There are a lot of good doors in New York. I'll try to find and photograph one each day from now on.
Note the original Belgian block paving stones exposed where the asphalt has worn away.
No other calorie delivery system can match the efficiency of FOOD BLAST!
This building on 41st Street in Astoria still bears the original name of that street. Its eponym, Albert, was one of the sons of piano magnate William Steinway, who built the still-operating Steinway Piano Factory nearby in 1870.
This is the Steinway Mansion, located at the top of a hill on an otherwise grim and industrial stretch of 41st Street.
P.S. It's for sale!
Some odd architectural flourishes in an otherwise unadorned part of town
Jason Eppink, my dear friend and designer of imjustwalkin.com, made an entire film about people's creative and individualized solutions to AC window unit problems.
"Apt. subletted to Ricky", adds the sign. Is Joon's house this spot on the sidewalk? I asked a guy across the street, but he didn't know.
That's the Long Island Rail Road on the bottom level and the subway (7 train) on the top.
Bruce's grandfather, an Italian immigrant, opened this printing business in Bushwick over 100 years ago. As I was walking by, my eye was drawn inside by the incredible collection of paper, type pieces, and ancient printing presses.
Walking past, I noticed that the frieze of the building on the left contained the seal of the City of Brooklyn. Brooklyn ceased being an independent city in 1898, when it became part of New York City, so I knew it must be a fairly old building, despite the modern-looking facade. As I was pondering this, a guy walked up to me and told me that it was built as a police station. The building you see here was originally the horse stable, and the upper floor was the hay loft. Upon further research, I learned that this was originally the 20th Precinct station, and then became the 83rd Precinct station when the precincts were renumbered in 1929. The 83rd Precinct has since moved to a different location, and this building is now occupied by the Brooklyn North Task Force.
