A WEDNESDAY WALK IN CHELSEA

GLASS TOWERS ARE POPPING UP ALL OVER

This one is on 6th Avenue and 26th street.

DOUBLE DECKER CAR PARK……..$20 PER HOUR

ANGEL THRIFT WAS CLOSED……….

NATE BERKUS was inside doing a shot for his TV show.

Trick or Treaters were in the window.  Cute.

Who donated all the gold?  $5 each.  King Midas…….move over !

A painted window at F I T.

She stole the hat from a witch……….or is she a witch?

The Empire State Building peeping out.

LOST !

For only $10…………spiritual advice!.

Painting in the subway…………over the stairs.

Olde Good Things have a traveling menangerie in a truck.

Woody………

and a Palamino.  FOR SALE.

Ran into a couple of old friends.

Lady GAGA was nowhere to be seen.

Street AD for the hardware store around the corner.

A “Tiger in your tank”……….or a saw in your head !

DRILL……..

“How much is that doggie in the window”?  $900.

BRONZE BALLS outside Fashion Institute of Technology on 7th Avenue.

SIT DOWN.  Take a break……..or take it home !

NEW YORK CITY BALLET

When we got to Lincoln Center………..it was bright and sunny………..no rain in sight……..[we've already had 60 inches  this year] .

Pretty people posed for me………..whats with the RED SOCKS?

Chase Findley wasn’t dancing today…..but was there for all of his admirers.

Security in NYC was beefed up today…………

Clotilde Otranto was conducting today……..Mercurial Manoeuvres……Music by Dmitri shostakovich……..choreography by Christopher Wheeldon.

We picked up our “comps” at the ticket window…………thank you Clotilde.

Curtain up!  I got caught with the camera and was told NO PHOTOS ! ! !

During intermission we views the photos of the dancers along the balcony.

Our friend…..Charles Askegard was dancing today…….”EPISODES”………..choreography by George Balanchine.  Soon Charles will have his final bow.  Farewell performance is October 9th.

Jonathan Stafford joined the company in 1999.

Wendy Whelan has been a principal since 1991.  OMG…..she is such an incredible dancer.

Out on the balcony………..second Intermission……and it is RAINING!

Usually the fountain is surrounded with people…….

Ran into our actor friend……..Shawn Kingston.………who has worked with Tiler Peck a principal ballerina since 2009.

Housing Works Thrift volunteers……….Teddy and Gayle……were our guests today.  To very lovely ladies.

When it rains………a taxi is the only way to get home…….yes, of course we had no umbrellas!

HOUSING WORKS THRIFT………Autumn Event

The HW THRIFT had a fun opening last night to kick off the start of FASHION WEEK IN NEW YORK……..took in $60,000.  Not bad for a thrift store.  The money goes to help people living with AIDS……….meds and rent.

JOY……one of the loyal customers….found a treasure.

CLARK GABEL…..in a box?

FASHION SAVED MY LIFE………..there’s a story there for sure.

DESIGN ON A DIME

HOUSING WORKS THRIFT SHOP………..does a special decorating event once a year………..it is fabulous.

Everything in these rooms is for sale……….at Thrift Store prices.

SUNDAY MORNING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD

My first stop is always the Flower Market……………today was lilac time.

Antonio always  brings fabulous blooms.

“On my way to church and can’t get a cab ! God dam it !”

Honey!  This is how you catch a cab!

Rodney is a regular at the Flea Market.………and always in a different [and unusual] outfit.

Paulo…………a vendor from Florida…………arrives every spring with a new load of  trash and treasures.  I got a teapot.   [I now have 14]!

I bought the green bowl.  He did NOT buy the book.

The Muffin Shop…….one bench…….but we share it.  We do NOT share the

muffins.

A stop at Housing Works Thrift is a must.

Thin is sooooooooooooooo “in”…………..even the shoes.

Gotham Bikes biker…….but can he walk in those shoes?

HUGS and KNISHES

She is on this corner of 72nd and Broadway………..every day of the year.

Barefoot and pregnant? ? ? ? ?

Wine tasting at the flea………I bought a case of “Gilded Lilly”.

Very dapper for a homeless man………….

Sensible Portions…………….but does she practice what she preaches?

Obviously her sensible portions are large ones!

“Hey mister…….I LOVE to pose”.

Magenta used to be my favorite color.  Until this!

AIDS Remembering those who have died

HOUSING WORKS  Thrift Stores………24 hour vigil……..

BRAD DAVIS…..actor

PERRY ELLIS…….Fashion designer.

ARTHUR  ASH……….tennis star

KEITH HARRING………Artist

IN REMEMBRANCE of 14 of MY friends who have died of AIDS.