I think most New Yorkers have a love/hate relationship with the most exciting, stimulating and most over-crowded, stressful city in America. I know I have spent many hours questioning why I struggle to live here while co-currently questioning how I could ever by happy living elsewhere. ( I think this old blog entry sums up just one of the many frustrations with NYC livin’). This is why I love (not hate) the web project lovehateNYC, which chronicles Rachel Fujita’s personal love-hate relationship with New York City through panoramic time lapse sequences. Fujita is a multimedia artist who has lived in New York for the last seven beautifully capturing the cities changes through her unique online art. To get inspired, nostalgic, and swept away check out http://www.lovehate.us.

And to learn more about New Yorks history visit The Museum of the City of New York. This unique cultural center celebrates NYC’s heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation through exhibitions, public programs, and publications that explore the past, present, and future of New York City. You can also and support the museums efforts by visiting mcny.org.