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Today’s route — 11.6 miles

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Building your natural identity

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RE(AL)GO(OD)

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This mural offers us another reminder that the neighborhood of Rego Park is named not for some historical member of the Rego family, but rather for Real Good Construction, the company that developed the area in the 1920s.

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Portal of the day

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Here's a close-up.

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Two trees, one house

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The Painter’s Playground

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This playground, along with the public school next door, is named for the Long Island artist William Sidney Mount.

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Snowinfant

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SCREECH

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What's this machine supposed to ward off? Rodents? Dogs? Teenagers? Potential friendships with neighbors?

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Nat Schneider Triangle

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This horse-themed parklet, complete with hitchin' posts, is located at the intersection of Polo Place and Trotting Course Lane.

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Reminders of Sandy

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at Forest Park

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I’ll try, I promise!

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And what a car it is.

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“is that so.com?”

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Ninety One~O~One

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reads the sign above the door.

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Founded in 1898, Worksman is America's oldest existing bicycle manufacturer.

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The future QueensWay?

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This old rail line, the LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch, hasn't been used since 1962. In recent years, there has been talk of turning it into a linear park similar to Manhattan's High Line.

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Ol’ Pink-Shoe Mitchell

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Murdercicles

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These suckers were much more massive than they appear.

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HULK SMASH

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This 1969 Pontiac Marvelmobile comes equipped with a fire extinguisher mounted beside the driver's seat. Have a look.

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9/11 memorial #118

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Wind chimes!

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Dangling from an old utility tower on the abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch

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A motley crew

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Still Life with Coffee Cup

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9/11 memorial #94, continued

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Part 1 and Part 2

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Portals of the night

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The former John Adams High School