Ever wonder what happens to your luggage after you check it? Delta Airlines decided to give us a backstage view. They outfitted a suitcase with six cameras to show so passengers could get a sense of what happens when their bags pass through the rubber flaps. The resulting video s pretty cool.

We did a “Snap Poll” on NY1 this morning to find out where New Yorkers spend their time on New Year’s Eve. I suspected the result would show the Times Square crowd is mostly from out of town. And I was right.

Pat joined WNYC host Brian Lehrer on Wednesday to serve as quizmaster for the station’s listener news quiz.

The entire Pat’s Papers team is taking a long weekend to celebrate the holidays with our families. That means Pat’s Picks will also be on vacation until Tuesday, December 27. We hope you have a wonderful holiday and we’ll see you next week!

It’s a busy time of year for package delivery services. But throwing a computer monitor over a fence to speed up the delivery seems careless to me. (VIDEO)

Meteorologists say the chances of a white Christmas this year are slim. So Google’s stepped up to fill the void. If you type “Let it Snow” into the search bar of Chrome, snow will begin to cover the screen. Once you’ve had your fill—just hit defrost to start over.

New York’s Port Authority has been sending out some stunning pictures of progress at the World Trade Center. One World Trade Center has reached its 90th floor—there are just 14 more to go. I especially loved this one taken from the 80th floor—New York swathed in fog.

Someone posted a link to this video on Twitter yesterday. And it’s quite great. Justin Lancy, who tweets under the handle @Veritrope writes: Thought before the :45 mark of this BBC video: “The fish in the middle will survive.” After: “Hmm…” Watch it and find out how wrong he was.

As city dwellers we all have a pretty good mental map of what’s on our own block. But what about 10 or 20 blocks away? Or if you have to pick somewhere to meet in an unfamiliar neighborhood?