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I’m finished!

April 1st, 2012

Yesterday I consumed my first-ever energy drink, Brain Xplozion, and it was so tasty that I had to have another. And another. And before I knew it, I had kicked the whole case. I was suddenly engulfed by a raging frenzy of kinetic energy, and found myself tearing through the streets of New York at a furious pace. I couldn't stop moving, and continued my rampage all through the night, covering every single remaining block in the city. Wow, 7000+ miles in less than 24 hours. That's got to be some kind of record. Anyway, thanks for following along these three months! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go have a heart attack and take a nap. I'll post the 18,537 photos I took just as soon as I can get my hands on some more BX.

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A contradiction in terms?

April 1st, 2012



Air conditioning, whose existence is rooted in the whims of physical pleasure and comfort, would seem to be squarely at odds with the Gnostic quest for salvation from the material world.

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Sidewalk sorrel

April 1st, 2012



I think it's sorrel, anyway.

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Portal of the day

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Edenwald Houses is the largest public housing development in the Bronx.

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Oh, come on!

April 1st, 2012



As previously noted, NYPD officers are notorious for parking their cars on the sidewalks outside precinct houses. As a pedestrian, I am always annoyed by this, although I have to admit that there's no easy solution to the problem of parking shortages around police stations. But here at the 47th Precinct in the Bronx, the street is actually wide enough to accommodate on-street diagonal parking (as evidenced by the lines painted on the street), and yet the officers still choose to back their cars all the way onto the sidewalk! And while the sidewalk in the picture linked above was merely constricted, this one is completely obstructed and impassable.

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Quite a collection

April 1st, 2012



This is the most extensive set of jhandi flags I've seen to date.




But I'm glad to see that someone out there still appreciates the high-class varieties.

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Ackee

April 1st, 2012



It's the national fruit of Jamaica, and is also part of the national dish: ackee and saltfish.

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Anger and grief

April 1st, 2012



There's still a pretty sizable memorial (this is maybe half of it) outside the house where Ramarley Graham used to live.

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FU Estate

April 1st, 2012



Guarded by fu dogs

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McSquirrel

April 1st, 2012



It's eating a french fry!

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Li’l Blue

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It's our old buddy, Sam M. Rose!

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Am I in a video game?

April 1st, 2012


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In their Easter best

April 1st, 2012


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Herbs and Remedies

April 1st, 2012



from the Laboratories of the Most High

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The Kingdom of Axum

April 1st, 2012



A major African power during the first millennium

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9/11 memorial #52

April 1st, 2012


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Beneath the 5 train

April 1st, 2012



Part of the old New York, Westchester and Boston Railway

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Next-door neighbors

April 2nd, 2012


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He hates these cans!

April 2nd, 2012



Stay away from the cans!

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Surveillance

April 2nd, 2012


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The Creation of Rock

April 2nd, 2012



A lesser-known panel from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Also, take a close look next to the air conditioner.

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Echo Park

April 2nd, 2012



The two massive outcroppings of bedrock that define this park form an echo chamber for any loud noises one might happen to emit while walking through the valley between them.

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Portal of the day

April 2nd, 2012



The gap in the fence allows a heating oil truck to fill up the building's storage tank via this pipe.

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Must be rough on business

April 2nd, 2012


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these are not actual police regulations.

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Jonas Bronck

April 2nd, 2012



The eponym of the Bronx

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Darkness and light

April 2nd, 2012



And garbage.

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Kingsbridge Armory

April 2nd, 2012



The world's largest?

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Lehman College

April 2nd, 2012



Originally the Bronx campus of Hunter College

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For a few months during the early days of the United Nations, the Gymnasium Building (pictured) served as a temporary home for the Security Council.

On a less peaceful note, this campus was also the training ground for the WAVES (the female division of the US Navy) during World War II.

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Outside the Lehman gym

April 2nd, 2012



My Time Is Now

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9/11 memorial #53

April 3rd, 2012


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That was a close one

April 3rd, 2012



Francium almost became standpipium. Also, mercury is being very mercurial.

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The Belmont School

April 3rd, 2012



PS 32 in the Bronx is yet another one of Charles B.J. Snyder's magnificent designs.

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Tree full o’ critters

April 3rd, 2012



Just across the street from the Bronx Zoo. The population was much lower last June.

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Bronx River waterfall

April 3rd, 2012



This dam, now known as the 182nd Street Dam, was built to power a gristmill sometime back in the mid- to late-1800s. It's not the only dam on the river, but it is the farthest downstream, and so it's the first barrier encountered by anadromous fish returning to spawn.

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This striking Italian Renaissance structure, which is currently the main entrance to the East 180th Street station on the White Plains Road Line (2 and 5 trains), once served as the headquarters for the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway. The MTA just finished renovating the building; until recently, most of its grandeur was hidden behind scaffolding and construction netting.

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Barberz #12

April 3rd, 2012


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9/11 memorial #54

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Authorized vehicles only

April 3rd, 2012



Aw man, I really wanted to park my Porsche in there.