system between 1932 and 1939.

I was a bit late on posting, as this was on going every Saturday starting November 26th and ending TOMORROW December 24th.   So all you lovers of all things vintage, get up tomorrow and take a trip back in time! 

Here is the schedule of departures and you can catch a ride along the line at all stops in between:

Departures from 2nd Avenue are at
9:58 AM, 11:27 AM, 12:57 PM, 2:27 PM, and 3:57 PM.

Departures from Queens Plaza are at
10:43 AM, 12:13 PM, 1:42 PM, 3:13 PM, and 4:43 PM.

Party Time!

Tonight Kevinswade.com alongside ViseNYC.com and EndlessNoiseNYC.com presents: “‘Twas The Week Before Christmas” Holiday Party. 

We invite you to join us for a night celebrating the year that was, and good times to come.

Music by NYC DJ FatFingaz and Blazin B.

Dress to Amaze!

Happy Holidays from all of us.

-Kevin

Silhouette Restaurant & Lounge

5668 Broadway (Bronx, NY)

[Video] “Dominis in the Heights”

Juan Bago and “O” (pictured above) became internet sensations early this year, with the release of the music video parody “Pan con Queso.”  A spoof on rapper Wiz Khalifa’s hit record “Black and Yellow,” “Pan con Queso” is a fictional (and very funny) journey the two Washington Heights based actor/comedians embark on in search of their favorite traditional Dominican breakfast: “pan con queso” (bread with cheese). 

Juan Bago and “O” are back to give us more Dominican-American fueled comedy, and this time are taking on Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “Ni**as in Paris.” 

The song is “Dominis in the Heights,” and the video is below.  Enjoy!

Jay-Zs Brooklyn Nets!

Jay-Z, who is part owner of the New Jersey Nets, announced today on Good Day New York (FOX) that the franchise will be changing it’s name to the Brooklyn Nets.  As a result of the team moving to Jay-Zs hometown of Brooklyn, NY, the name seems fitting. 

Check out the announcement and interview Jay-Z had with Rosanna Scotto of Good Day New York.

NYC Must Be Heard (even underground)!!!

A new era in mobile communication is about to unfold in New York City.  Starting this Tuesday, AT&T and T-Mobile subscribers will be able to use their cellphones at six underground stations across Manhattan.

The New York stations where the service will be available are on 14th Street from 6th Avenue to 8th Avenue, and on 23rd Street and 8th Avenue.

The signals will cover the platforms and mezzanines of the stations, but extend only a short distance into tunnels. Cellular data services and text messaging will work in addition to calls.

The company that’s doing the wiring, Transit Wireless, has another five years to set up service at the other 271 stations in the system. That means it needs to wire about one new station per week.

Transit Wireless is expected to spend about $200 million on the project, and has promised the Metropolitan Transit Authority another $46 million in rent over 10 years. Transit Wireless will in turn charge wireless carriers for extending their signals underground.

There is no timeline set for Sprint and Verizon subscribers being able to take their conversations underground.

Good idea?  Bad idea?  No idea.

Professor Ryan Leslie?

Well, not exactly Professor at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, but Mr. Ryan Leslie has been named it’s first Artist-in-Residence.  What this means for students at the Clive Davis Institute is direct access to one of today’s most successful entrepreneurs in the music industry.  Leslie’s role as Artist-in-Residence will include one-on-one sessions, group lectures, songwriting critiques, and mentoring. 

Yet another feat for Leslie, who scored a perfect 1600 on his SATs at age 14 and went on to graduate from Harvard University at 19.  An already platinum selling singer, songwriter, and producer, we can go ahead and add teacher to his resume. 

Well done Mr. Leslie, well done.