Adjusting the Sail.....

Seaside Heights on Flickr.Seaside back in 2011, there’s the pier with the coaster that sadly we kept seeing in the ocean after Sandy. They are working on rebuilding, so looking forward to beginning of summer which officially begins Memorial Day a few weeks. For those of us that live in NJ and spent some summers past there, let’s try to get down the shore at least once and support those businesses that are trying recover.

Seaside back in 2011, there’s the pier with the coaster that sadly we kept seeing in the ocean after Sandy. They are working on rebuilding, so looking forward to beginning of summer which officially begins Memorial Day a few weeks. For those of us that live in NJ and spent some summers past there, let’s try to get down the shore at least once and support those businesses that are trying recover.

New York CIty on Flickr.

Hurricane Sandy aka Superstorm Sandy wrecked havoc here in the greater NYC area. The Statue of Liberty island was rocked, all the electrical being knock out of commission. The Island had a keeper who with his wife lived on the island. As a result of budget cuts and this devastating storm, the decision has been made to dicontinue having a keeper on the island going forward. The statue is currently being lit by generator powered light, while crews continue to make repairs. The goal is to have the island open by July 4th. Stay tuned…..

Binghamton Ferry, a set on Flickr.Via Flickr:
The Binghampton is significant as it is possibly the last surviving steam ferry still afloat built to serve New York Harbor, the birthplace of commercial steam navigation, the birthplace of the double-ended steam ferry, and an area whose development was profoundly shaped by the introduction. It was built in 1905 by Newport News Shipbuilding Company in Virginia for the Hoboken Ferry Company which was part of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. It served from 1905 through 1967 across the Hudson River between Hoboken and Manhattan. It an historic landmark that’s slowly been deteriorating, and took a significant hit from Hurrican Sandy’s storm surges leaving it basically a wreck.

Binghamton Ferry, a set on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
The Binghampton is significant as it is possibly the last surviving steam ferry still afloat built to serve New York Harbor, the birthplace of commercial steam navigation, the birthplace of the double-ended steam ferry, and an area whose development was profoundly shaped by the introduction. It was built in 1905 by Newport News Shipbuilding Company in Virginia for the Hoboken Ferry Company which was part of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. It served from 1905 through 1967 across the Hudson River between Hoboken and Manhattan. It an historic landmark that’s slowly been deteriorating, and took a significant hit from Hurrican Sandy’s storm surges leaving it basically a wreck.

1 month ago

2013 NY International Autoshow, a set on Flickr.The annual New York International Auto Show held for a week at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center on the Westside. Always fun to see what new technologies are out, what’s in the future down the road.

2013 NY International Autoshow, a set on Flickr.

The annual New York International Auto Show held for a week at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center on the Westside. Always fun to see what new technologies are out, what’s in the future down the road.

Bronx Zoo 2013, a set on Flickr.The Bronx Zoo, located in the Bronx Borough of New York City. It’s one of the largest metropolitan zoos with over 4000 animals. The Wildlife Conservation Society that runs the zoo and 3 others plus the aquarium is very active throughout the globe in conservation efforts.

Bronx Zoo 2013, a set on Flickr.

The Bronx Zoo, located in the Bronx Borough of New York City. It’s one of the largest metropolitan zoos with over 4000 animals. The Wildlife Conservation Society that runs the zoo and 3 others plus the aquarium is very active throughout the globe in conservation efforts.

Moonrise over the Meadowlands on Flickr.

Spring 2013, a clear beautiful afternoon on the first weekend of Spring. It reminds us how after the cold dreary winter, how the promise of spring brings hope. That’s not to say the old man winter wants to go away because it doesn’t seem he does not judging by the weather in the Mid-west. Beautiful sky at dusk, provides the perfect canvas for the unique skyline of Manhattan.

tumblr, a set on Flickr.

First Weekend of Spring 2013, the City at ‘Blue’ time, beautiful clear skies.

New York City on Flickr.

Where two towers once rose from the southern end of the island of Manhattan, now a single tower rises…as construction continues on one world trade center, the tower which had been tagged as the Freedom Tower now rises up taking a prominent position in the horizon looking from the borough of Brooklyn. The name Freedom Tower was ‘politically incorrect’ in some camps so that name is no longer applicable to this edifice. We live in a country that’s become so sensitive that something with the name of “Freedom Tower’ is politically incorrect. So while I’m not advocating that we return to bigotry of the past, has the pendulum swung too far in the other direction? Food for thought.

Heartwalk New York City, a set on Flickr.Currently in Times Square, done by Brooklyn-Based Firm Situ Studio, Using boardwalk boards salvaged during Sandy’s aftermath—from Long Beach, New York; Sea Girt, New Jersey; and Atlantic City, New Jersey—Heartwalk begins as two ribbons of wooden planks that fluidly lift from the ground to form a heart shaped enclosure in the middle of Duffy Square.Via Flickr:
Currently in Times Square, done by Brooklyn-Based Firm Situ Studio, Using boardwalk boards salvaged during Sandy’s aftermath—from Long Beach, New York; Sea Girt, New Jersey; and Atlantic City, New Jersey—Heartwalk begins as two ribbons of wooden planks that fluidly lift from the ground to form a heart shaped enclosure in the middle of Duffy Square.

Heartwalk New York City, a set on Flickr.

Currently in Times Square, done by Brooklyn-Based Firm Situ Studio, Using boardwalk boards salvaged during Sandy’s aftermath—from Long Beach, New York; Sea Girt, New Jersey; and Atlantic City, New Jersey—Heartwalk begins as two ribbons of wooden planks that fluidly lift from the ground to form a heart shaped enclosure in the middle of Duffy Square.

Via Flickr:
Currently in Times Square, done by Brooklyn-Based Firm Situ Studio, Using boardwalk boards salvaged during Sandy’s aftermath—from Long Beach, New York; Sea Girt, New Jersey; and Atlantic City, New Jersey—Heartwalk begins as two ribbons of wooden planks that fluidly lift from the ground to form a heart shaped enclosure in the middle of Duffy Square.

3 months ago

NJ Meadowlands on Flickr.

Sun setting over the Kingland marsh in the Meadowlands.