Walking up [or down] Broadway …….day or night…..is always a visual delight. Sweet doggies, cute guys, sexy chicks, fresh bagels [mit ein schmear], hunky firemen, spring flowers, churches, sidewalk cafes and…….yes……. love is in the air .
He looks a bit like my Uncle Louie.
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And she looks a bit like my Grandmother! Yeah, right !
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Tagged Art, Bagels, Broadway, Churches, Cute Guys, Doggies, Fashion, Firemen, Flea Markets, flowers, Lovers, Sexy Girls, Tulips, Upper West Side
Rockefeller Center in the middle of New York City is one of the most popular places in NY. At Easter everyone is in their “finery“……… fabulous hats on the ladies and the men! Lillies by the thousands…….giant Easter eggs…….and the Easter Bunny is dancing on the Ice Rink….[which is open through April] . The “Art Deco” statues by various artists are a visual delight for everyone.
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And above it all is the OBSERVATION DECK at “Top of the Rock” with spectacular views of New York City and beyond.
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Tagged Art Deco, Easter, Easter Bunny, Easter Parade, flowers, hats, Ice Skating rink, Lillies, Rockefeller Center, Statues, Top of the Rock Observation Tower, Tourists
Alphabet City………….Avenue’s …...A.………..B.………..C…………and D.…..over near the East river. Was once very dangerous……..now fun and funky.
Yes, it is fast becoming gentrified.
There is still a bit of “wild life” on First Avenue. Meadow Hawk…….just sitting there in his tree in Tompkins Square Park.
The Church of the Most Holy Redeemer on East 3rd Street……..sitting there since 1844…….in a neighborhood that was filled with German immigrants.
The church as also known as Santisimo Redentor.
It’s never too late to say a prayer.
And some New Yorkers walk and pray at the same time.
I didn’t get one!
Looks like the “cook wagon” from BEHAVING BAD is parked here.
Harness Jackets for those so inclined…….hanging in an Art Gallery.
All he owns is wrapped up in this plastic.
Lunch in a bag.
Billy’s Junk Yard has been here for decades.
In Kiehl’s Pharmacy……..a 1948 HARLEY-DAVIDSON Panhead Springer Suicide Shift. My brother, Bill, used to own one. He let me drive it by myself when I was twelve. Smashed right into a fence. He never let me on it again.
Mural……..n a school yard.
On a truck………“Master This Illusion”. I tried! Didn’t happen for me!
Beer stop. Two Boots Restaurant……it’s a hoot…….a throwback to the “50′s.
Miss Kitty did not make it into my shopping bag.
Lucy herself will squeeze your juice
Night lights on Houston and Bond……..thw PUCK BUILDING is on the corner………home of the “Will and Grace” TV show.
In the subway on the way home. ”Parting is such sweet sorrow”…….. Shakespeare.
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Tagged Alphabet City, Billy's Antiques & Props, Boots and Saddles, Harley Davidson, Homeless, Liehl, Meadow Hawk, Miss Kitty, s Pharmacy, The Church of the Most Holy Redeemed, Tompkins square park, Too Boots Restaurant, Urge Gay Bar, Will and Grace
STAINED GLASS WINDOWS……..in NYC…………tell the Christmas story beautifully.
LUKE 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from
Caesar Agustus that all the world should be TAXED.
Joseph and Mary left Gallilee….and traveled to Judea.
And Mary was pregnant with Jesus.
He was wrapped in a swaddle and laid in a manger.
And a child sings for you……….sweetly
Joseph was of the house and lineage of David.
An Angel broke the good news to Mary.
The shepherds left their fields to see the Christ child.
The Holy Family.
Ave Maria
Johnny Weir skates to Ave Maria by Josh Groban – YouTube
The Wisemen came from afar………actually it took them two years to get there.
And so the first Census began………..thanks to Caesar Agustus.
There are 7000 Christian Churches in New York City. Many of them with most beautiful stained glass windows. Here are eleven of my favorites.
Angels we have heard on high……sweetly……..
Everywhere I looked today…….it was “Heads UP”.
And the promised tail.
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Tagged Billy the Kid, Grafitti, Jesus, Mannequin, Michelangelo's David, Picasso, Statues
Thousands of runners have descended on New York City.
They will be running “for Life”.
The Italians are taking a break.
Looking for a contact lens?
Hundreds of these are in place.
Love the colors……….which country?
You go girl !
A German coach……..giving his crew a pep talk in front of the statue of Fred Lebow………..The founder of the Marathon.
A runner in rapt attention.
“What is he saying? I don’t speak German “!
“Don’t ask me….I only speak Italian.”
These are NOT runner shoes!
Zico looks HOT !
Won’t those dreadlocks slow him down?
Go RUVI go !
On Sunday these stands will be filled with VIP”S.
When you see this sign……….you have run or limped to the finish.
Getting the reunion area secured.
Need a lift?
Sand filled trucks block off the streets leading into the park……..so that terrorists can’t drive in with a car bomb !
It will all be televised………tune in on Sunday….and see all 40,000 runners some on legs…..some limping and some in wheelchairs.
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Tagged Fred Lebow, MARATHON, New York City Marathon, Runners
“Build me a church”
And there are Millions of them.
Mary and Joseph rode into Bethlehem.
And Mary bore a Son……..
She named him Jesus.
And he shall bear a cross {as we all do}.
The “Pieta” is in the Vatican……but we also have one in NYC.
The windows alone are worth a trip.
Donald always lights a candle in memory of his dear friend Terry
Harlem One Stop: Hispanic Society of America, West Harlem / Hamilton Heights / Sugar Hill
THE ELDRIDGE STREET SYNAGOGUE………in lower Manhattan…….erected in 1887 and has been restored………..after 20 years of work. It is magnificent and breathtaking.
Romanesque architecture…….50 foot vaulted ceiling…….
Meticulously recreated beautiful stained glass windows.
Dazzling chandeliers…………
Spirituality is enveloping………..
The star of David……awesome!
The Rose Window….beautifully restored…..by artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans.
CLICK HERE………Museum at Eldridge Street – Visit
