Category: Statues Monuments and Memorials
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NY Cherry Blossoms in Sakura Park
Sakura Park, located on Riverside Drive next the Riverside Cathedral and across the street from Grant’s Tomb, was the site of a huge party in 1909 commemorating the 100th anniversay of Fulton’s Historic Steamboat Cruise up the Hudson River. For the celebration the Japanese were going to present the city with 2,000 Sakura Trees, Sakura…
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NY- Central Park is getting ready to Bloom
I saw my first flowering trees in Central Park today. The trees have plenty of buds so I think this weekend we could see a lot of spring blossoms. Cross your fingers…
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NY- Giuseppe Verdi Square monument by Pasquale Civiletti
The rain has finally stopped but has replaced by crazy 40 mile an hour winds. Though not strong enough to sway the Giuseppe Verdi Monument that sits in Verdi Square, right off the West 72nd Street Subway Station.
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NY- A Fireworks Display Fit For A Queen
The Queen Elizabeth 2, The Queen Mary 2, and The Queen Victoria met at The Statue of Liberty for a grand fireworks display tonight.
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NY- The Tomb of an Amiable Child Monument- Riverside Park
When St. Clair Pollock lived in Morningside Heights it was still a rural outpost of New York City. In 1797, the year he died at five, metropolitan life was still concentrated at the bottom of the island. The boy’s father buried him near the cliffs that he is rumored to have fallen to his death…
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New York Statues and Monuments
Here are some of my favorite statues and monument picture series from 2007. Click here for The Statue at St. John The Divine Cathedral Click here for Statue in Washington Mews Click here for Wall Street Bull series Click here for the Rockefeller Center Statues series click here for Angel Of The Waters Fountain Series…
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NY- Central Park in the Cold
It is cold in New York today now that the Noreaster’ has blown through. But that didn’t stop people from bundling up and playing in Central Park.
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NY- Soho Square- Christmas Tree Farm
General Jose Artigas, leader of the 10 year crusade to gain Uruguyan independence from Imperial Spain, stands in review of the largest Christmas Tree Farm I have run in to. Located in Soho Square at 6th Avenue and Spring Street, these guys have secured the entire northern peninsula of the square and have everything you…
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NY- Juan Pablo Duarte Strikes A Pose
There is a great Statue commemorating Juan Pablo Duarte 1813- 1876, Founder of the Dominican Republic. It is located in Duarte Square at the corner of Canal Street and Avenue of the Americas in Soho and offers a unique view of the Empire State Building.
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NY- A great place to watch the construction at Ground Zero
With winter fast approaching a great place to see the construction at Ground Zero is The Winter Garden at The World Financial Center. It’s always warm and dry and has plenty of shops and restaurants to boot.
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NY- Front Row Seats at the Shops at Time Warner Center
If you don’t like standing outside for the the NYC Marathon then go to the Time Warner Center and get a covered front row seat and watch it on the Five story jumbotron screen.
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NY- The Statue of Liberty from the Circle Line
Now that winter is around the corner it is a great time to put on your warn jacket and take a Statue of Liberty cruise on the Circle Line. It is a great way to see the fall colors and the boat is not as crowded as summer, plus the snack bar serves piping hot…