There is no doubt about the damage Hurricane Sandy has inflicted upon this city - New York City. With Sandy all but done imposing her will on us, the damage across the city is possibly the worst I have seen in my lifetime. Part of this is way the subway system has been rendered paralyzed in usage. It has been noted by many MTA officials that the damage is the worst in the 108 year of the subway system. In a video released by the MTA, it reveals the damage and flooding done by Sandy to one of the stations at the South Seaport station. The video is unbelievable, and for New Yorkers, very eerie to see. Also below are some other videos released revealing the damage to other areas.
There's something wrong with the All-Star Game. Yeah, we've definitely had this conversation before. Expect to pick up this very discussion (again) in July when Major League Baseball has their version in the "Mid-Summer Classic" when it is the ONLY current topic to bounce around in the stratosphere of sports discourse. What's wrong with the All-Star Game?! I'm not dismissing the obvious - yes, the NBA All-Star Game is very much at an alarming point of necessary refinement and change - evaluation is needed. What we saw on Sunday night was not disappointing, but outright embarrassing. Also yes, gone are the days when the game flooded your television screen at a respectable 6:30pm on NBC, and you were wowed by the athleticism and star power of the first half of the game, and treated to what felt like the world's best players playing pickup basketball on the grandest stage. Now? Not so much. So yeah, we got the message. The outrage - and shock TV and hot t