Sporting a now-rare Statue of Liberty license plate. (According the windshield sticker, the registration expired in 2002 — the year these plates were finally phased out.)
Poison ivy makes the rules in this part of town, and it don't take kindly to DOT interlopers.
From a distance, I figured this version of The Starry Night was just a mass-produced mailbox cover, but it's actually hand-painted onto the mailbox!
when you're driving an RV, Mike.
Lurking in the woods past 254th Street's dead end
Another shot of the cosmos
* I have to admit: I've used this (brilliant) joke before.
The street signs gain some character and lose some legibility as you leave NYC.
This is the Flag of Heroes, honoring the first responders who lost their lives on 9/11. It was designed by the same guy as the Flag of Honor, which bears the names of all 9/11 victims and is used to create the NYC 9/11 Memorial Field installations.
High Ridge House is a "Christian Science Sanctuary for Healing and Renewal".
on the grounds of the John Cardinal O'Connor Clergy Residence for retired priests
A land of many quaint homes and one gigantic Russian fortress
Photographer: Do you want to move that jug filled with coins out of the way before I take the photo?
Carlos: No.
Located by the Bruckner Expressway, just west of this
For sale: $25,000 or best offer.
I have no information on the status of the roofmobile.
There are four gas cans for sale on the other side of the tree, if you're in the market.
Flying the flag at half-mast on the 11th anniversary
(That's the Alphabet City tornado school in the background.)
"This premises is protected by electronic monitoring equipment 24 hours."
"Also, good luck getting past all the vines, flags, and fake potted flowers."
And what a surprise! One of these ubiquitous notes has decided to make an appearance.
Let's see what happens when we scan that QR code.
Well played.
This clock keeps track of salat times for the worshipers at Parkchester Jame Masjid, a mosque that serves the burgeoning Bangladeshi population of Parkchester.
Perhaps painted for the tenth anniversary of 9/11 last year?
At least 20 recognizable versions are visible — take a look!
I think this might outnumber the previous one!
A street-name classic, right up there with Himrod, Nurge, Yznaga, and Featherbed. Fteley Avenue is not named for the mythical Fort Eley, as some might tell you, but rather for Alphonse Fteley, the former chief engineer of the New York Aqueduct Commission who helped design the Jerome Park Reservoir.
(There is a street actually named Bronx River Avenue located just a few hundred yards from here.)
