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The many uses of ice

August 20th, 2012



The possibilities seem endless: aircraft carriers, roads... I've even heard rumors of cube-shaped ice lumps that keep drinks cool, but — as the old saying goes — I'll believe it when I see it on the side of a moving truck.

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Sequels

August 20th, 2012



Another bike on bike, and another look at the old Domino Sugar refinery

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Keepin’ it fresh

August 20th, 2012



Now these boot scrapers have some character!

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May Peace Prevail On Earth

August 20th, 2012



This Peace Pole is planted in Williamsburg's Earth Spirit community garden.

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You heard the sign

August 20th, 2012


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Continental Army Plaza

August 20th, 2012



George Washington is bundled up for a long winter at Valley Forge.

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PARTY TIME

August 20th, 2012


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Graffiti of a different sort

August 20th, 2012


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In God We Trust

August 20th, 2012



The former Williamsburgh Trust Company building is now the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Exile.

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What a drip

August 20th, 2012



Another sidewalk portrait by Paul Richard

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Official government signage

August 20th, 2012



Hey, they're carpenters, not graphic designers.

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Any guesses?

August 20th, 2012


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Williamsburg Bridge

August 20th, 2012



To quote from an earlier post:

The world's longest suspension bridge from 1903 to 1924, the Williamsburg Bridge has a very unusual design: as you can see in this photo, only the center span (the section of the bridge between the two towers) is suspended from the cables.

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The bottom half

August 20th, 2012



of this baby. The beehive in the tympanum above the door symbolizes industry and thrift, and is a motif often found on older banks in the city. The most notable feature of this building (in my opinion, anyway) is its seriously squiggled column and wall sections (closer view here), which predate Keith Haring's work by more than a century.

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Portal of the day

August 20th, 2012


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Candles and booze

August 20th, 2012



A popular type of sidewalk memorial

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Darkness and light

August 20th, 2012


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Jacob’s Ladder Playground

August 20th, 2012



This playground's Old Testament name is presumably a reference to the large Hasidic Jewish population here in South Williamsburg; note the Sukkot balconies on the building to the left.

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Honoring the former legislator and judge with a little stele strangely hidden from public view; I had to enter through a gate at the far side of the square and tromp across the unmowed grass to take a look at it.

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Dueling Rabbis!

August 20th, 2012



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Bloomberg has a black heart

August 20th, 2012



mean mean mean mean

This sign is one of about two dozen posted outside the Jonathan Williams Daycare Center in Williamsburg protesting the mayor's recent proposal to shut down this and hundreds of other city-run daycare and after-school programs.

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Dominican American

August 20th, 2012