East River Park – Still Caged
Monday, June 28th, 2010
I suspect that this stretch of the Promenade will not be open to the public until the fall, even though it is mostly finished. It is occupied by several construction trailers, and I doubt they are going to evict themselves.
Potted plants ready to be stuck in the ground.
Just south of the Williamsburg Bridge, looks inviting.
What does this mean? Is it warning heavy trucks that all that is beneath them is a rotting pile foundation? Or is Pile Foundation the construction company, and If they increased the speed limit a bit, would the promenade be open already?
Shot through the fence just below the Lower East Side Ecology Center. Why are those rotten wood pilings still there? It may have something to do with preserving whatever lives there. Wood pilings are preserved in the design of the mostly finished norther portion of the promenade.
To be fair these desolate shots were taken on the weekend, it would look more like something is happening if the workers were there. Progress is hard to detect.
East River Park – Iron Work
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Cool Iron work separating the FDR from the East River Park, something to stare at while caught in traffic. Were there ever seahorses in the East River? One of you out there knows.
Crabs, my guess is that these crustaceans are hardy enough to survive.
I talked to a man fishing off the East River Promenade and he said he often caught bass and bluefish, catch and release, eating is not recommended.
Pet At At
Sunday, June 27th, 2010Sam Seder on Social Security
Friday, June 25th, 2010First Hand Account of BP’s “Ponies and Balloons” Show
Friday, June 25th, 2010Superman Down
Friday, June 25th, 2010
Primo continues to amuse with his, presumed, self portraits. This Rivington Street wall is pretty lively, one of the few places left on the Lower East Side where pasted paper street art can be consistently found. From the placement and style, I suspect that the pompadoured skull is from the same artist who did the large demon face on the left, covered by the family portrait.
I M Pi
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Stenciled at the entrance to the Second Avenue subway station. I’ve been telling friends for years, that something like this should be made of bronze and embedded in the sidewalk outside every subway exit in the city.
