Adirondack Base Camp header image

Entries Tagged as 'new york'

Important New York State Budget Information

November 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · News

Flying Carpet
Obviously, I should have learned how to weave.

  • $21,000 Rug for the Governor’s Mansion
  • Purchased from company that donated $8000 to Spitzer/Paterson campaign
  • Paterson calls for drastic budget cuts
  • Paterson’s personal assistant for many years evaded taxes and claimed “non-filer syndrome”

Turkish rugs have been in vogue lately.

“It’s a warm look, and people are really migrating toward that now”

Purchase of Turkish carpet takes taxpayers for a ride? via Political IV

Update: Get your tissues ready, because this might make you cry. (via Capitol Confidential)

Tags: ··

Love, Logos, and Lawsuits

November 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Miscellania

I can't afford to Love NYI love America.

Hope I’m not the only one to appreciate the irony and marketing genius here.

Only $14.99, and Amy is right, ya better move fast if you want one (too).

www.icantaffordtoloveny.com

Tags: ···

Another reason I Love New York….the Logos!

November 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Destination Marketing

Well, it only took 6 months for someone to figure that we might not be getting the greatest deal.  It took a reveal at WTM for someone to notice.  The headlines are not entirely accurate – the whole campaign, not just the logo was $17 million – but still.

New York’s new logo and why squirrels don’t work for me

I’m sure many Britons are guilty of thinking of New York as no more than a city, but will the squirrel really do the job? How about a picture of a national park in autumn, with the strap line “Welcome to NY”, or just the strap line, “Did you know NY has 45 ski resorts”?

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: ···