Maine Monument, Central Park, Manhattan
The Maine Monument stands at the entrance to the Park at Merchants’ Gate, named by the Commissioners of Central Park in 1862 to honor commerce and business professions for their important contribution to New York City. The monument commemorates the 260 Americans sailors who perished when the battleship Maine exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, then under Spanish rule. More..
Tags:central park·maine monument·merchants gate·New York·New York Parks
It’s raining sideways outside and I sit here at work soaked head to foot with no shoes on, i think they may be ruined. This is what we smart-assed New Yorkers get for saying “Hurricane wha?” last week. Does anyone have some spare pants? I’m freezing.
Central Park Dance Skating, Central Park, Manhattan
The Skate Circle forms every Saturday, Sunday and Holiday from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. from mid-April through Halloween. The Central Park Dance Skate Association (CPDSA) sets up a sophisticated sound system and plays music for quad and inline dance skaters. This event is free and is supported by the membership of the CPDSA. More..
Movie Clips:
� CPDSA skaters (mov, 812kb)
� Old man on the sidelines dancing with a garbage can (mov, 556kb)
Hit & Run Tango, Central Park, Manhattan
From Lucille Krasne: “In l996, deep into my tango passion, I came up with the idea of “hit and run”. Then I realized that the most glorious of outdoor spaces deserved the most glorious of dances.” More..
Dance Group, Central Park, Manhattan
I’m having trouble finding any more information on these dancers. It was a group of kids dressed in red, white, and blue dancing for tips to some kind of techno and hip-hop music. The songs that had words, seemed to have religious lyrics, but I don’t know if they’re a religious dance group.
Tags:central park·central park dance skate association·dance·hip hop·hit & run tango·New York·New York Parks·roller skate·skate circle·tango
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Discarded Glasses, Hudson River Park, West Village, Manhattan
This week’s Photo Friday challenge is Found. I was eating lunch at the Hudson River Park when I noticed that someone had left their glasses on the decorative buoy next to the bench I was sitting on. To the left in the photograph is Manhattan’s trapeze school where a recent episode of Sex & the City was shot. To the right is Lower Manhattan and the Hudson River.
Past Photo Friday challenges I’ve participated in:
- Urban, 05/12/2003
- Shadows, 04/28/2003
- Water, 04/22/2003
- Skin, 04/11/2003
Tags:glasses·hudson river park·New York·New York Parks·photo friday·Photography·sex & the city·trapeze·west village
