ABC Wednesday—H is for "home"

Coming in for a landing at JFK, and we'll
be wheels on the ground in about
five minutes.  The strip of land at the top of
the picture is Atlantic Beach, in Queens.

[To see more ABC pics, go here.]

ABC Wednesday—S is for "smoggy skyline"

Took this shot of the skyline of lower Manhattan 
shortly before we came in for a landing at 
LaGuardia Airport.  It's home and I think it's 
beautiful—even when it looks like this.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

Light and Shadow

I like this shot because the buildings are in shadow
while the 59th Street bridge is bathed in brilliant light,
and it all stands out against the backdrop of
those blue-black storm clouds threatening Queens.

[It's Shadow Shot Sunday. To see more shadows, go here.
To see more Sunday bridges, visit Louis la Vache.]

"Pepsi-Cola hits the spot . . . "

(Anyone remember that little jingle? And the alternate lyrics?)
This colorful, 120-foot-long sign has been here
in front of a 24-story apartment building in
Long Island City  (in Queens) since 2009. Because
it faces the East River, it's the folks on the East Side
of Manhattan who actually get to enjoy it. 

From 1936 to 1999 it sat atop
the Pepsico plant in Hunter's
Point (also facing Manhattan).

[Today is Ruby Tuesday. To see more, go here.]

Photo Hunt—"spicy"

When I think 'spicy,' I think of Indian food.
And when I think 'Indian food,' I think of
Jackson Heights, in Queens.  When I was little
we lived there, but back then it was about as far from
eclectic as you could possibly get.  Sixty years later, it's
a vibrant ethnic neighborhood with the best
Indian food (imho) in the five boroughs.


[To see more things that are spicy, visit Sandi's meme.]

Skywatch Friday

Makes for a fairly dramatic photo,
with a yellow sky and dark clouds
hanging over Queens—but this kind
of weather makes me feel a bit broody.
Is your mood affected by the weather?
[To see more Skywatch, go here.]

Skywatch Friday

Last week I sang the praises of the window seat.
Well, here's a window shot of the night sky and
bright lights of Manhattan.  The dark rectangle
in the middle is Central Park. (We were soon to
come in for a landing and yes, the camera was
supposed to be turned off—but come on!)



[To see more Skywatch, go here.]

    

Skywatch Friday

We moved our offices last week.  I have a lot less space—but
the view's not half bad!  We're looking east here, across
50th Street and on to Queens (with a peekaboo view of the
Queensboro/59th Street/Ed Koch (pick one; they all apply) Bridge.
[You can see more Skywatch here.]

abc wednesday —Q is for "Queens"

Coming home from somewhere, flying over Queens.
New York at night is just amazing when seen from the air,
and I live in hope of getting a really good shot one
of these days (or, rather, nights).
[For more "Q" shots, go here.]

Skywatch Friday

I was sitting on the plane, waiting—and

waiting—to take off from LaGuardia

airport. Fortunately, as long as I have

Skywatch pics like this one to shoot,

I never get bored.

[You can see more Skywatch here.]

Skywatch Friday

This is the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, which
connects the Bronx (duh) and Queens. The
two towers were built in a mere 18 days.
When the bridge opened 70 years ago, the
toll was 25 cents. It's now $5.50. And so
it goes . . .
[See more Skywatch here.]

5 Pointz

I hate graffiti, but I love graffiti art. This old

warehouse in Long Island City (in Queens)

is a major mecca for taggers.

(And I took this through the subway window,

which was marked up by a no-talent "scratcher.")

Asia?

No, Flushing—which is in the borough of Queens.

Used to live there and still go back to see friends

and eat the best dim sum.  Flushing was the site

of two World Fairs ('39–'40 and '64–'65) and is

home to Shea Stadium, where the Mets play.

Currently it's also known for having the largest

concentration of Asian-Americans—99% of the

Asian-Americans who live in Queens live here.

Erin go bragh!

I have not one drop of Irish blood in my

veins, but on St. Patrick's Day we're ALL

Irish! So I'll be a good sport and wear

something green. Actually, the Irish

loom rather large in NYC and we've been

celebrating for a while; there was already

a parade in Queens on the 1st, and one

on Staten Island on the 8th. At that one,

Mayor Bloomberg veered off the parade

route and visited the home of some local

residents, where he chowed down on

corned beef and cabbage and played with

their dog, Elvis. (The Manhattan parade is

still pretty political.)

matching

Here's a house, in Queens, with a matching mailbox.
This neighborhood, near the Whitestone Bridge has
lots of properties like this one.
Personally, I'm not all about the McMansion, but
I love that these homeowners did this.

fire escape

Never saw one this color. It's probably the

anti-rust coating and they'll paint it black soon.

But if I lived here, I'd lobby to leave it like this.