lampost infatuation

west village | map
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Confession: I am completely infatuated by these lampposts. If I see one, I will try to use it to frame something else of interest: a watertank, a building, ... I simply can't resist.
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summer night

pier 1 at 70th street | riverside park | upper west side | map
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From the pier @ 70th street (Riverside Park). We're looking at the Westside Highway to the left, the DSNY and its building with the pretty pink lights on the pier below (a recycling facility, I think).
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times square cleanup

tkts | times square | map
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Making all thinks shiny, clean and wonderful as the day starts.
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Sunset over the Hudson.

riverside park south | upper west side | map
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bryant park yoga

bryant park | midtown | map
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This is why I love watching yoga in Bryant Park: everyone has a lil' ooommm in them. :)
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yee-haa!

midtown| map
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NYPD mounted police on their way to Times Square. Yee-haa!!! (sp?)
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bzzzz...

wave hill, the bronx | map
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like a gruyère

FDR drive | map
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When I realized, looking at the FDR Drive from the East River, that Manhattan bedrock is very much like a gruyère. Full of holes. Some to let the cars go, like here. It's a miracle it doesn't implode.
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waiting

ny waterways ferry terminal | map
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opera al fresco

the metropolitan opera, lincoln center | upper west side  | map
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This was taken Sunday night. I was not the only one to pause for a good dose of Don Giovanni at the Metropolitan Opera. See that taxi? The taxi man is just standing on its other side, enjoying some good ol' Wofgang Amadeus. Gotta love that!
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carrot mountains

union square farmers market | map
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It's Wednesday: mandatory lunch detour by the farmers market!
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yummy sashimi

republic | 37 union square west | map
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One of my favorite places when in the Union Square area. Love their sashimi! And their crispy tofu! And the grilled eggplants... and... (I could go on)
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a cacophony of stairs

union square | map
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dizzy yet?

the new york times building | midtown | map
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brunching, japanese style

EN brasserie | tribeca | map
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Japanese brunch at EN Brasserie in TriBeCa. Love that place!
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if you can make it here...

tribeca | map
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... you really should.
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vespa-du-jour goes to chelsea piers

chelsea piers | map
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soccer night

triboro bridge | map
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Soccer time by the Triboro Bridge.
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welcome to harlem!

striver's row | harlem | map
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Welcome to Harlem. Harlem, USA.
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soo many windows to clean... so little time...

jean nouvel building |  | map
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At the bottom of the Jean Nouvel building in Chelsea. You know, the one with that incredible intricate patchwork of windows... Well, somebody's gotta wash them... And they make it look so easy!!
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barnard, meet columbia

barnard college | morningside heights  | map
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Or do I see an architectural Italian flag? I think I do!
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the juilliard school

the juilliard school | upper west side | map
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take a seat!

lincoln center | upper west side | map
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walk your horses

striver's row | harlem | map
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the class of 1929

columbia university | morningside heights | map
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do i spot a pool party?

hell's kitchen | map
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Rooftops in Hell's Kitchen
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the 7

long island city | queens | map
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on the way to the river

riverside park | upper west side | map
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taste of summer

west end superette | upper west side | map
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Refreshing summer treat...
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vespa-du-jour in red hook

fort defiance | van burnt street | red hook, brooklyn | map
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Vespa-du-jour defying the heat in Red Hook.
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métro - boulot - dodo

42nd street subway station | map
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Daily commute.
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