The building just north of Grand Central Station is the MetLife Building. It is not the Pan Am Building anymore. It is not the Met Life Tower either.
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A woman on a bus
It’s a tour bus, outside of Bryant Park. She’s probably aware of me.
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After the rain
There were puddles on Lexington Avenue today, leftover from Sunday’s soaking. Here is a building that is not the Chrysler Building. Now that’s an oily sheen.
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And here’s our old friend. This looks rightside up, but the photo is upside down.
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This is rightside up.
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Out in the rain
We needed to go outside. So we put on our gear and hit the road.
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Here’s a snappy outfit to match a generally cheery disposition.
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When in doubt, walk with purpose.
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Both in one shot. Victory.
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So Slope, So Park
Here are some brownstones, and a woman with two toddlers in a stroller, in Park Slope.
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Here’s a little girl in a nearby park, also in Park Slope.
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The people in the overhang
Here are some people who were reflected in the overhang of one of the NYU Langone Medical Center buildings today at lunchtime.
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Same bridge different evening
Lately, the Q-train has been taking a pause near the middle of the Manhattan bridge. It’s a wonderful photo opportunity for the Brooklyn Bridge. Yesterday evening, the lighting for the walkway made a great apocalyptic sun.
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December rain
It rained this evening, but this photo is from December. This is Union Square.
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Melting Chrysler Spire
This photo was taken today on Park Avenue at 40th Street. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the melting incident.
Canon 6D Mark II
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Here’s closer look. The iPhone held its own vs. the big Canon.
iPhone XS
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Here’s a classic view from the Q train.
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Monday minimalism
The sky and the sea through a polymer window, a few days ago.
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We’re off the coast of New Jersey.
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And a few days before that, here’s an exterior view of a hotel in Indianapolis.
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Brooklyn apocalypse
This post-apocalyptic-looking vehicle is is a common sight in Prospect Heights. The word on the street is it’s a Burning Man project.
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Here’s a perfect mid-October rose, and a neighboring rose that’s past its peak. Winter is coming, roses.
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And here I am, at the other end of a pipe. One day soon, this pipe will be under the street, transporting our water to us. I’m glad I got a chance to peek inside it.
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Hoosier week Saturday
Hoosier week ends with a sunset photo of the stadium where the Colts play.
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And this is Andrew. He’s a lawyer and a Colts fan. A true Hoosier. He’s getting married this weekend in Madrid. We got to talking in Brothers, a sports bar that is open very late. All I wanted was a plate of fries. I found a conversation that ranged from language acquisition to what it means to be a “hack.”. Thanks for the round, Andrew, and congratulations on the nuptials!
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Hoosier week Friday
Here’s Union Station, reflected again.
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Hoosier week Thursday
It’s difficult to be unhappy or unfriendly at St. Elmo Steakhouse, as these folks were generous enough to demonstrate. I can personally attest that the World Famous Shrimp Cocktail is worthy of its name, and great for clearing the sinuses.
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Hoosier week Wednesday
Here’s an interior, looking upwards, in a passageway between two buildings in a major corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. What used to be outside is now inside. There’s some nice morning light reflected up there.
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Here are some insiders. I’m the outsider. That’s OK.It’s not my home city anyway.
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And here is a fellow with some big presents.
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Hoosier week Tuesday
Here’s Union Station, another downtown Indianapolis landmark. I’m in this photo, and so is another person. This is not a crowded city center. There’s room for everybody. I imagine that all changes when there is a sporting event. This was taken from the pavilion in front of Lucas Oil Stadium, where the Colts play football. The stadium that is visible in the photo is Bankers Life Fieldhouse, where the Pacers play basketball.
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Here’s a an industrial themed sunset.
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And here’s a pedestrian, seen from above.
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Hoosier week Monday
This week, NY Reflections is in Indianapolis, Indiana. It’s a city of friendly people, many of whom take Sports very seriously. Downtown, there are a lot of pubs. Here’s a dome at sunset this very evening.
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And here are some Hoosiers (or perhaps they our out-of-towners, like me), taking comfort in their cocktails.
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A gilded dome
This is another photo from 2018, shot just outside Madison Square Park near the Met Life Tower. There was some diffuse early afternoon light on November 13th, and the puddles were slow to dry up. The dome and the daytime-lit streetlight mirror each other in shape in a way I find pleasing.
Canon 6D Mark II
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I imagined this
For the past two years or so, since I found out I’d be a dad of twin girls, I imagined that someday, I’d take a walk like this, with a little girl holding each of my hands. Well, it took some time. They had to learn to roll over. They had to learn to crawl. They had to learn to walk. They had to learn to hold hands. Now here’s the photo. Evidence that sometimes, for a moment or two, it is how you imagined it would be.
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Ruby's Bar & Grill
I went to Coney Island on a Wednesday. It was September 18th 2019, actually. This is the inside of Ruby’s, which is practically outside. Two beers and fried shrimp in the middle of the day. In the middle of the week. Incredibly satisfying.
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