Joel's Photo-a-Day

Irene!

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Although Hurricane Irene lost some of her punch just before hitting NYC, she still managed to cause significant damage which included at least 650 uprooted trees in NYC. About 7 of those were at Grand Street & FDR Drive, where one tree swallowed up and destroyed a bus stop shelter.

Grand Street

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Eastern end of Grand Street, Lower East Side.

World Financial Center

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

World Financial Center at Battery Park City.

Water Taxi

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

The New York Water Taxi sailing down the Hudson River, between Manhattan and Jersey City. It seems like a fun way to see the sights.

Midtown Peek

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Peek at the Empire State Building and the midtown skyline between two Lower East Side apartment towers

Under the Willy-B

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Underneath the Williamsburg Bridge, taken from the Manhattan Side of the East River.

Old Railroad Bridge

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

I recently came across what remains of this old railroad bridge in the Hudson River at Riverside Park near W. 69th Street. The bridge was formerly a transfer bridge on the New York Central Railroad, allowing rail cars to transfer onto barges to cross the river. This site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

No. 1 Train

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Southbound #1 subway train leaving the 125th Street & Broadway station in Harlem. The train comes up for air at this one station, then quickly heads back underground. According to the folks at NYC Subway.org, "Broadway at this point is in a deep valley and the transit designers had a choice of a viaduct or deep tunnel with steep grades at either end. They chose a viaduct to allow the subway to remain relatively level."

Sunset & Moonrise

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

View from the East River Promenade (Lower East Side) around sunset on Friday. The hi-rise buildings across the river are Northside Piers and The Edge in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Old Pier

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Abandoned pier near the Brooklyn Bridge, adjacent to the old Fulton Fish Market.

Civic Center Skyline

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Civic Center buildings framed by Frank Gehry's 76-story apartment tower (left) and the seemingly windowless Verizon building (right). There are some windows in those black recessed strips running up and down the sides of the Verizon Building. The Gehry tower (8 Spruce Street, aka Beekman Tower) is now renting and is the tallest residential building in Manhattan - in fact, tallest in the western hemisphere.

Red

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

An eye-catchng building in Williamsburg - South, Brooklyn

Gretsch Building

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Another shot from the Williamsburg Bridge - Brooklyn Side. The graffiti on the nearby rooftop caught my eye. It's big and bold and I like it! But, There's another story here. The large building in the background looks a lot different than it did 20 years ago, when it was a rundown old former factory of the Gretsch Musical Instruments Company. Like other companies, Gretsch abandoned Williamsburg and moved elsewhere. But, Williamsburg has seen a renaissance recently with an influx of young, affluent residents. The Gretsch Building, which still has "Gretsch Building No. 4" painted at the top, has been converted to luxury apartments.

Subway Tracks

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Two views of of subway tracks from above. First: way below ground at 168th Street, Washington Heights, Manhattan (where you need to use an elevator to get to the platform). Second: high above the East River on the Williamsburg Bridge, between Manhattan and Brooklyn [click photo to enlarge]

East River - Downtown Skyline

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

A view of the East River from Corlears Hook to the downtown Manhattan skyline. The green area in the foreground is the southern end of East River Park at Corlears Hook, where the river makes an almost 90 degree turn. The building that looks like it has a rabbit ears antenna on top (far right skyline) is One World Trade Center (aka Freedom Tower) under construction.
[click photo to enlarge]

Boardwalk Empire

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Filming HBO's Boardwalk Empire near 511-513 Grand Street, Lower East Side

New York Bay

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Ships anchored in New York Bay near the Verrazano Narrows Bridge which connects Staten Island with Brooklyn [click photo to enlarge]

Neighborhood Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Garden at the Seward Park branch of the NY Public Library, Lower East Side, NYC

FDR Drive

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Two views of the FDR Drive, which runs up the east side of Manhattan. First at Corlears Hook on the Lower East Side, where the road is at ground level and residents need to use pedestrian bridges to get to the waterfront. Next, at 81st Street on the Upper East Side where the road was built on two different levels (one for each direction) with a promenade on top.

Statue of Liberty

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Sometimes, even us natives do touristy things!

Freedom Tower

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Another look at Freedom Tower (aka One World Trade Center) being built at the site of the old WTC.

Court Square

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Taken through a not-so-clean window from the new transfer point between the elevated station on the 7 Train and the underground station on the G/M/E Trains at Court Square in Long Island City, Queens.

South Street Seaport

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0000

South Street Seaport viewed from out on Pier 17

Splotch 15

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Splotch 15 - by Sol Lewitt ("Structures") - on display at City Hall Park, along with many of Lewitt's other works

African Burial Ground - National Monument

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0000

During construction of a new federal office building in the early 1990s, remains of over 400 African Americans were discovered, dating back to the 1600s-1700s. The remains were eventually reinterred at this site, close to where they were originally found. This is at Duane Street near Broadway, near City Hall