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My friend used to have a lovely view over the rooftops of Soho (see below) and a good chunk of sky, a fairly rare thing in Manhattan. About two-thirds of that view has been replaced by a mostly glass building, so now he has a view of his own red-brick digs —and whoever lives behind that glass. (I've talked about this before—rampant real estate has become a pet peeve.) |
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[To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.] |
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This five-story "rock-climber" is doing his thing on Lafayette Street, in Soho. I liked the way that lighted garland was plugged in through the window at the local fire station. The guys probably felt that safety counts, neatness . . . not so much. [Linking back to Monday Mural at Oakland Daily Photo.] |
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of this shop in Soho to put out a bowl of water for passing pups? I loved this gesture and I don't even have a dog. This one is from the archives—with wind chills below 0°F here today, that would be a bowl of ice. [Linking back to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.] |
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| What do you suppose they do at this little shop in Soho? They specialize in makeup, of course—selling it and applying it. I really like their sign . . . |
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| And also the cute visual hint parked out front. [Linking back to Ruby Tuesday and also to Our World Tuesday.] |
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| I've never been here, but after taking the picture I checked out this place On Centre Street, in Little Italy/Soho. Sounds like you should come for Happy Hour, when cocktails and dim sum are half price. [To see more Weekend reflections, visit James's meme.] |
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Despite the best efforts of the people in this neighborhood (especially the ones whose light and air will disappear behind it) developers are hard at work putting up a 17-story luxury apartment building here where the West Village meets Soho. |
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When it's completed, two-thirds of my friend's view across the Soho rooftops will be obliterated. There ought to be a law. (And there probably is. And it's probably being ignored.) [Linking back to Gemma's Monday Mellow (not so mellow today, though—sorry) Yellows here. Also linking back to Mandarin Orange Monday.] |
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| Took this looking northeast across the rooftops of Soho and the eastern edge of Greenwich Village. Those tall white buildings on the right belong to NYU, and the red one too—but then pretty much everything in this neighborhood does. [To see more Skywatch, go here.] |
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There are still plenty of art galleries in Soho (though there are probably more in West Chelsea now), but they're kind of picky about whose art they choose to show. So plenty of artists sell their work on the street. Some of it's pretty good and some it . . . well, I'm no judge really. But I hope they find some customers among the many thousands of people clogging Soho's streets on any given weekend. [To see more Mellow Yellows, visit Gemma's meme. For more Mandarin Orange, see Lori K's meme.] |
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| All Saints is a clothing store on Broadway in Soho. The clothes aren't really my style, but I love the way this place is decorated—very industrial chic, with dozens (maybe even hundreds) of old Singer sewing machines lining the walls and windows. [To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.] |
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| I was thinking about "green" as a photo challenge, and wondering if I should head over to the park for inspiration. Then I passed by this window—and voilà. [To see more green things, go here.] |
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| There are enterprising folks selling all manner of things on the street in Soho. This guy had some kind of Polaroid-type camera and was able to take a picture and develop it very quickly. I watched him for about 20 minutes while I waited for someone, and in that time he made at least $50. Hmmmm . . . |
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| Yesterday's big treat: brunch at Balthazar. Almost feels like a meal in Paris—wonderful lively bistro ambience, but here in NYC there's a nice mix of locals and hip tourists. |
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| And the waiters are cute. [To see more Mellow Yellow, go here.] |
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| Went to a wine-tasting in Soho, where they also served de-lish made-right-in-front-of-you Italian food with each wine. I actually learned something (and yet still buy the stuff in the box—go figure). [If you want to see more "drinks," or play along, visit tnchick's meme.] |
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| In case these boys were wondering what they're supposed to be doing here . . . On the other hand, they are from NYC's hardworking Chinese community and probably do need to be reminded. We're celebrating the Year of the Rabbit here too. Gung Hay Fat Choy! [See more of the world here.] |
