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Beadification

February 11th, 2012



I've heard rumors that this guy steals bikes, beadifies (not beatifies) them, and chains them to poles. I saw two other works of his today.

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Portal of the day

February 11th, 2012



Portal to the spirit world

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Old Ridge Road

February 11th, 2012



This block-long, half-paved street was once part of the route of a New York and Queens County Railway trolley line, and it may be a remnant of a much older road that ran through Long Island City.

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9/11 memorial #25

February 11th, 2012


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Athens Square

February 11th, 2012



Reflecting the Hellenic heritage of Astoria's many Greek residents

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Socrates presides

February 11th, 2012


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Passportal of the day

February 11th, 2012



This is the beginning of a mural, painted on the side of PS 17 in Queens, honoring (what I presume to be) the countries of origin of its students and their families. There are many, many countries represented; here are a few examples. I really love this mural, but it does offer some lessons in the difficulty of condensing a country's history into the names of a few famous individuals.

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Sole survivor

February 11th, 2012



This tree's partial digestion of a Belgian block has preserved a trace of the original stones that once surrounded it.

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Dried-up river bed

February 11th, 2012



This was once the main channel of the Astoria Scum River, which has since been diverted underground thanks to a successful public works project undertaken by a good friend of ours.

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9/11 memorial #26

February 11th, 2012