A Love Story Told In Pictures
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NY- People Watching in Richard Tucker Square- Upper Westside
The trianglular park right outside the West 66th Street #1 Station is great place to pull up a seat and people watch. Bordered by Barnes and Noble to the north and Lincoln Center to the west, there is plenty of Upper Westside foot traffic day and night. And as a bonus you’ll usually find a…
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NY- Coney Island Postcards
I had never been to Coney Island before but it seems that I have known about it my entire life. It turns out Coney Island is one of the most unique and original places I have ever been. I found a community full of passionate and individual characters that are at the core of what…
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NY- Amazing Coney Island Mural
I was awestruck by this mural I saw when I exited the Stillwell Station in Coney Island today. It is a beautiful piece of work. The Artsist is OS GEMEOS, The Twins. iframe src=”https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d48486.094695667576!2d-74.00692962202407!3d40.57734660419413!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c24448979d75cb%3A0x54745adc3c8f1179!2sConey+Island!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1525438099933″ width=”100%” height=”200″ frameborder=”0″ style=”border:0″ allowfullscreen>
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NY- Coney Island Museum and Sideshows by the Seashore
Two of the things I wish I could’ve seen today was the Sideshows by the Seahore and the Coney Island Museum, which is closed until May 24th. But now that I know that it is only an hour on the Q train from 42nd Street to Stilwell Avenue, I will be back.
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NY- Woody Allens Boyhood home under the Cyclone
If you have seen “Annie Hall” then you will recognize the boyhood home of Woody Allen’s character. He lived with his family under the Cyclone Roller Coaster in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
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NY- Coney Island Boardwalk and Amusements
Where else but Coney Island can you buy live paint ball amunition and shoot at a freak. Fun for all ages.
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NY- Save Coney Island, Playground to the World- Beach Opening Protest
The big shots from City and Parks got a chilly reception today in Coney Island at the official ceremony opening up New York’s beaches. No really, it was only about 55f , gray and drizzly. Everyone was making the best of it and managed to have a good and hearty protest. Coney Island is a…
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NY- Welcome to NY, Sailer- Fleet Week Parades up the Hudson
The United States Navy took a spin up the Hudson River today before docking and disembarking on a Memorial Day leave in the city. I know I sleep better at night knowing that you guys and gals are tucking me in. Metaphorically that is.
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NY- Weak dollar forces Disney to shoot “When in Rome” in NY
You know when your currency has become nearly worthless when a major studio like Disney finds it cheaper to shoot “When in Rome” on location in New York City.
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NY- Sheeps Meadow is officially open for grazing
It is a great day when you walk in to Central Park and see that Sheeps Meadow is open for the season. It is a sun worshippers paradise in the middle of our great city.
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NY- Hypnotized by a Best Buy Video Display- 15 Central Park West
I went to go take pictures of 15 CPW, an incredible yet subdued apartment building for the rich and famous on the park. Best Buy, thier biggest tenant, built a three story shrine to techno gadgetry on the broadway side of the building and I got side-tracked. It was a motocross-olympic-nascar assault on the senses,…
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NY- Plaza Hotel, a duck’s view
Since it was not within my my means to speculate on an apartment in the Plaza Hotel, I made it my duty to tell everyone I knew that they should speculate on apartments in the Plaza. No One listened but I was right. The apartments doubled in value from contract time to closing. But who…