Skating in Bryant Park

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approved. =(


adios diversity

Went for a walk this not so December day, (global warming at it's finest) and after a 2 block fight with myself to go back and get my camera I came across a few things that I think about a lot.

1. How I desperately want to get into the Williamsburg side of the Navy Yard! I keep looking through the fence and get more and more intrigued. Finding myself checking out broken gates and cut wires... hoping I'll find the one spot. But not yet. Just imagine if they used this space for something useful, perhaps community buildings? art centers?... anything! Look what they have done with the army base in San Fran, amazing... come on NY!




2. With that said, how is it that the Satmar's have taken over and no one is fighting their buildings? This one went up in such a rush that even after 2 months, the exterior still isn't finished...



...then i noticed the door was open, ah yes!, went inside and it turns out that isn't finished EITHER!!! I love that they were so excited that they could build it in 2 weeks, but now after months, it still sits unfinished.



I also noticed that they are using what is left of the Schaefer Brewery as a Center for Education...





and just a couple more along the way...

As I walked through the park today it occurred to me that the Williamsburgh Savings Bank is in mourning. No longer the tallest, no longer the single landmark to figure out where you are, just a black shroud covering the face, the time. The new buildings are coming and that big crane is only the start. But no matter what they build, it will never match the architecture and style of the Bank. I wish there was a way to outlaw bad architecture, but no... if they can tear it down - they will build it.







and anyone want to place bets when this one gets torn down? The FOR RENT signs are usually the first sign of demolition...

I really need to get out with my camera and take some new photos... until then, here's my favorite model!

My desktop screensaver cycles through all the images on my hard drive. It's interesting to see what it finds and I'm often surprised by some of the images, like this one: Broadway/Nassau Newstand, December 2003. I just love these newsstands, I cannot even IMAGINE working at one, but I love them visually.