It’s Easter in New York City and the Easter Parade is still a major draw. Remember, it isn’t a real parade. The police cordon off 5th Avenue between 49th St. and 57th St. and people mill about. The minority wear hats. The majority have cameras. The place was jammed. Biggest crowds there that I’ve seen [...]
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2009 Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue
April 12, 2009Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City 2008
September 7, 2008Well, it’s September, it’s NYC, and the supermodels are wandering about. It must be Fashion Week. I have to admit that I’m not particularly thrilled by the whole concept of Fashion Week, but I figure that the well-dressed must have some place to go to; so why not wander around Bryant Park for a week [...]
2008 Pakistan Day Parade in New York City
August 24, 2008On 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 [...]
Film Shooting on Sixth Avenue
August 15, 2008Every so often when you’re walking around, you run across a film crew. This happened last weekend when I was on 6th Avenue near 52nd Street. I was on the west side and I noticed a huge group of people on my side looking directly across the street. I looked and saw the following sight: [...]
2008 Dominican Day Parade in NYC – Part 2
August 12, 2008This is the second of two posts on the Dominican Parade. The next picture was just one of those things. This guy may have been associated with some group, but I sure can’t figure out who. He and another cyclist were in an open area of the parade and they just kept doing some circling [...]
