••• nyc daily photo

versace | fifth avenue

2011-09-17T20:41:00.000-04:00

647 fifth avenue | map
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thirsty for colors

2011-09-16T20:39:00.000-04:00

fifth avenue @ 49th st| map
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hot dog cart | 5th avenue

2011-09-15T20:32:00.000-04:00

fifth avenue @ 49th st | map
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Hot dog, pretzels, sodas and smoking kebabs... that's across from the Rockefeller Center.
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never missed a performance

2011-09-14T20:19:00.001-04:00

fifth avenue | map
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Firefighters of FDNY "Pride of Midtown" Engine 54 working in front of Saint Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue last Saturday. It's the firehouse of the Theater District so it is only fitting that their motto be "never missed a performance".
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juice cart | columbus circle

2011-09-13T19:33:00.000-04:00

columbus circle | map
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take a seat...

2011-09-12T19:27:00.000-04:00

w58th street & broadway | map
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... literally... this gentleman is taking one of the chairs from the street for a better view just a couple of blocks down.
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2,753 chairs

2011-09-11T17:36:00.004-04:00

bryant park | map
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In remembrance of the 2,753 lives lost as the result of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack, the Bryant Park lawn is filled with 2,753 chairs facing the site where the Twin Towers once stood.
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a concert for new york

2011-09-10T17:00:00.003-04:00

lincoln center | map
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In remembrance of 9/11, the New York Philharmonic performs led by Music Director Alan Gilbert, taped the previous night at a free concert in Avery Fisher Hall at New York’s Lincoln Center.
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267 East 10th Street

2011-09-09T21:25:00.002-04:00

east village | map
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Cool ride in a cool neighborhood.
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chess time in union square

2011-09-08T21:32:00.001-04:00

union square | map
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A little game of chess before calling it a night.
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look at that view!

2011-09-07T21:35:00.001-04:00

from the empire state building | map
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That is a view well worth playing tourist once in a while!
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welcome!

2011-09-06T21:29:00.000-04:00

empire state lobby | map
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It's time to be a tourist in my own city!
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a quintessential late night snack

2011-09-05T21:20:00.001-04:00

hot dog cart next to the Flatiron Building | map
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The Empire State Building is wearing its red, white and blue colors for Labor Day weekend.
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plums & tomatoes

2011-09-04T21:41:00.001-04:00

union square farmers market | map
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no coffee today...

2011-08-27T13:02:00.001-04:00

starbucks | upper west side
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Tough day for the average over-caffeined New Yorker...
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robots invasion

2011-08-19T22:45:00.002-04:00

williamsburg | brooklyn | map
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lincoln ristorante at lincoln center

2011-08-17T20:57:00.001-04:00

l incoln ristorante | lincoln center | 142 W65th St - [map]
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Another one...
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lincoln ristorante

2011-08-16T22:35:00.002-04:00

l incoln ristorante | lincoln center | 142 W65th St - [map]
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war horse

2011-08-15T21:46:00.002-04:00

lincoln center theater - [map]
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Here's a little glimpse at the TONY award winner play War Horse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYNxIgyC7k8
Enjoy!
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yee aah !

2011-08-14T12:38:00.003-04:00

central park south - [map]
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lincoln center theater

2011-08-13T22:18:00.004-04:00

lincoln center theater - [map]
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alice tully hall

2011-08-12T02:27:00.001-04:00

alice tully hall | lincoln center - [map]
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yes, tofu can be yummy

2011-08-11T20:01:00.003-04:00

republic | 37 union square west - [map]
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• salmon sashimi salad
sliced raw salmon, cucumbers, bean sprouts, shallots, mint, mustard-lime sauce

• crispy tofu
fried tofu, peanut-sesame & mustard sauce

• coconut lime cooler
fresh lemonade, coconut cream, lime
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the helmsley building

2011-08-10T21:04:00.002-04:00

the helmsley building | 230 park avenue - [map]
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eataly

2011-08-09T21:02:00.002-04:00

eataly | 2oo fifth avenue |flatiron district - [map]
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Piles of cheese, garlic and salami hanging from the ceiling... just my kind of place.
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flatiron district

2011-08-08T20:14:00.001-04:00

175 fifth avenue - [map]
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ny subway humour

2011-08-07T10:34:00.001-04:00

new york subway
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Ah, those Mets... what would we do without them?
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the mist of summer

2011-08-06T10:18:00.001-04:00

looking down 42nd & 6th- [map]
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This was taken on 21Jul, around 8am. That day we had 109F.
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iced chai

2011-08-05T14:33:00.003-04:00

hampton chutney | 464 Amsterdam Ave., bw 82nd & 83rd - [map]
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Best iced chai in town. Period.
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message from mr. fluffy

2011-08-04T12:15:00.000-04:00

somewhere in the upper west side - [map]
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Very wise, this Mr. Fluffy.
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old & new

2011-08-03T22:41:00.001-04:00

riverside south | upper west side - [map]
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downtown summer heat

2011-08-02T20:00:00.000-04:00

front street (I think) | downtown
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bookworm mecca

2011-08-01T23:53:00.002-04:00

new york public library, stephen a. schwarzman building | 5th ave. & w42nd st - [map]
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summer brunch

2011-07-31T23:46:00.000-04:00

somewhere in the upper west side - [map]
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Fresh from the farmers market.
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hello! ding dong!

2011-07-30T19:58:00.005-04:00

the book of mormon | eugene o'neal theater | 23o W49th St - [map]
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Go see it if you can!
This is the most fun I have had at a musical (and I am not a fan of musicals).
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwqZudRk-8Y&feature=related
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afternoon in soho

2011-07-29T08:45:00.000-04:00

somewhere in soho - [map]
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old & new

2011-07-28T21:15:00.000-04:00

bowling green | financial district - [map]
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lonely shoes

2011-07-27T20:56:00.000-04:00

brighton beach | brooklyn - [map]
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Poor little shoes... alone with the ocean...
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the fishing lesson

2011-07-26T20:53:00.000-04:00

brighton beach | brooklyn - [map]
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beach conversation

2011-07-25T20:48:00.000-04:00

brighton beach | brooklyn - [map]
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I wonder what that conversation was about. Probably in Russian.
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surf rescue

2011-07-24T21:06:00.002-04:00

brighton beach - [map]
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battery park

2011-07-23T20:25:00.000-04:00

battery park - [map]
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yum!

2011-07-22T21:17:00.000-04:00

dovetail | upper west side - [map]
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raspberry vanilla bavarian
peach-thyme sorbet
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battery park

2011-07-21T21:13:00.000-04:00

battery park - [map]
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times square by night

2011-07-20T22:10:00.001-04:00

times square - [map]
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Q1: How can you get tired of that view?
Q2: How many taxis in this picture?
Q3: How many tourists in this picture?
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1 centre street

2011-07-19T21:59:00.001-04:00

1 centre street - [map]
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pretty little thing

2011-07-18T22:24:00.003-04:00

auréole | 135 W42nd St | [map]
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Fig tart
toasted almond ice cream, balsamic caramel
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Ah restaurant week... a good excuse to try a few nice restaurants, serving pretty little things.
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please refrain from sitting on the succulents

2011-07-12T23:19:00.003-04:00

wave hill - [map]
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On these chairs, you do not sit.
(as opposed to yesterday's chair)

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a lounge chair with a view

2011-07-11T23:02:00.000-04:00

wave hill - [map]
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And what a view: a beautiful, serene garden ; exuberant mixed borders/herb garden ; the breathtaking Hudson River , ...
The perfect setting to catch up on that summer reading!
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Here's what you can admire when you sit on this one:

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Insider tip: it is free on Saturday before noon. For New Yorkers that is. For the others, it is worth the contribution to support a local public park. And such a pretty one, that is.
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nyc bouquet

2011-07-10T22:56:00.000-04:00

wave hill - [map]
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in da bronx

2011-07-09T22:50:00.000-04:00

wave hill - [map]
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Ok, ok, it's Riverdale. But it is the Bronx.
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j'suis la plus belle!

2011-07-07T18:24:00.003-04:00

The little fourteen-year-old dancer - Edgar Degas ca. 1879- bronze, partly tinted, with cotton skirt and satin hair ribbon
Metropolitan Museum of Art - [map]
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"I'm the prettiest around!" is what I always thought she was thinking.
With that poise and attitude, who would disagree?
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a beautiful sunset

2011-07-06T23:32:00.005-04:00

midtown manhattan - [map]
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star-bangled celebration

2011-07-05T23:16:00.005-04:00

avery fisher hall | lincoln center - [map]
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happy birthday, america!

2011-07-04T01:01:00.002-04:00

junior's cheesecake | grand central station - [map]
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Happy fourth!
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serenade under a tree

2011-07-03T20:44:00.002-04:00

wave hill - [map]
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2011-07-02T13:17:00.001-04:00

park avenue & 40ish - [map]
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building reflection

2011-07-01T21:29:00.000-04:00

park avenue & 40ish - [map]
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lunch time in bryant park

2011-06-30T21:15:00.001-04:00

bryant park - [map]
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Take a break and eat your salad in the park!
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breakfast of champion

2011-06-29T21:23:00.001-04:00

sarabeth's | 423 amsterdam avenue - [map]
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(or birthday girl)

Lemon and ricotta pancakes with fresh berries.
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frank gehry's iac headquarters

2011-06-28T22:16:00.003-04:00

iac headquarters, 555 W18th St - [map]
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You can learn more about it in this article of the New York Times "Subdued Tower of Light".
Did you know that the facade curves were evoking the crisp pleats of a skirt?
Me neither.
Pretty poetic though.
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shadows

2011-06-27T20:33:00.000-04:00

lehman wing, the metropolitan museum of art - [map]
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how to escape the city on a sunny day...

2011-06-26T16:41:00.002-04:00

chelsea piers marina - [map]
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layers

2011-06-25T22:14:00.003-04:00

barclays street, looking towards park row to the east - [map]
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I see... the Woolworth building on the corner.
Then, just behind, I see... the pretty Potter building.
Then, slightly to its right and slightly behind, I see... the Temple Court building and its two little towers.
And then behind all of them, I see... the Frank Gehry building on 8 Spruce Street.
So many pretty layers.
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2011-06-24T21:26:00.000-04:00

greenwich village - [map]
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row boats on the lake

2011-06-23T21:19:00.001-04:00

the lake, central park - [map]
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rain storm

2011-06-22T23:05:00.002-04:00

broadway @ W80ish, UWS - [map]
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Not a good day to forget your umbrella ...
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the cloisters

2011-06-21T23:39:00.002-04:00

the cloisters - [map]
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Yes, it still is Manhattan.
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certitudes

2011-06-20T23:25:00.000-04:00

harriet's kitchen - [map]
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There are 3 things we know with certitude:
1) What our junk in our drawers looks like
2) Paul Revere didn't warn the British of anything
3) We have the Best effing burger in New York
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chinatown brunch

2011-06-19T23:07:00.002-04:00

Nom Wah Tea Parlor - [map]
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sleepy head

2011-06-18T23:11:00.000-04:00

pennsylvania station, newark, nj - [map]
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Just across the river...
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portuguese day parade

2011-06-17T23:17:00.000-04:00

ferry street, newark, nj - [map]
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A taste of Portugal in Newark's Ironbound district.
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the arch

2011-06-10T23:01:00.000-04:00

Washington Square Park - [map]
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8 little geese on a shopping trip

2011-01-11T21:04:00.005-05:00

somewhere in DC metro area, Northern Virginia
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8 little geese went shopping one freezing winter evening. What did they possibly buy?
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(not NYC)

little patches of snow

2011-01-10T23:27:00.003-05:00

somewhere between NYC & DC - [map]
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This morning commuting flight to DC was quite pretty. Clear sky, no clouds made for a perfect view on what was going on below.
This is what it looks like between NYC and DC. Probably closer to NYC, say New Jersey. The closer to DC you get, the greener & browner the little patches of field turned.
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letting the dogs out

2011-01-09T10:49:00.004-05:00

central park west - [map]
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Sunday morning is the favorite time for the New York pooches to socialize. Their humans too.
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no picnic

2011-01-08T11:19:00.003-05:00

soldiers and sailors monument, riverside drive, upper west side - [map]
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Indeed, not a picnic table. This is a chess table with view on Riverside Park to the left and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. No chess afficionado this morning though.
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(from the archives: Jan2009)
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morning walk in riverside park

2011-01-07T21:53:00.004-05:00

riverside park - [map]
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This was taken last week, before the work transhumance NYC-DC|DC-NYC resumed.
It snowed a few inches today (or so I learned, monitoring airport delays from DC) but nothing too impressive really.
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bethesda fountain and arches

2011-01-06T06:32:00.005-05:00

bethesda fountain, central park - [map]
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central park au petit matin

2011-01-05T06:24:00.006-05:00

central park - [map]
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Joli, non?
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piling up

2011-01-04T06:36:00.000-05:00

upper west side - [map]
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The snow is almost gone... Time to pick up the trash.
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the three amigos

2011-01-03T06:55:00.000-05:00

riverside park - [map]
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Mr.Snowman greeting a young friend with his little dog.
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man with dog

2011-01-02T11:16:00.005-05:00

bethesda fountain, central park - [map]
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I was up and about a bit too early today, just to discover the city waking up in the winter fog. Pretty! My steps took me to the Besthesda Fountain in Central Park, where a lot dogs are taking their human for an early walk.
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welcome to 2011!

2011-01-01T11:22:00.005-05:00

washington bridge from riverside park - [map]
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First morning run of the year. It's a bit chilly and the Washington Bridge is hiding in the winter mist. First tiny resolution of the year accomplished, now, on to a yummy brunch!

Happy New Year! May 2011 be kind to us all.
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morning glory

2010-11-15T20:36:00.000-05:00

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That view made the 6am flight to DC totally worth getting up so early.
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to croton-harmon and new york

2010-11-08T16:20:00.002-05:00

cold sprint train station - [map]
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virginia skies - take two

2010-11-07T10:38:00.000-05:00

norther virginia
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A few days later, I tried to reproduce the same scene. This time, with the "good" camera. Different sky. Different mood. I still like it.
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virginia skies

2010-11-06T10:24:00.000-04:00

northern virginia
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I like how misleading this scene is... You can almost hear the waves crashing behind those reeds, right?

Truth is, I snapped this waiting for the driver, on the company parking lot. I put the iPhone in a bunch of grass and directed it at the beautiful threatening sky.
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Knock at your own risk

2010-10-31T21:05:00.000-04:00

cold spring, ny - [map]
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Beware of the smirking pumpkin.
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fall colors

2010-10-30T20:53:00.000-04:00

cold spring, ny - [map]
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A beautiful day to enjoy the fall colors in the Hudson Valley.
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I made it too!

2010-10-24T19:12:00.001-04:00

central park - [map]
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I made it!

2010-10-23T19:06:00.003-04:00

central park - [map]
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grand central station reflected

2010-10-17T11:27:00.000-04:00

grand central station, - [map]
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the old reflected in the new
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lex ave

2010-10-16T11:18:00.000-04:00

chrysler building, 405 lexington avenue - [map]
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Inside the icon...
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405 lexington avenue

2010-10-10T23:09:00.002-04:00

chrysler building, 405 lexington avenue - [map]
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Outside an icon...
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69th regiment armory

2010-10-09T23:03:00.001-04:00

69th regiment armory, 68 Lexington Ave - [map]
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Open House New York weekend: time to explore new places!

almost back to nyc... almost...

2010-10-09T20:32:00.002-04:00

reagan airport, washington dc - [map]
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Weekly commute... back to NY for the weekend.
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nightlife @ jfk

2010-10-08T22:27:00.001-04:00

jfk airport - [map]
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And then, we took off...
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<- A ->

2010-10-07T22:24:00.002-04:00

jfk airport - [map]

ready to take off

2010-10-06T18:37:00.002-04:00

jfk airport - [map]
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Counting the planes before take-off... later I'll be counting the sheep before dozing off...
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