It finally seems to be happening. Spring.
Park Avenue near 38th Street. The open area in the middle is a subway vent.
On Lexington Avenue, these trees caught my eye.
Most colorful of all are these tulips on 3rd Avenue.
-H
Archive for the ‘Wanderings’ category
Springtime in NYC
April 22, 2008Papal Visit to NYC – First Signs
April 18, 2008The long-awaited Papal visit to New York has begun. As regular readers of this blog are aware, I live in the Tudor City section of Manhattan, right next to the United Nations. And this morning, the Pope was coming.
Oh, and this morning, the security protocols were going into effect. Starting at 42nd Street, the street blocking had begun well before 7am when these pictures were taken. First, a picture of the UN itself from the end of 41st Street. You can see the 42nd Street blocking systems in operation. The ambulances were there just-in-case, I presume.
A close-up of the hubbub.
And the ultimate in road blocking: dump trucks.
On Tudor Blvd, they were towing vehicles parked on the overpass. Of course, they had cops posted up there, too. Hey, they had cops posted everywhere!
Here’s the same 42nd Street and 1st Avenue view, but from the 42nd Street overpass.
From the opposite side of the overpass, here’s a view of the blocking of 42nd Street at 2nd Avenue. There are two dumptrucks there. I don’t know why there are still vehicles in the street. They are probably cop cars or some sort of security.
Finally, from just a few yards east of 2nd Avenue, here’s a picture of the dumptrucks blocking 42nd.
I think the Pope was due between 9am and 10am. I was at work, so if he dropped by my place…well, sorry ’bout that.
-H
Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, and Airmen’s Club
April 17, 2008This morning, there was an underground explosion at 39th Street and Lexington Avenue. Not a big one, but enough to remind people of last year’s steampipe explosion. They evacuated four buildings, at least temporarily.
But it did remind me that I was in the area a few days ago and took a few pictures of one of the local institutions: The Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen’s Club at 37th Street and Lexington Avenue.
I really like their plaques. Below are two that I grabbed photos of.
The plaque below says that it is open to veterans of all US forces and its allies.
It’s a pretty nice looking place in a good location, but I haven’t been inside. My family served, not me…
-H
Nice View of the Empire State Building
April 16, 2008I was walking along 2nd Avenue the other day and looked up to see a rather nice view of the Empire State Building. Took a quick pic to capture it. I guess all that I can say is that I liked the framing of the building and the clouds. The two buildings framing the Empire State are much, much smaller (half the size at most)than the Empire State Building; but I was closer to them. That’s emphasized by the fact that the top of the Empire State Building is slightly obscured by the lowhanging cloud.
Just a nice picture for a quick post.
(Oh yeah, I still hate the new WordPress editing software! This post took about ten attempts to get right. I started it a day ago and it appears they had server problems and wouldn’t let me upload the picture. I know, I know: server problems aren’t the same as editor problems; but I ascribe all problems to the editor. I’m just in that mood, still mourning the loss of a known editor for a new one…despite the fact that the old one was pretty bad, too.)
-H
The Church of St. Veronica in Greenwich Village
April 15, 2008In a recent trip down in Greenwich Village, I ran into the very imposing Church of St. Veronica.
It’s Roman Catholic and has been around since 1886 (or is it 1887, as they have both dates in different places). It’s located on Christopher Street, just off Greenwich Street.
-H
Famous Ankles 