Ruby Tuesday

I was walking on St. Mark's Place in the
East Village recently, and this tenement
window with the red curtain took me
right back to this neighborhood in the '60s.
Back then, even the poorest of my friends
could afford to live here—though most of them
had no actual furniture (except for the requisite
mattress on the floor). These days, the monthly rent
for a place like this is closer to $2,000 than $200.

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

Mellow Yellow Monday

Wish I could tell you who created this groovy
wall, or when (maybe it was 1987, but it was
definitely not 1787). It's on St. Mark's Place
in the East Village, where "groovy" is still a
perfectly good word to use.
[Find more mellow yellow moments here.]

power to the (little) people

Okay, I have shopped at Barnes & Noble, but

I also try to frequent the small independent

bookstores in my neighborhood and around

the city—because I sure would hate to see

them disappear—wouldn't that be a shame?

Find more mellow yellow here.

Skywatch Friday

Does it count if you can't actually see the

sky in a Skywatch Friday shot? I hope so.

This one is reflected in this car parked on

St. Mark's Place in the heart of the East

Village, on a sunny summer afternoon.

[See more Skywatch shots here.]