Saturday, April 28, 2018

#williamsburgbridge looking south into new #brooklyn...



#williamsburgbridge looking south into new #brooklyn developments #nyc #ny photo courtesy of WJW (at Williamsburg Bridge)


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Monday, April 23, 2018

Looking #crosstown along 41st street from 600 3rd avenue....



Looking #crosstown along 41st street from 600 3rd avenue. Backdrop is #ny times building in #manhattan #nyc (at Midtown East)


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Saturday, April 21, 2018

Driven by a false belief in their medicinal benefits, #rhino...



Driven by a false belief in their medicinal benefits, #rhino horns are worth more than gold; poaching has condemned the northern white rhinos to the brink of extinction. “The Last Three” is a bronze 17 foot monument to the last three white rhinos. Currently on display on Astor Place in #nyc #ny (at Astor Place, Manhattan)


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Samuel Cox hailing passersby in #tompkinssquarepark in #nyc ,...



Samuel Cox hailing passersby in #tompkinssquarepark in #nyc , congressman from #OH and #NY said to be the only honest Tammany Hall politician. He would later be an ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Photo courtesy of WJW (at Tompkins Square Park)


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Sunday, November 1, 2015

20 Exchange Place










20 Exchange Place is a 57-story Art Deco building in downtown's financial district. Formerly known as the City Bank-Farmers Trust Building. It is the 6th tallest building in downtown Manhattan and 33rd tallest throughout the entire city as of 2015. When it was built, it was the 4th tallest building in NYC. It has been partially converted to residential use.

One New York Plaza


One New York Plaza is the southernmost NYC skyskraper built in its distinct beehive pattern, the building is one of the largest buildings by rentable space. It was heavily damaged by flood waters from Hurricane Sandy.

3 Hanover Square, former NY Cotton Exchange Building


Now converted for residential use. Note the upper floors and the neoclassical 'portico'

NY Vietnam Veterans Memorial



In the plaza between 55 Water and 125 Broad Street