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Archive for October, 2007



NY- Halloween Party on West 69th Street

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Every year the neighborhood on West 69th Street from Broadway to Central Park West is transformed in to a big Halloween Trick or Treat ...


NY- The Chicken Soup Story- Gargoyles on West 110th

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The builder of the Apartments at 527 West 110th street adorned the exterior with gargoyles depicting the Story Of Chicken Soup. If you look ...


NY- Central Park in the rain- Fall Colors

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The foliage is just starting to turn color in Central Park and should be in full regalia by next weekends NYC marathon.


NY- Strawberry Fields in the rain- Central Park

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Not even the rain can keep visitors from paying their respects at John Lennon's memorial, the Calvert Vaux's Imagine Mosaic in Strawberry Fields.


NY- Pumpkin Festival 2007 in Central Park

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The workers and volunteers in Central Park were not scared off by the poring rain today as they set up all of the pumpkin ...


NY- Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument- Riverside Park

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In 1897 New York City held a design competition for a memorial to the soldiers and sailors from New York State killed in the ...


NY- Firemen’s Memorial- Riverside Park

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There is a memorial to firefighters who died on duty in Riverside Park that is home to one of the most moving September 11th ...


NY- St. Joan of Arc Island- Riverside Park

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There is a life sized statue of Saint Joan of Arc on her horse sculpted by Anna Vaughn Hyatt. It was dedicated in 1915 ...


NY- Has Autumn Befallen New York City?

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It seems like Autumn may have finally arrived in the city. The temperature dipped below 60 and a light rain is falling. Maybe the ...


NY- West Village Storefronts and Signs

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Greenwich Village's West Village is great place to take a meandering stroll with it's zig-zagged streets, historical buildings, great shops and cafes. Don't worry ...


NY- The Upper Westside Welcomes The Ariel

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Construction crews are putting the finishing touches on the Ariel buildings on the Upper Westside and neighborhood groups are already complaining that the buildings ...


NY- Mt. Paran Baptist Church

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There is an interesting little building on West 107th Street that looks like a big jigsaw puzzle. It is home to the Mt. Paran ...


NY- Columbus Avenue Restaurants at Night

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You have got to love global warming. Here it is the end of October and the restaurants on Columbus Avenue have their windows flung ...


NY- New York Public Library- Mid Manhattan Library

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If you love big rooms, ornate ceilings, over-sized paintings and lots and lots of books then the New York Public Library's Mid Manhattan Branch ...


NY- James Johnson’s Freedom of Movement at W 70th Pier

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I was walking down Columbus avenue the other day when I saw this group of people wheeling a giant metallic shark fin down the ...


NY- MS Bike Tour 2007 on the Westside Highway

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The closing of the southbound lanes of the Westside Highway for the 2007 MS Bike Tour signals the official start of Fall in New ...


NY- CultureFest 2007 in Battery Park

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If you ever find yourself wondering what to do in New York City then this festival is for you. Almost every theater group, dance ...


NY- Hula Hoop Show in Washington Square Park

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It is not often that you get so see a master hula-hooper put on a free show in Washington Square Park but today I ...


NY- Tribeca- Canal Park

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This little plot of land was given to the city for public use by King James the II in 1686. Today, Canal Park is ...