Commuters waiting indoors on a cold December day.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Westbury LIRR Station, Eastbound
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Historic St. Paul's Chapel at Ground Zero
View of Freedom Tower and Ground Zero monument from the front gate of St. Paul's Chapel in lower Manhattan, New York City.
Welcome to Historic St. Paul's Chapel
Established in 1766
Manhattan's Oldest Public Building in Continuous Use
Witness to the Great Fire of 1776
Host to George Washington on Inauguration Day
Survivor of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
A Parish of Trinity Church in the City of New York
View of monument under construction at the site of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
Old above-ground graves at St. Paul's Chapel in New York City.
Another view of construction along Church Street.
Most of the tombstones at St. Paul's Chapel are illegible due to age.
View of public benches at St. Paul's Chapel.
Gravestone (in French) of Etienne Marie Bechet, Sir (Sieur) de Rochefontaine.
Etienne, born on 20 February 1755 in the canton of Ay en Champagne, in the department of Marne, France, later Anglicized his name to Stephen Rochefontaine. Stephen Rochefontaine served as a military engineer under George Washington in the Continental Army. Following the American Revolution, Rochefontaine served as the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Rochefontaine died in New York City on January 30, 1814.
This bell commemorates the bond between New York City (U.S.A.) and London (U.K.), reaffirmed by the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
View of Freedom Tower, WTC, from St. Paul's.
Old St. Peter's Church, Lower Manhattan, New York City
Landmarks of New York
Old St. Peter's Church
Here worships New York State's oldest Roman Catholic Parish, organized in 1785. The first church on this site, built a year later, remained until 1836. The present building, whose Greek Revival design is attributed to Isaiah Rogers, was blessed by Bishop John Hughes in 1838.
Plaque Erected 1962 by the New York Community Trust
Monday, December 8, 2014
Garbage Night in Brooklyn
Labels:
Brooklyn
Location:
Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Arthur Miller, Dylan Thomas, and Thomas Wolfe at the Hotel Chelsea
Plaques commemorating the playwright Arthur Miller, the poet Dylan Thomas, and the writer Thomas Wolfe, at the Hotel Chelsea in New York City.
Plaques at the Hotel Chelsea
Plaques commemorating the American poet James Schuyler, the Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen (who wrote the song "Chelsea Hotel"), and Irish writer Brendan Behan. They're a bit hard to make out, due to scaffolding surrounding the Hotel Chelsea.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Inside a Dollar Van
The dollar vans (a.k.a. ghetto buses) are $2.00 per ride now. They are also getting fancier, sort of. This one is an old church coach. The front reads: "God is good." Inside, R-and-B pop hits of the 80s play.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Shake Shack Is the Devil
Labels:
Brooklyn
Location:
Shake Shack, 409 Fulton St, New York
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Serious Bike Chain
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Thursday, July 31, 2014
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