A tradition here, apparently
Here's where this photo was taken.
UPDATE: LB thinks it's a goat face.
After a couple of decades at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, this statue has made the move over to the Church of Our Lady of Grace.
The plaque at the base of this flagpole reads:
TO
RECORD
THE FACT THAT
WILLIAM WHITE NILES
WAS THE FOUNDER
OF THE
BRONX RIVER PARKWAY
THIS MEMORIAL
HAS BEEN ERECTED
BY HIS FRIENDS
From the Bronx River Alliance: "Look on the streambanks for the presence of bollards used to tie up barges that held back the [Bronx River] while it was straightened during the modernization of the [Bronx River Parkway]." You can actually spot two more bollards on the far side of the river if you look closely.
I'm walking every street in New York City.
This is the counterpoint to my walk across the US. Instead of seeing a million places for just a minute each, I'm going to spend a million minutes exploring just one place. By the time I finish walking every block of every street in all five boroughs, I'll have traveled more than 8,000 miles on foot — all within a single city. Details!
Email me at matt@imjustwalkin.com
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~9,954 miles walked
Your donations allow me to keep walking full-time. If you think what I'm doing is valuable and you'd like to offer some support, I would be very grateful. On the other hand, if you think I'm a worthless bum, feel free to email me and tell me to get a job, bozo. Both are excellent options!
