Skywatch Friday

In some of the cities I love (Venice, Florence,
Paris in certain neighborhoods), I'd really be
aghast to find a juxtaposition like this. Here,
however, I mostly love it—though the tall tall
buildings downtown are getting out of hand.
For that, I blame Mayor Bloomberg (who will
probably get elected to an unprecedented
3rd term).
See more skywatch photos here.

Astor Place

This is Tony Rosenthal's sculpture "Alamo," installed here

at Astor Place in 1967 (btw, a VERY good year).  These kids

came along, and the girls had a hard time convincing their

friend that he could move this huge thing.

But he turned out to be a good sport 

and gave it a push—and voila!