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One rank above Vice Admiral

August 28th, 2012



Thrice Admirable

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Portals of the day

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Douglas Franks seems to be selling about every fourth house in Staten Island.

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Temple Emanu-El

August 28th, 2012



Founded in 1907, it's not to be confused with the massive synagogue of the same name in Manhattan.

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Star-studded movie screening

August 28th, 2012



This theater is packed with celebrities, although some of them are just disembodied faces floating above the crowd. Here are some closer shots; see how many people (and other creatures) you can identify: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

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The city's been trying to get rid of these often overlooked alarm boxes for years, but the courts have yet to cooperate. (Although, as we've seen, plenty of boxes have in fact been abandoned.)

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Last man standing

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Cat on a leash!

August 28th, 2012



His name is Pharaoh.

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Ford Model A

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The Scarlet Portal

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9/11 memorial #93

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Coupla classics

August 28th, 2012



That's a '38 Plymouth in the driveway and a '53 Mercury on the street.

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An old Graniteville quarry

August 28th, 2012



The stone here is actually diabase, not granite, but I guess the two are easy to confuse. Either that, or none of the 19th-century residents of the area wanted to live in a place called Diabaseville. The quarry is now officially a park, and is on its way to looking like one.

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Whopperville, USA

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Take that, cars!

August 28th, 2012



Staten Island is generally considered the least pedestrian-friendly borough, but those traveling by foot do enjoy at least one advantage over larger vehicles here: we are regularly provided with cute little crossings to carry us over the streams that remain unbridged for automotive traffic.

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Moon over Manor

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The Manor Road Armory

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Fishing in Martling’s Pond

August 28th, 2012