It’s been a while since I’ve been to church but on my way to my weekly, sometimes bi-monthly, volunteering duties but I did a quick walkthru and spent some time at St. Paul’s Chapel. It’s directly across the street from the rising Freedom Tower and this little chapel managed to survive 9/11. You can find all that information here at their website, TrinityWallStreet.com.

As for me, I got plenty of footage and I may upload the raw files to YouTube’s, “Life in a Day” project. At the very least I have some pretty decent footage of the WTC sight which I will be posting soon.

Did I mention it was the hottest day of the year?!? Only over 100 degrees! I will reminisce about this day in the middle of winter. :)

Last night NYC was under a Tornado Watch. I’ve lived here all my life and can’t remember ever being under a Tornado watch. I did get some night shots of the Lightning all around me and put together about 60 seconds into a quick vlog.

For those of you who follow me you probably figured out that I hang out at the library a few times a month. The NYPL is by far the best library system I’ve ever used. It’s also the best deal in NYC as you have access to free wifi, the North and South Halls provide plenty of room to sit down and work or you can roam the halls and view the various exhibits on display.

This month’s exhibit is the Declaration of Independence. The Library has a few copies of the Declaration of Independence and this document is normally on display through the month of July. There is also a handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson.

The exhibit is not nearly as elaborate as the one in Washington DC or Philadelphia but you don’t have to drive 5 hours to view the Declaration. We have our own copies right here but due to their fragility they are displayed for the month of July only. Hurry down or you’ll miss it.

As an amateur photographer I know that light causes the most damage to any document so no flash photography is allowed and the exhibit is appropriately dimly lit. If you don’t live in NY check out the above link. This is also one of the few libraries that runs it’s website as a blog which means there is always new content being added so you really have to check back often.

So my suggestion is to explore the NYPL. Free books, wifi, various exhibits, free classes and there is always something for the kids. You can also follow the NYPL on twitter at @NYPL.

A Movie for Anyone On FaceBook from Casey Neistat on Vimeo.

It’s been a while since I pulled off something from Vimeo but this one hit too close to home. Privacy, privacy, privacy… you just don’t get any when you use facebook so use with extreme caution!

I actually wish I could integrate facebook with my blog (which can be easily done) but I know they would just suck all the information I have on my readers and use it for marketing purposes. Rest assured there will never be facebook integration or like buttons on this site.

I attended the Mets Game 7/11/10, Johan Santana against Derrick Lowe of the Atlanta Braves and also met up with fellow Mets bloggers Dave Doyle of the MetsReport.com and Kerel Cooper of Mets blog OnTheBlack.com. Kerel is also competing in WFAN’s Fantasy Phenom’s competition. Basically an American Idol for the radio industry and has made it onto the next round. You can see his 2 min judging here…

And this latest video is of a bullpen session by Johan Santana. You can catch the starting pitchers warming up in the bullpen about 30 mins before the game starts from a picnic area underneath the Shea Bridge. It’s probably the least busiest place in the park especially since the old Home Run Apple was moved from there to outside the Park.

After deleting my facebook account about 6 weeks ago I decided I needed to setup a new account and become familiar with facebook’s new privacy settings. I just had another client who had a significant amount of Malware installed on her computer while using facebook.

Here is a little tutorial on what facebook settings I had some concerns with and what you could do to lock down your account from malware and identity theft. Have questions? Need additional help? Leave a comment or drop me an email.

I would say the night test of the camera was a success. Hope everyone enjoyed their Fourth!

This independence Day Weekend I decided to post something that will make you think. It’s a small video of a collection of interesting facts. I have posted various versions of this video in the past but this seems to be the newest version so far.

I’m also considering my own independence from the corporate world and all this new technology is pushing me towards that goal. Hence, one day I hope to have my own independence day.

100 Degrees Outside!

Here in NY we are suffering through a little heat wave.

This is by far the hottest day of the year! My car’s thermometer says it hit 100 degrees between 12pm and 1pm. Now that’s hot!

Anyone else in the area have pictures to beat that?

This is the Met’s Museum, not to be confused with the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art which is also referred to as “The Met”. A quick VLOG on my walkthru of the Met’s Museum.