To celebrate the 10th anniversary of mobile game Candy Crush Saga (and the ridiculous amount of money it’s made), King Digital Entertainment held a fair along the Hudson River in New York City, with a 500 drone light show finale inspired by the game. Damn, 10 years — have I
Because some tow companies are better than others, this is a video of the New York Police Department dragging an SUV out of an intersection following an accident. I can only assume if the car wasn’t already totalled, it certainly is now. Honestly, I’m surprised they didn’t just blow it
This is an incredibly smooth video of a man casually trick-kicking a discarded drink bottle into the back of a garbage truck like he does this all the time. And maybe he does. They do say practice makes perfect, and I don’t know if anyone could ever do this on
This is a video from TikTok user Desiree Baker showing the view her New York City Airbnb advertised on the site (a beautiful NYC skyline), and then the actual view — the patio dining area of a restaurant, complete with a table for two right against the window! Apparently the
This is a video documenting NYU track star Jon Diáz attempting to exit the New York City 2-3 subway train at Chambers Street and beat it to its next stop at Park Place. Can he do it? SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER: Yes, returning to the train (after trying to get on
This is a video of 25-year old International Chess Federation (Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE) master Alexandra Botez challenging three of the best hustlers in New York City’s Union Square Park. She takes the first two easily before losing to ‘Russian Paul’, who’s widely considered the best in the park
This is a selfie video captured by steeplejack (a tradesman who scales buildings to inspect/repair them, originally named for climbing church steeples) James Marksbury while hanging onto the top spire of the Chrysler Building in New York City at approximately 1,000-feet. For reference, I’m just over 6’1″, so he’s at
This is a nearby resident’s footage of a smoking and exploding manhole following a larger explosion that removed the cover. Apparently this was one of a series of manhole explosions and underground fires in the area, and three buildings were evacuated due to increased carbon monoxide levels, although thankfully no