Day 79

Protection

March 18th, 2012



Feels Like Home: An Immigrant Journey

"The eighth column shows a mother protecting her child from the discrimination often experienced by immigrants. The political climate regarding immigration is often tense and remains a loaded issue. The mothers interviewed often felt that they needed to protect their children from this hostility. Often the anger directed to the family was absorbed by the mother in an effort to protect her child."

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Muffler family

March 18th, 2012



It's not unusual to see a muffler creature outside an auto shop, but this is the most elaborate display I have come across.

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But it looks just like one!

March 18th, 2012


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Another Groundswell mural

March 18th, 2012



I Deal, I Dream, I Do

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Thanks for the warning!

March 18th, 2012


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It’s that time again

March 18th, 2012


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East Broadway

March 18th, 2012



You can see the Municipal Building and the Woolworth Building off in the distance.

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Manhattan Bridge tower

March 18th, 2012



And what a wondrous bridge it is!

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You heard the sign

March 18th, 2012


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BQE soundtrack

March 18th, 2012



At Clumber Corner. Speaking of videos, I forgot to post this one the other day!

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Illuminating vault cover

March 18th, 2012



Patented in 1856. The idea is that the glass panes allow light to pass through the cover, although their translucency is severely compromised when they're covered with concrete.

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Portal of the day

March 18th, 2012


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You know as much as I do

March 18th, 2012


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Portals of the face

March 18th, 2012


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That yard’s pretty good

March 18th, 2012



But what it could really use is some stuff.

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The Transit Garden

March 18th, 2012



A community garden on MTA property

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Banana bench!

March 18th, 2012


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Looking south

March 18th, 2012



from the Third Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal

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Coignet building

March 18th, 2012



This 1873 concrete structure may look lonely at the moment, but it's going to have plenty of company soon.

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A rare anti-war mural

March 18th, 2012



Titled "Informed, Empowered", I think this is only the second one I've seen.

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The view from Sunset Park

March 18th, 2012



Painted several blocks away, beside the BQE.

That bell tower looks awfully familiar.

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Owl’s Head Park, again

March 19th, 2012



The former estate of Eliphalet W. Bliss

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Community dog food?

March 19th, 2012


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Overlooking Upper New York Bay

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Shore Road Drive

March 19th, 2012



The scenic route between the Belt Parkway and Fourth Avenue

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Basketball beneath the Belt

March 19th, 2012


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Brooklyn NYPD

March 19th, 2012



The Verrazano and the Parachute Jump

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Peering through the fence

March 19th, 2012



The Belt casts a mighty shadow.

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Now and then

March 19th, 2012



Sunset Park, once a stronghold of Scandinavian immigrants, is now home to a bustling Chinatown.

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Danish Athletic Club

March 19th, 2012



One of the last Scandinavian holdouts in the area

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White cherry blossoms

March 19th, 2012


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Regina Pacis Church

March 19th, 2012



Street View!

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Saint Pio

March 19th, 2012



a.k.a. Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Portal of the day

March 19th, 2012


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9/11 memorial #49

March 19th, 2012


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Gotta keep those hands warm

March 19th, 2012


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Four days later

March 19th, 2012



And the sign is gone.

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Keep your eyes peeled

March 19th, 2012


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PS 102 mural

March 19th, 2012


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69th Street Pier

March 19th, 2012



Home to 9/11 memorial #47, this pier was once a terminal for ferry service to Staten Island. The ferry operated for many years, but was discontinued in the 1960s after the Verrazano opened.

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The Virgin of Guadalupe

March 20th, 2012



Mexico's most popular religious icon

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Down at the bottom

March 20th, 2012



of this cliff

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Little house on the hill

March 20th, 2012



Casitas of the Bronx

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Buff Monster

March 20th, 2012


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the Freshest

March 20th, 2012


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Portal of the Beast

March 20th, 2012