p s e u d o r e a l
Better Than Real Because It's Not.
Filed under: General
(Jul 9) To kill some time before dinner with Preed, I finally returned to Roosevelt Island.
Out on Long Island, What is this scary thing?
Destruction complete
Over to Roosevelt Island, the shell of Coler-Goldwater Hospital
Typical of work done by large contractors,
It’s the middle of the day, and no work in sight taking place
This is why it’s going to take years,
Everything takes forever when you’re not actually doing anything.
All this blocked off for the convenience of the construction that’s not taking place
Filed under: General
(Jun 19) Roosevelt Island is about to get a large dose of change. It’s going to be change they won’t like one bit. It’s inevitable though. Underscoring this, it’s a Bruce Ratner project now, who will co-own the buildings, which come with free land, courtesy of the city. I can’t help but think the city is poor at selling itself to have to give so much away to those who will directly profit from this initiative. The idea that anyone has gotten a piece of Roosevelt Island free just seems scandalous.
Arrival. Deep underground.
It is a beautiful place, with a view of the east side.
Aside from the subway, and a bridge to Astoria, the tram is the only other way on and off the island.
And then on the other side of the tram bridge… you’re there already.
Now you see it… soon you won’t.
A familiar sight
The old, and falling down
The new and unfinished
The UN-United Nations
Filed under: General
Back to the dentist, back to the city, and back to the place with no purpose.
The dentist is about 100 feet from where I went to kindergarten.
That’s my old school on the other side of the cemetary.
Pete wanted to go back to Central Park, so across the Queensboro Bridge we went.
I took no photos in the park this time.
To and from this limbo I go.
Filed under: General
(July 14) The rest of the trip to Williamsburg.
There’s a good view of the trains going across the bridge here.
The view of midtown
The view toward Brooklyn
Twilight settles over Manhattan
I love going to places with sidewalk seating
I’d love to have a place like this.
When I got back home, they were repainting this place
Filed under: General
(July 14) I decided to walk to Williamsburg over the bridge, at sunset.
I decided to start in Manhattan, so I took the subway to Delancey.
It puts you about a block from the bridge walkway.
A common sight on this site.
One of my favorite things about walking the bridges is the view of the neighborhoods.
The view of Brooklyn in the distance.
Unfortunately, much of the view is defaced by this chicken coop.
I wouldn’t mind taking photos from that staircase.
The Fucking Disaster Road Drive.
Looking up at the bridge.
Subscribe using RSS Entries & RSS Comments, or Atom Entries & Atom Comments.
Bad Behavior has blocked 156 access attempts in the last 7 days.
Pages: 1 2
0 Comments