Monday, June 24, 2013

Escape from New York

We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire.

- Eric Hoffer

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Friday, June 21, 2013

Help support florist who was mowed down by drunk driver

This past Wednesday, East Village Grocery employee, Akkas Ali, was severely injured by a drunk driver racing down 2nd Avenue.  Now there is a crowd-sourcing campaign on to help raise money to cover Ali's medical bills.

Corner shop

Read coverage of the car crash at EV Grieve.

You can see the damage to the store here.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

A celebration of pigeons

I see this flock of pigeons every day, circling over the intersection of 6th Avenue and Watts Street.

Birds of a feather

They are mostly white and, when flying in the sun, their wings look almost transparent.

Birds of a feather

As I've been seeing them often for so long, I like to think they recognize me...

Here's looking at you

Here's the flock in action last summer:



See more photos of this flock on my Flickr.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Do I dare?

"There will be time, there will be time
To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet..."


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-- T.S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

Friday, June 14, 2013

A summery surprise on 6th Street

Each time I walk past the vacant lot on the north side of E 6th Street, just east of 1st Avenue, I fantasize about building a little log cabin in this fairy wood.

Wild strawberries

On this day of torrential rain, the ground cover is lush and green.  But, there's something more going on here...look closer.

Wild strawberries

Strawberries!

Wild strawberries

I've seen them here and there in the community gardens, but never in an unattended space like this.  And the lot is filled with them.

The birds and mice will have a field day.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Tuesday night sky

As the sun began to set last night around 7:30, clouds rolled in, adding some drama to an already marvelous sky.

Looking down Broadway, across Union Square:

Late afternoon on Broadway

Looking west on 9th Street from 2nd Avenue:

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And, finally, all the rats people on 2nd Avenue scatter before the Cloud of Doom...

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Sunday fun in Tompkins Square

The Damn Broads played as part of A Witches' Night Out, an all-female punk extravaganza.

Tompkins Square Park

You can't have a punk show without at least one mohawk:

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And punk fashion:

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Then, there was this, a man and his chinchillas...

Tompkins Square Park

Tompkins Square Park 

See more photos from the day here.

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Howl!

It was a busy weekend of art, music, dancing and entertainment at the annual Howl! Festival in Tompkins Square Park.

Some showed their creativity with costumes...

Howl Festival 2013

I'm always impressed by the level of talent on show at Art Around the Park.  Here, Chico gets started on portraits of Allen Ginsburg and Taylor Mead.

Art Around the Park 2013

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Art Around the Park 2013

And there was a lot of colorful singing and dancing...

Howl Festival 2013 

Howl Festival 2013

Howl Festival 2013 

Howl! Festival 2013

See many, many more photos of the weekend festivities here

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