Day 639

Today’s route — 0.7 miles

September 29th, 2013

Day 639

The old WNYC transmitter house

September 29th, 2013



It wasn't yet finished when I passed through Greenpoint last year, but the aptly named Transmitter Park is now open on the former site of the AM transmission towers for WNYC, the most listened-to public radio station in the country (and the one-time home of the short-lived "John Hour", in which Mayor Koch attempted to shame convicted customers of prostitutes by having their names read on air). Just watch out for dive-bombing mockingbirds!

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The view from Transmitter Park

September 29th, 2013


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Face on the sidewalk

September 29th, 2013



The immediately recognizable work of Paul Richard

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Another Toynbee tile!

September 29th, 2013



We haven't seen one of these in quite a while. (Spotted while doing some unofficial walking in the East Village.)