red in the city

red seems to pop up in the darkly clad city. FDNY somewhere in midtown

fresh blooms in central park

rose petals on west 28th str

scooter on 6th av in chelsea

parking nyc style

are these still in use?

check that hair!

not a fan of the horse buggy-rides

urban what!?

somewhere in west village

stepping ahead, pier 17

what's up with the flag pants?

roof-top garden

buggy-bikes at the dakota, central park

central park

not exactly red, but very color coordinated

queensboro plaza station

out and about in nyc

madison square park on tuesday evening.

strand bookstore stalls by central park on 5th avenue at 60th str. we got paul austere's "man in the dark" and marilynne robinson's "housekeeping".

flaming cactus on astor place. there are several lamp posts wrapped with colorful zip ties.

somewhere in east village, not sure if this is by olek...

certain someone is looking to add (yet) another guitar to his collection. we went to east 4th to find that rivington guitars opens only at noon...

walked around and rode the train and ended up at guitar center on e 14th. he didn't get any yet, but said this played nice.

in a window at mcdougal str.

reflections

this older gentleman looked very serious and "old", until i noticed his bright green shoes...

i wished i could have captured expressions on men's faces when this tall, all-legs beauty got onto the train. she was wearing shortest of shorts, flaunting with all her might, unashamed. good for her!

happy music

the last of nyc, for now...

this batch of pictures will be the last of nyc, until next trip, at least. i will get back to cooking, the dog, winter and snow (since we have so much of it already), and life back home.

the chrysler building has become a new favourite







the corner of west 23rd and 6th ave at sundown







brooklyn bridge, what can i say, i like it, too







one morning on ferry to staten island







thanksgiving evening in grand central dining concourse. too much to eat, or just tired from travel?







must be a very exciting book!







a vera wang dress, madison avenue shop window







fred's balcony garden, long island city

something red

on west 47th street







mural on the wall of 77th street subway station







garage in chelsea







FDNY firetruck







st.marks place, east village







rooftops, from the manhattan end of manhattan bridge, chinatown







on williamsburg bridge







somewhere in east village

yet another bridge

i read about the williamsburg, brooklyn, restaurant marlow & sons about three years ago and i had wanted to go and eat there on previous visits, but something always came up. this time i finally made it there, only for lunch, but i made it. i took the train into the unchartered territory...the restaurant was pretty easy to find, even without a map.







the restaurant isn't much of a looker but i found it very charming nevertheless, and the staff was so friendly.







i had the best meal all week, panfried cod with watercress, jerusalem artichoke, apple & mushroom salad, lovely burst of flavors (i almost licked the plate...) the fish was cooked to perfection, crispy on top, but juicy, flaky inside.







they also do some baking on premises, i chose a chocolate chip cookie with just a tiny bit of fleur de sel on top as dessert. note to certain someone: we are coming to this place for dinner when in nyc next time.







i almost took the train back to manhattan, but found the walkway of the williamsburg bridge by accident and decided to walk back to manhattan.







the view from the bridge is pretty, even with the fencing disturbing it







the manhattan end of the bridge







since i deliberately missed the lighting of the rockefeller center christmas tree, i went thereabouts to at least take a picture of it. on the way, i came across these giant tree ornaments.







well, i got my picture of the tree, but the amount of people in and around the rockefeller center...let's just say i didn't stay there for long...