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KISS ‘n’ bricks

July 24th, 2012


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Portals of the day

July 24th, 2012



This is the whimsical interior (that's my opinion; the Daily News described it as "a Gothic, nightmarish underwater scene") of Red Square, which you might know better as that building on Houston Street with the statue of Lenin and the messed-up clock on its roof.

UPDATE (Sept. 26, 2016): The Lenin statue has been moved to a nearby rooftop at 178 Norfolk Street.

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The inside of my pocket

July 24th, 2012



My phone somehow started recording video while I was walking. Be sure to check out all 12+ riveting minutes of footage — I even stop to buy an ice cream sandwich somewhere in the middle!

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That’s a new one to me

July 24th, 2012


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9/11 memorial #86

July 24th, 2012



This ceramic mural was made by one of the school's teachers.

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Songs of the Soul

July 24th, 2012



Miles away from the racecourse, a familiar face appears on a construction wall.

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Sidewalk drip portrait

July 24th, 2012



by Paul Richard

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An in-demand owl

July 24th, 2012



Painted the same day as this poor fellow back on First Street

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Timeshare Backyard

July 24th, 2012



The mural in the previous photograph is part of the décor for this vacant lot that is rented out by the hour as a backyard.

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Sidewalk seating

July 24th, 2012


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Portal of the rays

July 24th, 2012


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Defunct TV store

July 24th, 2012



in a defunct theater

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Dumbo's counterpart in Manhattan




You can see the much-reviled Verizon building off to the right, along with the much-beloved Municipal Building. And on the left we have Frank Gehry's wrinkled skyscraper at 8 Spruce Street.

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A graceful crossing

July 24th, 2012



The Manhattan Bridge, framed by the elevated FDR Drive

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ABC No Rio

July 24th, 2012



This storied community art/culture space will soon be demolishing its current dilapidated building and replacing it with a much more modern facility, part of the deal under which it was able to acquire this property from the city for one dollar.