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Transforming a construction trailer into a rotating gallery

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Angel Orensanz Center

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Built in 1849, this is the oldest surviving synagogue building in New York.

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Know them rights

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Another one of these

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Reddenyeller

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Time to head on over

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to the Scrap King!

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Founders Memorial at NYU

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Stonework from the facade of NYU's original University Building, whose construction prompted the Stonecutters' Riot of 1834

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Bust of Sylvette

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An enlarged version of a Picasso sculpture

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139 Greene Street

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This building was called the city's longest-running restoration project by the NY Times. And that was in 1989!

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Display window

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I have no idea what this store sells.

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One of many

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Part of the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District

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Facade facade

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by Richard Haas

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Manhattan subway map

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Embedded in the sidewalk

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Portal of the day

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Formerly the Church Missions House

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9/11 memorial #45

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Epiphany Peace Garden

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Cherry blossoms!

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In Peter Cooper Village

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The details

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I met Liliya here in Peter Cooper Village today. She walked up to me with her arms full of shopping bags and very excitedly asked me to take a picture of her in front of the cherry trees. She then proceeded to dispense advice and wisdom, in her Lithuanian lilt, for the next twenty minutes or so, gleefully snapping away with her camera in the process. She loves New York and can't imagine being anywhere else, but says she doesn't think it's for everyone: "Normal person doesn't live here."

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Seasonal flair

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Even the manhole covers are getting in the spirit.

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Con Ed has a fleet, too

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After seeing another NYNEX mystery trailer, I came upon about a dozen Con Ed versions all lined up near each other. A couple had warnings about flammable gas on them, so I think Shae is right: they must be some kind of portable generator.

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A pillar of learning

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Rosa Parks Educational Campus

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Wildflowers of the Bronx

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Abrupt transition

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Boonies, boonies, boonies, Co-op City.

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Scale and perspective

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The 5 train takes an excursion through the woods on the old NYW&B main line.

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NYPL Eastchester

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Sunrise, sunset

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High 5 (train)

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If it's Ital it's vital

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Another Koromantee mural

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Portal of the day

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I-95

March 14th, 2012



Known, in this instance, as the New England Thruway

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Community doggie bags

March 15th, 2012



Picking up after your pet is a doody taken seriously here in Bay Ridge.

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A stately abode

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Prior to the arrival of the 4th Avenue subway in 1915, Bay Ridge was mostly known for the palatial summer homes built upon its shores. Even today, that grand residential heritage lives on in several parts of the neighborhood.

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Unique edging

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Many places, including NYC, don't accept plastic bottle caps for recycling. The caps may be small, but they add up quickly. (Metal caps, also included in the collection above, can be recycled.)

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Awesome mailbox #48

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9/11 memorial #46

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Ancient passage

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Still signed as Stewart Avenue, this was once a prominent thoroughfare in Bay Ridge.

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Awesome mailbox #49

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The birth of Bay Ridge

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What this sign doesn't mention is that the name change was precipitated by an outbreak of yellow fever, which made the neighborhood's previous name seem somewhat less appealing.

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Van Gogh Movers

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Can anyone read Arabic?

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Another incredible interior that was way too dark for my camera

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Shabby quarters

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76th Street

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There aren't many step streets in Brooklyn, but Bay Ridge has two of them!

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Excelsior!

March 15th, 2012



Things are looking up for these butterfly houses along the Belt Parkway in Betty's Garden at the Narrows Botanical Gardens. You can see a couple of massive container ships plying the waters of the Narrows, with Staten Island in the background.