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Category Archives: MANHATTAN
Seize the Sunset
“Live each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit…” Henry David Thoreau The year’s events have made us feel vulnerable, more conscious of the precariousness of our human lives. Maybe that’s why the passing … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, MANHATTAN, PHOTOGRAPHY
Tagged BROOKLYN, East Hampton, Henry David Thoreau, pandemic philosophy, sunsets
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New York, City of Restaurants, Bent but not Broken
When I think back on this sad time (assuming I survive it), the above image will always evoke the Covid era in New York City for me. The art, by Jorge Colombo, appeared in The New Yorker magazine last summer … Continue reading
Hot Town, Summer in the City
IT’S NOT OVER ‘TIL IT’S OVER, but as soon as you start seeing ads for back to school shopping, you know it can’t be long before the Halloween decorations come out. The knowledge that it will soon be September has … Continue reading
Say Hi to NYC’s Second Avenue Subway
ON NEW YEAR’S DAY, New York City opened its first new subway line in over half a century — well, three new stops, anyway. The far Upper East Side, once a pain to get to, is newly accessible via these … Continue reading
Posted in MANHATTAN, TRAVEL
Tagged Chuck Close, Sarah Sze, Second Avenue subway, Vik Muniz
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