Photo by myself on Cornelia Street, in the Village.
Before leaving on our trip, I took a quick walk around the Village. A tall dog named Rhett was patiently receiving a thorough bath, right out on the sidewalk.
A few other people noticed and were taking photos, too. Rhett is a Borzoi and a therapy dog. Kibble is not cheap. Rhett earns his keep, getting $1/minute for his services.
Related posts: Critters, Streetside, A Four-Legged Co-Pilot, on Flatbush Avenue, and Enjoying Pugs and Drinks, Outside.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Bath, on Cornelia Street
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
The View of the Freedom Tower, Downtown
Photo by myself around MacDougal Street, in the Village.
Though the side street is in mild disarray, it has a nice view of the Freedom Tower.
As usual there are tons of repairs going on in the city. Either the streets are being torn up for the cables or sewers below, or the buildings are under scaffolding. Never a dull moment.
Related posts: Remembrance, at the World Trade Center Memorial, The Freedom Tower, at Dusk, and Remembrance, at the World Trade Center.
Friday, July 10, 2015
Village Psychic, Below Ground
Photo by myself, in the Village.
I must say (with a little sarcasm) that New York must have the highest psychic population per capita.
Just about every small neighborhood has one or five psychics. Most of the time, their signs sit in second floor windows. Sometimes there are sandwich boards on the sidewalk.
Once in a while, the psychic herself (invariably psychics are female, I'm not sure why) will sit outside on the sidewalk on a folding chair.
By the way, it was all over the local news recently when a man was scammed out of $700,000 by a psychic in Times Square. The psychic promised to unite him with a woman he was infatuated with.
The story was so dramatic and hard to believe (involving spells that were cast and expensive jewelry that was purchased as offerings to spirits), it made it to the New York Times. One must say though that the fellow deserved to be swindled so much money because the was so very gullible.
Read the Times article about the psychic here.
Related posts: In Neon, on Seventh Avenue, Shining Bright, at Live Bait, and Only in New York.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Film Crew, on West 3rd Street
Photo by myself on West 3rd and MacDougal Streets, in the Village.
There must be a lot of movies shooting in New York these days; Monday evening, I saw two different film crews in completely different neighborhoods.
Shooting film or tv involves a lot of down time, where they're trying to get the shot right, before 'action' is called. These guys were standing around the crane thing carrying the camera, while they were blocking the shot across the street. One of the guys gave me a peace symbol.
For a lot of reasons, there were zero cars around. First, pedestrians and cyclists have seemed to take over the area. Second, it is pretty impossible to find parking in this neighborhood, so why even try driving? So people were moving huge pieces of equipment around without any thought to danger.
Across the street, a huge diffuser aimed light at a crew member. He is standing on the 'mark', where eventually an actor would stand.
Related posts: Filming outside Grand Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, Fake New York Marathon, at Columbus Circle, and Film Shoot, in Midtown.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
A Restful Moment, on Fifth Avenue
Photo by myself at Fifth Avenue and 12th Street, in the Village.
The courtyard of the First Presbyterian Church is just steps away from Fifth Avenue, but it is its own little quiet world. I'm sure people come here to reflect or just rest their weary feet.
This is not a noisy neighborhood, but it is jam packed with large pre-war apartment buildings and smaller stores. The church dates back to the mid-1800s and is done up in the Gothic Revival style.
Related posts: Sunday, in Brooklyn Heights, Rainy Day, Outside Trinity Church, and All Lit Up, on the Upper West Side.
Monday, June 8, 2015
The View into the Moonsheen Tattoo Parlour
Photo by myself on West 4th Street, in the Village.
The storefront of Moonsheen Tattoo puts their clients on display; passersby on the sidewalk have front row seats to tattoos in progress. This fellow was getting an elaborate design done on his right bicep.
Moonsheen does piercings as well and is open until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. You have to wonder if they make people take blood-alcohol readings before any work is done (!).
I took the above photo on Sunday, around dusk. Apologies for the reflection in the glass, since I wasn't using a polarizing lens. There, you can sort of make out the pretty brick townhouses in the neighborhood.
For the Moonsheen Tattoo website, click here.
Related posts: Getting Inked, in the Village, Working Under Bright Lights, at the Wooster Street Social Club, and Tattooed Man, in Herald Square.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Snapshot of a Street Artist
Photo by myself around Fifth Avenue and 10th Street, in the Village.
An artist who calls himself EQNYC posed for me the other day, with his cart. The cart is used to display his work, which is held in place with binder clips. When you turn the cart around, there is a desk space that is used for drawing.
I think I've seen him and his cart around the city, mainly in Union Square. On earlier occasions, I've asked for a photograph but have been denied (!). This time, I was granted about one tenth of a nanosecond to snap a photo, after he spun the cart around.
The top illustration reads 'A NY State of Mind'. Most of his graffit-inspired artwork is done on NYC subway maps. For the best representation of his work, I was told to check out his Instagram feed.
Check out EQ's Instagram here.
For his Etsy shop, click here.
Related posts: Graffiti, in Alphabet City, Cost was Here, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and Graffiti, Williamsburg.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Outside the Lockwood de Forest House, in the Village
Photo by myself on East 10th Street and Fifth Avenue, in the Village.
A gorgeous brick building with intricate hand carvings was once a private residence for a wealthy shipping family. It is now the Center for Jewish Life for New York University students.
All the wood is teak, a hard wood that can withstand our terrible winters. With its beautiful detail that hails not just another time but another world, this building dates back to the late 1800's. Wowee!!!
NYU purchased the building for a mere 2.5 million back in 1994. I can't imagine what the cost would be now, with real estate prices as crazy as they are.
For an article about the building's history, see this article in the New York Times, here.
Related posts: A Dash of Color, Below Union Square, A Dash of Charm, in the Village, and Taking Stock, on Wall Street.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
On Storefronts and Finding Vivian Maier
Photo by myself on Macdougal Street, in the Village.
The insides and outsides of the little chili shop drew my attention. Lucky 777 was as red as red can be.
I took this photo last summer. After a quick search though, I found that Lucky 777 has closed (!). It had mixed reviews on Yelp. Some of the complaints were price driven - $9 bowls of chili. Alas.
On another front, there is a great little slideshow on the New Yorker website, featuring candids by Vivian Maier, who lived in Chicago in the 1960's. Born in New York, Maier worked as a nanny but took incredibly striking street photos and movies in her spare time.
Maier's work was discovered by a man doing research for a book he was writing. She had left some 100,000 negatives behind. Not even her close friends knew that she took photos, during her lifetime.
The story of uncovering the mystery of this supremely talented woman is documented in a recent movie called 'Finding Vivian Maier'. It looks fascinating, and includes interviews with her friends and children she had helped raise.
Screenings of this documentary are scheduled through August, throughout the States.
For a preview of this movie, click here.
For the Vivian Maier slideshow on the New Yorker website, click here.
For a recent article on Slate, click here.
Related posts: Outside Big Nick's, on the Upper West Side, Outside Pinisi Bakery, on East 4th Street, and West 10th Street, at Night.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Townhouse, in the Village
Photo by myself somewhere around West 4th Street, in the Village.
Many of the townhouses around West 4th Street are well kept, with ornamental metal work and pretty stoops. The townhouse above had a pretty, wreath on its door, suited for the season.
As for the city, it's been flooded with tourists. Any drive down Fifth Avenue is lined with sidewalks filled with people looking up and about.
Related posts: Living Large, on the Upper East Side, Browsing Around, in the Village, and A Dash of Charm, in the Village. Read more...
Monday, July 15, 2013
Outside House of Oldies, in the Village
Photo by myself on Carmine and Bleecker Streets, in the Village.
The House of Oldies is a record store in the Village. As you can see, not every storefront in Manhattan is brand-shiny new. It was shuttered closed on Sunday but it is open during the week.
Founded in 1968, the storefront must not have changed a bit. There are supposedly over a million vinyl (yes, vinyl) records inside.
As with any store or restaurant, please do a little research beforehand. For the store's website, click here.
In late May, the magazine published 'The Ultimate Apartment', a story about a gorgeous apartment on 20th Street in Chelsea. A successful fashion photographer lived there and advertised the apartment as a sublet on Craigslist.
It just goes to show, however, that if anything is too good to be true, it is. People were lining up outside the door to live there. And the story only gets more interesting.
The article is available online, but only for subscribers. Click here for the synopsis on the New Yorker website.
Related posts: Genesis Mural, Soho, Mural, in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and 'Zodiac Heads', Outside the Plaza Hotel. Read more...
Friday, May 3, 2013
Outside Tea and Sympathy, in the Village
Photo by myself around Greenwich and 13th Street, in the Village.
A red car was conveniently parked outside an elevation with a lot of red in it, the other day.
Tea and Sympathy is a store carrying British goods. It looks incredibly cozy.
TGIF everyone!
Related posts: Outside Mamoun's, in the Village, Graff Attack, in the Meatpacking District, and The Urban Art Form, Downtown.
Friday, April 19, 2013
On West Fourth Street and a Rupert Update
Photo by myself on West 4th Street, in the Village.
Flowering trees are suddenly abloom, all over the city.
Cherry and magnolia trees are bursting, right now. A couple are located in front of these quaint brick rowhouses in the Village.
Rupert is doing fine. I haven't posted about him in a while, but it's been business as usual. He plays fetch constantly and is just enjoying life.
One of Rupert's favorite treats is yogurt (!). I often give him a taste of my Greek yogurt at breakfast. It is mildly hilarious because he usually gets some on his bottom lip...and because his lips are black, it's quite visible. He has no clue it's there.
Finally, everyone's been saturated by the news in Boston. We can now breathe easy, now that the last bomber has been captured. Thank goodness.
Apologies for the late post today!
Related posts: Back Home to the Brooklyn Bridge and a Boston Terrier, On Hipsters and Rupert, Downtown, and Roaming Free, in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Getting Inked, in the Village
Photo by myself, on West 4th Street in the Village.
A man was getting a sleeve tattooed the other night, in full view of the sidewalk.
It was still light out, so unfortunately there is some reflection of the parked cars on the street. I think this would be eliminated with a polarizing lens.
Related posts: Working Under Bright Lights, at the Wooster Street Social Club, Tattooed Man, in Herald Square, and Daredevil Tattoo, on Ludlow Street.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The Freedom Tower, at Dusk
Photo by myself on Sixth Avenue around Perry Street, in the Village.
Looking South down Sixth Avenue, you get a clear view of the Freedom Tower, at One World Trade Center.
The exterior is nearly done, and the building is scheduled to open later this year. Designed by the architectural office Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, it will be the tallest building in the US, at 104 stories.
In the foreground is the canopy for the Village Vanguard, a well-known venue for live jazz.
I grew up outside Boston and watched the marathon almost every year, since we lived a few streets away from the route. The race always marked Spring, and a welcome day off from school.
My thoughts are with New York's sister city. After hearing the news, I noticed that helicopters started circling Midtown. Boston is about five hours away by car.
Related posts: Remembrance at the World Trade Center Memorial, Remembrance at the World Trade Center, and At the Foot of the Freedom Tower. Read more...
Friday, September 28, 2012
Streetside, in the Village
Photo by myself on MacDougal Street around Minetta Lane, in the Village.
A snapshot in the Village of a theater crowd, after a show. I'm not sure who the fellow is, looking directly at me.
On the right, the Olive Tree Cafe is also known as Comedy Cellar. They show three sets of performers every night of the week.
To the left is the Players Theatre, a pre-war townhouse with two stages and rehearsal rooms. They perform plays four nights a week.
For the Comedy Cellar website, click here.
For the Players Theatre website, click here.
Related posts: Outside Memphis, on Broadway, The United Palace Theater in Washington Heights, and Get on with the Show, on Broadway.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
A Superhero, an Alligator and a Samurai Crossed the Street...
Photo by myself at MacDougal and Bleecker Streets, in the Village.
Sounds like a joke, eh?
On their way to a costume party, I can only assume, three unlikely buddies crossed the street. Their get-ups aroused some curiosity.
Fortunately, anything goes in this city. I'd say anything short of walking around bare naked is okay, ha.
Related posts: Gold Guy, at 59th Street, Leaving the Santa Convention, in the East Village, and Funky Chicken, in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The Crowd on MacDougal Street, in the Village
Photo by myself on MacDougal Street in the Village.
The streets were filled with people in the Village, Sunday night. People were standing outside Artichoke, a pizza place on MacDougal Street, near Minetta Lane. You can see the pizza ovens, just inside the door.
Restaurants, bars and stores had their doors flung wide open. People were dining on the streets and just milling about. It is the height of tourist season.
My fiance Mark and I will be traveling to Fukuoka Tuesday afternoon, where we'll be staying with friends for several days. We last visited Japan a couple years ago.
We'll then visit Kyoto, which is a gorgeous historic area, before returning to Tokyo and then New York. So far, so good. As early as 6am, it is wildly hot and humid.
Related posts: Night View, the Village, Browsing Around, in the Village, and West 10th Street, at Night. Read more...
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Outside Mamoun's, in the Village
Photo by myself at MacDougal and West Third Streets, in the Village.
There is almost always a line of people waiting to get into Mamoun's, a middle-eastern falafel place in the Village.
The place itself is tiny, with just a counter with a few tables inside. You're lucky to get a seat. They serve falafel, shwarmas and other sandwiches for extremely low prices, for as little as $2.50 a piece.
Mamoun's is also open til 4 or 5 am every day, which means this place is the ideal 'we've-had-too-much-to-drink-and-whoops-now-I'm-suddenly-starving' joint.
I've had many a falafel here, so I can recommend their sandwiches heartily - they are generously sized and served quickly. Check out their website here.
Related posts: Mad. Sq. Eats, in the Flatiron District, Eat Here, Eat Now, in the West Village, and Shining Bright, at Live Bait.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Watching for Rain, in Washington Square Park
Photo by myself in Washington Square Park.
A few visitors sat in Washington Park during a light rain. They snacked on what looked like fancy pastries.
Related posts: On Rainy Steamy Streets, in Midtown, Sixth Avenue, in the Rain, and Under Cover, in Midtown.
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