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photo: Rachelle Bowden The Bethesda Fountain and Terrace, at the north end of Central Park’s Mall at about 72nd Street, has long been a focal point and a favorite meeting place in the park. Emma Stebbins’ statue, Angel of the Waters, is named for an angel in the Gospel of John who touched the waters [...]
Categorized in: Signs Tagged with: Central Park graffiti Manhattan
[These paintings were on Williamsburg walls in the summer and fall of 2003. Given theever-changing nature of street art, not many are likely still there.] Those who know Your Webmaster know I’m not down with the hip hoppers and graffitists. Wild style is not my style. But a recent stroll through Williamsburg, the hip, hep, hip-hop, [...]
Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: Brooklyn Williamsburg
BMT Chambers Street uptown platform, November 2003 That’s harsh, but the truth hurts sometimes. In many ways, the NYC subway system and the transportation network of which it is a part is set to make a renaissance in the next decade. A new Second Avenue Subway is supposed to break ground; expansions of the Flushing Line and [...]
Categorized in: Subways & Trains Tagged with: Chambers Street Manhattan
