as heard out my window. Softly, the birds twittering in the trees, then the bark of the dog, tied by his leash to the french around the tree at the curb. Later in the morning, the wail of the ambulance forcing a path through the traffic. As the day wears on, the drone of the …
Author Archives: The Chronicler
The Bronzes at Union Square
Embedded in the sidewalk are these beautiful bronzes depicting scenes of days gone by. Most of us just walk by them, stepping on them without noticing them. Then one day, there they are!
Priceless!
This house is on the Upper East Side on a street of exquisite buildings. The photo left is a partial of the entrance with a flowerbox above the impressive portal. The photo [right] below is a shot of the entire facade. The photo left is the adjoining house of a famous painter, now deceased. …
Too Cute for Words
In the window of a bakery supply store: wedding cake toppers.
Strange Behaviour
Perhaps it was the full moon. It was an evening and night marked by strange behaviour I saw a young man get hit off his bicycle and smacked to the ground by a car, in the middle of a major intersection. While he lay there unmoving, with a policeman at his head, the buses, cars …
Sheer Beauty
Sometimes just the architecture of the City itself is a sight to behold.
But Of Course
When the subway service is going to be altered for the trains that run to Chinatown, the notices are in Chinese.
THE Meeting Place
The Clock above the circular information kiosk in the center of the waiting area of Grand Central Terminal. This spot is often chosen as a designated meeting place. On any day you may encounter people with a louche air about them, trying not to look as if they feel out of place, as they check …
Sort Of…
…just noticed. Yet, knew it all along. There are no telephone polls in Manhattan. How wonderful is that. Look around your American City. Can you say the same? Don’t think so.
Get It?
The building appendage, the copper colored oddly shaped piece, is actually only half as thick in reality, but the reflection of the building to which it is attached, doubles its size.