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Sunday June 30th 2013, 11:56 pm
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.

the one and only subway stop
Arrival. Deep underground.

hello, manhattan
It is a beautiful place, with a view of the east side.

currently in working order
Aside from the subway, and a bridge to Astoria, the tram is the only other way on and off the island.

goldwater hospital
And then on the other side of the tram bridge… you’re there already.

catch it before it's gone forever
Now you see it… soon you won’t.

chrysler building
A familiar sight

renwick smallpox hospital
The old, and falling down

chisel me here
The new and unfinished

cause of the biggest traffic jams in manhattan
The UN-United Nations

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Monday November 17th 2008, 8:52 pm
Filed under: General

(October 19) Now that the developer of the Domino Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg is making nice with the community, they held an open house. I arrived to find a lot of people like myself, taking photographs, as well as many milling around, and sitting at tables, drinking wine and eating cheese that they’d brought with them. The property does have quite a view.

mexican band
I don’t think I’ve ever seen these guys on a Sunday afternoon before.

dude on stoop
There’s a lot going on behind all these closed doors.

strange graffitti
There’s a story here, I just don’t know what.

but do they love hipsters?
They love art.

passout record shop
A relic from another time.

mom & pop brooklyn store
I think I saw this place on Gothamist.

wildflowers
It’s a very colorful neighborhood.

who wants to do it?, step right up!
Very colorful.

east side of manhattan
This is what you see at the end of the entrance path.