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I wonder if you can get a model train set to emulate the subway…

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“Staten Island? No problem! Brooklyn? Great! Come the fuck over and exercise before we sink!”

This is the dialogue I would imagine would appear on TV to advertise the River Gym. What’s the River Gym? Oh, allow me to explain. See, it’s a floating boat-type deal with a gym built into it. People work out and not only do they drop pounds, they keep the boat afloat. That’s right. Give me 15 more squats or we’re going to sink, you motherfucker.

So each boat floats in a specific loop around Manhattan and the membership fee is probably ridiculous. For a concept that’s been a work in progress for over three years, I’m curious to see if the River Gym comes to fruition.

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How often do city dwellers get the chance to see a wonder of nature such as the waterfall? Not often enough. I live about 45 minutes from NYC, and I can tell you first hand that the city is magical. It has mostly everything someone could want, and then some. While Central Park provides tourists with a dose of greenery, there is something missing in the water department that can’t be solved by the surrounding Hudson River.

New York’s Public Art Fund has launched a product which will change the landscape of the city from July to October this year. They’ll be installing man-made waterfalls in three locations around the city; lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and on the north shore of Governors Island. These installations will include 90 to 120-feet tall cascading falls and will operate from 7 AM to 10 PM, seven days a week, lit after sunset for an even more impressive and beautiful effect. (more…)