NY TIMES 1978 photos at the ARSENAL GALLERY

The current show at the GALLERY in the ARSENAL in Central Park………..photographs that were commissioned in 1978. The New York Times asked 8 of their  photographers to record activities in the city’s parks.

Recently……….3000 of these photographs were unearthed….. hidden away in 2 boxes in the Arsenal.

68 of these photos are on display………….

you can see all of them………..until June 14th.

In the summer of 1978 I spent every Sunday afternoon at Bethesda Fountain….wearing my BELLBOTTOMS!

COMMUNITY GARDENS in Manhattan

This gallery contains 8 photos.

WEST SIDE COMMUNITY GARDEN

This delightful community garden is on the UPPER WEST SIDE of Manhttan.  Established by volunteers……….and maintained daily by volunteers.  I have donated 200 tulips and I love the Spring time when they bloom.

You can sit…..rest……read……bring the kids…….and have a picnic……..or just SMELL THE ROSES.

Movies in the evening and free concerts on the week-ends.

EARTHDAY takes to the STREETS in New York

EARTHDAY is for kids……..a day they can play in the streets………..

CENTRAL PARK

EARTHDAY is a FUNDAY for New Yorkers

EARTHDAY is a FUNDAY on a SUNDAY in NEW YORK CITY

Puppies…..scrabble…….entertainers and painters fill the streets.

EARTH DAY nyc 2018

NEW YORKERS take to the streets to celebrate EARTH DAY.…….they play….they sing…..they dance……they……..celebrate.

Brooklyn…….Staten Island….Brooklyn…….New York City…… and the Bronx

ELEVEN MADISON PARK • Restaurant Re-opens

The restaurant has re-opened after a summer long renovation.  Everything is new…….tables…..chairs……china and booths.  The new look is a great improvement…..and the food……….which was always been imaginative has now reached the level of “sublime”.

The prix fix lunch is $150………$300 with tax and tip.  Dinner comes in at around $600……..to $1000.