On my way to Church on Sunday, I discovered that Madison Avenue had up the barricades for a parade. I hadn’t looked to see if any were scheduled, so I didn’t know who it was. I talked with a cop and he told me it was the Pakistan Day Parade and would be held at [...]
Archive for August 2008
2008 Pakistan Day Parade in New York City
August 24, 2008New York City from the water at night
August 19, 2008Ah, yes. My third and final posting about my June cruise around most of Manhattan. Part one detailed the late afternoon views; part two detailed the twilight views. So, that makes this the evening post. And to start it off, here’s the tippy-tippy-southern-tip of Manhattan…seen from a few hundred yards further south. I even caught a couple [...]
Street Sights in Greenwich Village
August 18, 2008I always think of Greenwich Village as this picturesque place that’s very quiet and expensive. I generally call it “Ozzie and Harriet-land” because it is so gentrified and mainstream (well, mostly) and has lost the fabled counterculture/beatnick/starving artist sort of feel. And this post pretty much falls right into that category. Look at the terrific [...]
Thomas Jefferson Park in Spanish Harlem
August 17, 2008I’ve done a fair amount of blogging about my trip through Spanish Harlem / El Barrio / East Harlem. I don’t know quite how many posts I got out of it (six?). But, I do know that I’ve written a fair amount for just a few hours of wandering. And I didn’t even talk to [...]
St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village
August 16, 2008Smack in the middle of Greenwich Village is St. Vincent’s Hospital. The only way I know of the place is from endless reruns of Law & Order and, of course, from my infrequent wanderings of NYC that have taken me past it a number of times. As hospitals go, I’m sure it’s terrific and all; [...]
