soho art scene

In the top photo, I really love the Glenn Harrington

painting on the right. It's called "Sunday Supper."

He did the one on top too (but it looks like it's been sold).

As for the street art, I hope it speaks for itself,

because I have no info. So which do you prefer?

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!

Doh!

I'm sure Tall Gary knows all about takoyaki

(he probably has it for breakfast).

But, frankly, I can't picture Homer Simpson

chowing down on this stuff—can you?

new york at night

Went to see my friends Elynn and David,

who live on the 39th floor of their cloud

and have 360° views of Manhattan and

beyond.  This is just part of their

spectacular view (looking south).

this is a picture . . .

. . . of people looking at a picture of people

looking at a picture.  I admit I stole this idea

from my blogpal bibi (who provided the link

to this nifty website).  Thanks, bibi!

lone jogger

And it was about 30°F out there along the Hudson.

Those folks across the river in New Jersey 

have an amazing view!

a fistful of ?

I've shown the work of Tom Otterness

before. For some reason, every time I

do, the subject of rats comes up.

Here's a bit about his things in this playground.

this place again?

That's right—because it's gorgeous!  Did you know that the 

Chrysler Bldg. was the first to be taller than the Eiffel

Tower?  (ET! ET! ET!)  Chrysler was in a competition with 

the Bank of Manhattan to be tallest—and won by being 

really sneaky.   See here.

Broome & Mulberry

Umberto's Clam House used to be located

two blocks south of here, on Mulberry

Street. It was there that Crazy Joe Gallo

was gunned down in 1972, while he was

eating a bowlful of linguini with clam sauce.

do I have a choice?

Well, maybe if the gate was open AND I

had a main battle tank.  This is City Hall—on 

Presidents' Day, so nobody was even home.

They weren't taking any chances all the same!

some day my prince will come . . .

. . . or maybe it's my dinner!  Saw these 

frogs on Mott St., in Chinatown. 

Next thing I knew, a young Chinese woman reached 

into the barrel and fished out this unlucky fellow 

(and a few of his friends).  I asked her what she

 was going to do with him.  If I thought she was 

going to impart some culinary wisdom I was soon 

put in my place.  Her answer: "Eat him!"

tops and bottoms . . .

. . . bottoms and tops. Passed this store in Soho yesterday.
It was closed (maybe for good? hard to tell exactly). But I
love the vibe of this place.

thanks, George!

Today is Presidents' Day, and that means . . .
I have the day off (hope you do too).
So, thanks, George.  Abe too!
{This statue stands in front of Federal Hall.}

broadway

Unfortunately, more than half of these shows

are no longer running. I get it, though—

these days, it's hard to afford even the

half-price tkts. Sad, huh?

inspiration

I was inspired by today's PDP post,

and these young lovers were inspired

by this classic statue of Adam and Eve,

by Michelangelo Noccherini—or maybe just

by such a gorgeous day in the Boboli Gardens.

Happy Valentine's Day!

for the PDP gang

I've been found out (by phx-cdg), so I might 

as well go public. Yes, I've been a busy girl.

But I have to say that although I've always been a

sucker for a good philosopher, Rousseau 

is a bit before my time.

 Pascal Guldemann dates to 

my fashionista phase.

And Belmondo—alors, what can I say?

As for Jacques Chirac—power is quite an aphrodisiac. 

 Seriously, that phx-cdg is a real PDP loyalist.

And she's also VERY sneaky—I love that about her!

And I'm proud to be GF for 2009!

power to the people

Wouldn't it be nice if all that electricity

came from something that looks like . . .

this instead? Oh well, gotta juice the

computer to keep this up.

are you kidding?

Whoever wrote this is nuts! The subway is many things—
expensive, noisy, crowded, late, maddening, dirty—
but fun? Never! (Still, can't live w/o it.)

fat cat

No, not that kind (they're becoming harder 

and harder to locate). This is Lucy. 

Seriously, have you ever?

N.J.

Is it just perception, or is this really what

New Jersey looks like?  Well, parts of the

state are downright bucolic.  But this IS

also the Jersey I know (it's a little 

film noir-ish, no?).

where is everyone?

I stepped into this subway car—and had to

take a picture.   It wasn't exactly 3 a.m., when

you might even expect to see an almost empty

subway.  Just wish it was like this for the

morning commute (that'll be the day)!

Parisian pit stop

Here's a photo Eric will not be showing

you on PDP.  It's not my absolute fave

ladies' room in Paris (that would be the

one at the Grand Véfour).  On the other

hand, this one at the Ritz is free—

and oh so classy!

Face it, it's nice to know where the

good public loos are located.

action!

They're always filming in NYC, and they use lots o' electricity

in the process.  I was thinking about the Truffaut film Day for 

Night.  But this might better be called "Night for Day."  These

were taken at one of the courthouses in downtown Brooklyn . . .

and at the library on 5th Ave.  What were they filming? 

 I never did find out, but if I were to guess, I'd say 

Law and Order for both (those guys are everywhere).

Für Katie ...

... my "baby," who was playing Für Elise when I took this
photo.  Today is her 28th birthday—though I can't imagine
how THAT happened in what seems like so much less than
28 years.  I mean, c'mon, I remember when she was born
like it was yesterday!

with or without?

Took these shots of my block tonight,

with then w/o flash.  Can't decide which

I like better, but either way I love 

the way the snow makes it all 

so calm and quiet.

castle clinton

It was originally built in what's now Battery Park,
to keep out the British invasion of 1812.  Now it
welcomes millions of visitors to New York Harbor.
I'm just glad it's still standing.

It's the economy, Stupid

While the guys down here on Wall Street

are collecting their $18 billion in bonuses,

most of us are watching our 401(k)—if we're

lucky enough to have one—vanish before our

eyes.  Gotta wonder why that hot-dog 

vendor chose to park his cart a stone's 

throw from the Stock Exchange.

theme day

Today's theme is Paths and Passages, and I
think this photo fits even if it is 4 years old.
Some people hated Christo and Jeanne-Claude's
Gates (of which there were a grand total of 7,503
throughout Central Park), and some people loved
them.  I was most definitely in the latter camp.
What did you think?