tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63826459005425823262024-03-05T03:43:34.639-08:00Musings on 'point.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-75302151598373676402010-01-14T18:39:00.000-08:002010-01-14T19:01:51.026-08:00My Kind of Busker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT13qB3t2AVEautccT6FK9qHxwJ_ewq5ixqwGS-hJGXEKZ5fz1fmSTBU2ZQgdICbsaA6G6EfkYrUOq_uwsuhH4YE7ZSgJl_kKqD1JGuemQNSYraJ6z1xUw-my1gV4IskiKw815nKwZxJke/s1600-h/DSC01114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT13qB3t2AVEautccT6FK9qHxwJ_ewq5ixqwGS-hJGXEKZ5fz1fmSTBU2ZQgdICbsaA6G6EfkYrUOq_uwsuhH4YE7ZSgJl_kKqD1JGuemQNSYraJ6z1xUw-my1gV4IskiKw815nKwZxJke/s320/DSC01114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426791651252512130" border="0" /></a><br /><object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8578088&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"></object>A nerdy engineer from Columbia in a Boba Fett mask? Props to Gothamist for reminding me I took this picture. Make sure you watch<a href="http://gothamist.com/2010/01/11/video_boba_fett_plays_accordion.php"> the video</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-85375975796760566472010-01-14T18:33:00.000-08:002010-01-14T18:39:33.295-08:00The 8-7: Looking Sharp<a href="http://musingsonpoint.blogspot.com/search/label/The%208-7">This is that old precinct</a> they are converting to affordable housing. The garage, I would assume, is going to be a communal recreation room. Looks sharp. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbSCLL_x3615mkMM34OPZw04HAGfCUXBhcMi6nAJOAw32IoShfogLyakeqoIhlQB_rN_TF2pX8dMqGSCTAJjtV1rcrXYX4GF56F_LfDdbH12V_BTE775CRC9pfUxI966t-fRRYf07rbxb/s1600-h/DSC01143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbSCLL_x3615mkMM34OPZw04HAGfCUXBhcMi6nAJOAw32IoShfogLyakeqoIhlQB_rN_TF2pX8dMqGSCTAJjtV1rcrXYX4GF56F_LfDdbH12V_BTE775CRC9pfUxI966t-fRRYf07rbxb/s320/DSC01143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426789651081645570" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-65645686840588801972010-01-14T18:09:00.001-08:002010-01-14T18:10:35.708-08:00Skateboard FurnitureIndustrious skaters are pouring some well crafted skateboard furniture under the BQE.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHgAYcPD5dyS854m93JU4T9wX2ZkOp2BN0DcvXoxUeGPAOHbMNFtf__RYVTIQ1uebbSJpGwl9GN50TUFOa9CmEQb6xswHjBd8_XxWg9TEcDsyHpjmlcPaXZeKtH5BcG3oMIRIbQnBCBwQ/s1600-h/DSC01136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLHgAYcPD5dyS854m93JU4T9wX2ZkOp2BN0DcvXoxUeGPAOHbMNFtf__RYVTIQ1uebbSJpGwl9GN50TUFOa9CmEQb6xswHjBd8_XxWg9TEcDsyHpjmlcPaXZeKtH5BcG3oMIRIbQnBCBwQ/s320/DSC01136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426782985937876034" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-69079348834630518612010-01-14T18:04:00.001-08:002010-01-14T18:07:40.433-08:00Stuffed Animal Massacre<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKTpduOMAQuyau1_zN12hXCYGl9FMqmEjyLV1zjjjvDj9pMH1oWzvjNPQB65wugxtW8uOk_3m4Kr_afzAOp2I6ubHcVezI6AksEeraArRnv8VYIPJx7zUmPY5U8LWm8ZD_YgOqjep5bcK/s1600-h/DSC01144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKTpduOMAQuyau1_zN12hXCYGl9FMqmEjyLV1zjjjvDj9pMH1oWzvjNPQB65wugxtW8uOk_3m4Kr_afzAOp2I6ubHcVezI6AksEeraArRnv8VYIPJx7zUmPY5U8LWm8ZD_YgOqjep5bcK/s320/DSC01144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426782445545177458" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-55102197008206913272009-11-03T16:10:00.001-08:002009-11-03T18:04:12.141-08:0041 Cooper SquareAs an alumnus of the Cooper Union, I was invited to do some party time in the new building. The following are personal highlights, in no particular order:<br /><br />Corner detail of the Alumni Terrace on the 8th floor.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluipw2CPDCRqyM8w2XdsTN7jUiC33SrkZ0E8biHWcY9ohXWr0U4V4v1sMFP9tjmsMq1aaQ4KxRcsvdE6_QDOnpka9xb3r3tXgx4h2RryiVgKQqf-sfxINtuekCIJoTobodl0Cm2keGnvM/s1600-h/terrac+corner+detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluipw2CPDCRqyM8w2XdsTN7jUiC33SrkZ0E8biHWcY9ohXWr0U4V4v1sMFP9tjmsMq1aaQ4KxRcsvdE6_QDOnpka9xb3r3tXgx4h2RryiVgKQqf-sfxINtuekCIJoTobodl0Cm2keGnvM/s320/terrac+corner+detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400040929174042578" border="0" /></a>A grated egress stair.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3gzpHxh6rGK2Uk5of7gh5h7_ir-5olRyNlY5Cct_kDr_lfRM2HCjy9NEZwUy0BJBUaHPTz8gm0bzqN_O8f72UI21dkFyRQ_RjvnrbMbnRNURY6fsiRxKmVLa_oe6JGQdmhxQimLQqsSx/s1600-h/grated+stair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3gzpHxh6rGK2Uk5of7gh5h7_ir-5olRyNlY5Cct_kDr_lfRM2HCjy9NEZwUy0BJBUaHPTz8gm0bzqN_O8f72UI21dkFyRQ_RjvnrbMbnRNURY6fsiRxKmVLa_oe6JGQdmhxQimLQqsSx/s320/grated+stair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400040927080949938" border="0" /></a><br />I believe this is a wind tunnel.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSFERSIH7uIXskscpYlBuw9ZRJtop9oSxG11AUs5W6CusG5FYJMjcSUFHSwL1NS2IYZsBcD_EO3G_kqD2o77SzA4vVvcXb2EFGJ8EKlZ2Rt_1_aJpSittettUjLqI1Hm7A1BsPQ6u-2C3/s1600-h/wind+tunnel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSFERSIH7uIXskscpYlBuw9ZRJtop9oSxG11AUs5W6CusG5FYJMjcSUFHSwL1NS2IYZsBcD_EO3G_kqD2o77SzA4vVvcXb2EFGJ8EKlZ2Rt_1_aJpSittettUjLqI1Hm7A1BsPQ6u-2C3/s320/wind+tunnel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400036099432885026" border="0" /></a>I'm sure this is a urinal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pzj0aWeo3cMh0d0JuH0nVA8UOwhaC-dbqLUyo1xcv3Q8YGIXgV7-HXc09SL8XJAwBI9gQFEUDILe8UQLDD3pQdpXeVO1lKHoQ8o-IerU1aqEtUsC2oG44Ip3uNk7x585UjNEUUd5xN0K/s1600-h/urinal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pzj0aWeo3cMh0d0JuH0nVA8UOwhaC-dbqLUyo1xcv3Q8YGIXgV7-HXc09SL8XJAwBI9gQFEUDILe8UQLDD3pQdpXeVO1lKHoQ8o-IerU1aqEtUsC2oG44Ip3uNk7x585UjNEUUd5xN0K/s320/urinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400036095567427586" border="0" /></a>This is a tension-compression machine. It was put in the cellar before the slab was poured above it; that means it's big. Word on the street is they used it to test what it took to punch through a NYC manhole cover. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglygpGBypL4vRuRE83TpjFFtWtK8Js_CpAiXieBwadpXm4C_XS7mFZKZ85fpBFeIlhJQcy1aEQAicYltzDR12LSRUTRY5xyY6Hpo_n4OOlOBStaFbJcPAU6a5G5H0xVgzs8d5aXi2Vrf3b/s1600-h/tensioncompression.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglygpGBypL4vRuRE83TpjFFtWtK8Js_CpAiXieBwadpXm4C_XS7mFZKZ85fpBFeIlhJQcy1aEQAicYltzDR12LSRUTRY5xyY6Hpo_n4OOlOBStaFbJcPAU6a5G5H0xVgzs8d5aXi2Vrf3b/s320/tensioncompression.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400036091048461970" border="0" /></a>You can see it sits on several W Sections [think I-Beam] embedded in concrete. The whole thing slides on the steel beams, if you need to reposition it--for any reason.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbx83EI45aguJYE6UkfaPco88k8pQeS4VWTCWXZr_QKlgX5mLIWD-Z7nONODjOw47yQN0I_062CiWv_FbJRr0iQvREyEr1h1Ff16lR8Aa6Qfppy9kbqseGshjcCWtVoeS37OVt7zvDayU/s1600-h/sunken+w+sections.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbx83EI45aguJYE6UkfaPco88k8pQeS4VWTCWXZr_QKlgX5mLIWD-Z7nONODjOw47yQN0I_062CiWv_FbJRr0iQvREyEr1h1Ff16lR8Aa6Qfppy9kbqseGshjcCWtVoeS37OVt7zvDayU/s320/sunken+w+sections.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400036082899495186" border="0" /></a>Atrium stair detail.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoX1V_UNH-IarlpVdcvKkfRAaz41DkmaEgDa22hyP5nsIrWTFUczwLGqQnYLApNeQTDObhOn7reEWRhttKSzoW-z_wFNTQ9GZlotacd4Og2UkIgbydHs1q0dkjQcndc8WM9c_KAf8n4lu7/s1600-h/stair+detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoX1V_UNH-IarlpVdcvKkfRAaz41DkmaEgDa22hyP5nsIrWTFUczwLGqQnYLApNeQTDObhOn7reEWRhttKSzoW-z_wFNTQ9GZlotacd4Og2UkIgbydHs1q0dkjQcndc8WM9c_KAf8n4lu7/s320/stair+detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400036079264877954" border="0" /></a>The red egress stair. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk9m82IbXWMQM75eharc4sgeb_vxUL1iYdgLXVnq_NJv2wCb6KxiRKdu_opyMUl3mFMql75EQTaEvWAqZkwZqX7dt9WJ1r3gqw_5cY4n4Cn3FhdSM-FKr3s6jotPdIt3jvfH4RmWjyB98/s1600-h/red+stair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk9m82IbXWMQM75eharc4sgeb_vxUL1iYdgLXVnq_NJv2wCb6KxiRKdu_opyMUl3mFMql75EQTaEvWAqZkwZqX7dt9WJ1r3gqw_5cY4n4Cn3FhdSM-FKr3s6jotPdIt3jvfH4RmWjyB98/s320/red+stair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400035376162909346" border="0" /></a>Classy recycling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzHyrnM4oMLoz58BQPT3ts3nsWJkOaD02tMhCKT0YzAl9PnyqowAE4EW8fKZIEUeOBO5yekTPpDAmDFCcd9ZRr5jpMZjz8EImqJzgW4_yfkhEr338hgBDdJk-cb7zC9y2VXjL-I1xYhC6/s1600-h/recycling.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzHyrnM4oMLoz58BQPT3ts3nsWJkOaD02tMhCKT0YzAl9PnyqowAE4EW8fKZIEUeOBO5yekTPpDAmDFCcd9ZRr5jpMZjz8EImqJzgW4_yfkhEr338hgBDdJk-cb7zC9y2VXjL-I1xYhC6/s320/recycling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400035374005205042" border="0" /></a>Framing the Foundation Building.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF11BQt_437CkqRfvSkppva8eqVVijzPqNpHkbqsGIMu0KilCbg8PbNRW2V-EJqEQh_LdFC6AxNVsPv-2gd4cFs6Y1J_TeZClkvfZsufovKdrhXkGgK5wHwT0Yhm0qai5yTu6Fx85nX4au/s1600-h/opening.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF11BQt_437CkqRfvSkppva8eqVVijzPqNpHkbqsGIMu0KilCbg8PbNRW2V-EJqEQh_LdFC6AxNVsPv-2gd4cFs6Y1J_TeZClkvfZsufovKdrhXkGgK5wHwT0Yhm0qai5yTu6Fx85nX4au/s320/opening.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400035369466010706" border="0" /></a>At the very end of this garden, you may be able to see one of the original eagle sculptures from the original Penn Station. 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Notice the north-facing skylights above?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDXSUBcBwRwfV7Wzd2QfkckaLHwONTfu26O3yAPv1s1dvgzqzwXKqRo44Tb0RettMHQt1NJD-4iUAgvRTXr3XexjoPsvMrYHopyvNkfRubbCwEY0h12y00zeW4U2bJSanxhMB5b5Zuwtw/s1600-h/art+studio.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDXSUBcBwRwfV7Wzd2QfkckaLHwONTfu26O3yAPv1s1dvgzqzwXKqRo44Tb0RettMHQt1NJD-4iUAgvRTXr3XexjoPsvMrYHopyvNkfRubbCwEY0h12y00zeW4U2bJSanxhMB5b5Zuwtw/s320/art+studio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400034910027327586" border="0" /></a><br />Intimate auditorium in the cellar. The texture is brought to you by some fine, crumpled wire mesh. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXQi4U-roaB6zwDeBFTiM6Xe-2i-KcP9o8TufyhzEVBL15SDhBdYkzEJTl5KCDx4wn8cxJxf45qcgZc8dN_eHORJ4It72hhNk30zl23dtxpw00bV5tJIMsZK9knt9Ai5Kvr3IXR6Bqiwj/s320/DSC03464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244208511718923314" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-6559962616727453802009-10-28T16:14:00.000-07:002009-10-28T17:00:32.878-07:00On The TrainI saw something on the train the other day. I've been taught that if I observe a suspicious package or behavior on the platform or train, I shouldn't keep it to myself. This falls under suspicious behavior on the train.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwhl5ODT3-CUcZZx8mytrimoD6qfsMvhTAthH70U5bcbbuqC-fq7aiK-AXRbIc-ZINoYKZrWTb0g33_QjL62w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-1491491498728541162009-10-15T16:49:00.000-07:002009-10-15T16:52:18.495-07:00Can't Remember Where I Parked My Personal Watercraft.Let me know if you see it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyUVgk4H7dGZ35hCXkL8gwfA8y4yxbOE2Wve-A31UTkKPDTNyM1s49nkvLPkANa9qiurv1b44j_AbBWsy6Vg6gp81fQORrGnOpZGgnyXAUh3DV_vmSilC3WMixrhsDv5_LI-vV748w1xa/s1600-h/DSC00944.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyUVgk4H7dGZ35hCXkL8gwfA8y4yxbOE2Wve-A31UTkKPDTNyM1s49nkvLPkANa9qiurv1b44j_AbBWsy6Vg6gp81fQORrGnOpZGgnyXAUh3DV_vmSilC3WMixrhsDv5_LI-vV748w1xa/s320/DSC00944.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392978503923152642" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-6611127603859246402009-10-13T15:13:00.000-07:002009-10-15T17:50:56.425-07:00No AM. No Metro.I'm renewing <a href="http://musingsonpoint.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Commute">my crusade</a> to have the AM and Metro newspaper-hander-outers that plague the underground passage between the L and the 1/2/3 eliminated. This video was taken just outside the subway entrance at Lex and 42nd. Please take note of the hander-outer properly disposing of his day's excess (several bundles) papers in the recycling bin.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwB__w_2OWjvOj2UHv_gMF4NMCZhUP3c4DesBfc8Byz909DNK0fXa0MpsRk93rXbVOQHDiKjpOD0m6zrXr5BA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />In an effort to bolster my argument that we should banish AM and Metro to the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Marge_We_Trust">land of wind and ghosts,</a>" I'm asserting that these publications have swollen carbon footprints. I'm glad they appear to use recycling bins for leftovers, but let there be no doubt that the energy and fuel used to produce and transport their product grossly outpaces their efforts to reduce such waste.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-77893327672469169572009-09-29T19:48:00.001-07:002009-09-29T19:48:43.476-07:00350 5th Avenue, 54th Floor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQk10xTh-HxNON8dF4SAdPR1iFOh_0M92Lk4TJ9sSi74cLx5LvNXFn3bWUwKWg6H5X-J7_F-SIO6iZYxvf9dsVV-vYuxojIwFFnWl_phvk2nQ-gBYa4EM1PIVzm1eWLm9rcek3qrUddXu/s1600-h/DSC03463.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQk10xTh-HxNON8dF4SAdPR1iFOh_0M92Lk4TJ9sSi74cLx5LvNXFn3bWUwKWg6H5X-J7_F-SIO6iZYxvf9dsVV-vYuxojIwFFnWl_phvk2nQ-gBYa4EM1PIVzm1eWLm9rcek3qrUddXu/s320/DSC03463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244207709823093186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7qndMmtZGz7e1xHZBovSva-QpBwHt6m7uK67nYB2CEGnJ8Gc25mjPgYObf2Xc0gDo0mqNVRyG3j7WlPR0JWSwahhRYqgAkknqimENMWppIk0f1efaQfrNpOY0pl5JnenxNedH6dhrLcx/s1600-h/DSC03454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7zoQ8cAf8GVzFgOh8E0K4dE4P6pO6-pc55Un6W0zk4VfamEgnKqdS4FbToOqKCOYkwO0Ai7PS6qUAOr-enbRuA1MnqoFeUuPzYobFriM6TuYDE3ObKWTfTAYEUcVyfFwjVHJYRZTpIYu/s320/DSC00862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387082539433689346" border="0" /></a>The PBA card may have helped too, but the sign seems pretty genuine in its own right. I'm betting a ticket was issued anyway. Great effort though.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-214551370996375282009-09-24T19:02:00.000-07:002009-09-25T06:55:12.015-07:00Kick NadsSeems to be a punk band from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kicknads">Ohio</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgichfLcEpX7r48o_M0y7OcThYtQ-FBAlX8DoM5iEP4FhOpv97AaUHwWDiMSwCY-m7SJUdjonyY_DjvMV720T_xAumOOw1gZ3WzA916Q_JhsHvHBzplj2j4NohUKBGKEcX2uQu7u2dzSZpw/s1600-h/DSC00882.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgichfLcEpX7r48o_M0y7OcThYtQ-FBAlX8DoM5iEP4FhOpv97AaUHwWDiMSwCY-m7SJUdjonyY_DjvMV720T_xAumOOw1gZ3WzA916Q_JhsHvHBzplj2j4NohUKBGKEcX2uQu7u2dzSZpw/s320/DSC00882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385219754243174114" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-74873136082251153352009-09-23T20:28:00.000-07:002009-09-23T20:31:40.903-07:001 Wall Street, 49th Floor<div style="text-align: center;">I had to stop myself from uploading more photos; there are more. This is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Wall_Street,_Manhattan">Bank of New York Mellon building</a>. It's kind of unbelievable that they started building this at the beginning of the depression in '29, to me anyway.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Aydl7wCmCI-3Apjt6kUgF9JW5_bBucfn0LXcWC5FOaB4Cj5Itt7EZTHpI9WbEqcTw1j1UQnfK1Nh3naT963wQJIx_2vuRdCcVwQwZ6wP_8j8YZMvcJ18pImxfgXwqhBPnqm1Mvm8NCMc/s1600-h/DSC01183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Aydl7wCmCI-3Apjt6kUgF9JW5_bBucfn0LXcWC5FOaB4Cj5Itt7EZTHpI9WbEqcTw1j1UQnfK1Nh3naT963wQJIx_2vuRdCcVwQwZ6wP_8j8YZMvcJ18pImxfgXwqhBPnqm1Mvm8NCMc/s320/DSC01183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177790765394056802" border="0" /></a>Towards Jersey.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWAp2MyhYCoh_q1hf63cPMgEXC0_psBumomnAj0w_N6AHb1Li_u3-rkZwBQ-29AIMZJhQoBhKL7y89k26AU4uAKVoQqHGU2_isukRv5z1FAIc-ieDrgtLy9Cpeb0hNU9d-BJC2N4IHM1A/s1600-h/DSC01179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWAp2MyhYCoh_q1hf63cPMgEXC0_psBumomnAj0w_N6AHb1Li_u3-rkZwBQ-29AIMZJhQoBhKL7y89k26AU4uAKVoQqHGU2_isukRv5z1FAIc-ieDrgtLy9Cpeb0hNU9d-BJC2N4IHM1A/s320/DSC01179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177790769689024114" border="0" /></a>M'kay.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAnbipXTFKp0YWYmOQrOFZKB-8u2ySSdMZ0bKtpdS1MKdwIinVfPfkzpTEqHt8B7WHotm4Bjbxxpwuk_ZQdOal7s6FfcOIwEGRV30kt68nfaNjySZa8qa4Cc_2cHX20s_LE2NCMaNyPlG/s1600-h/DSC01168.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKAnbipXTFKp0YWYmOQrOFZKB-8u2ySSdMZ0bKtpdS1MKdwIinVfPfkzpTEqHt8B7WHotm4Bjbxxpwuk_ZQdOal7s6FfcOIwEGRV30kt68nfaNjySZa8qa4Cc_2cHX20s_LE2NCMaNyPlG/s320/DSC01168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177790778278958738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Hj4d10lKwnC0jOkQK5i5wPpqAAKiosph23VRHGJiYc7eVhcyItTrBkuf4WzftmeCebA1kAiNDvyCi2hs-S102WHSwkZKLwFkY0lCqSeqVRV9lzlsCaN94hiUgbo659jQ01cVbFCL3q6-/s1600-h/DSC01163.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Hj4d10lKwnC0jOkQK5i5wPpqAAKiosph23VRHGJiYc7eVhcyItTrBkuf4WzftmeCebA1kAiNDvyCi2hs-S102WHSwkZKLwFkY0lCqSeqVRV9lzlsCaN94hiUgbo659jQ01cVbFCL3q6-/s320/DSC01163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177790782573926050" border="0" /></a><br />That's 49 stories down.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPDHMf8nqsswdssZtvfsbGt6CwXERIgsnUuKk0hDyDcT9tAcTi47IwXw3x8zPDToH-rXHbiAxpzaGI5ZjGl86Len4qQoRo0fomANnx813RX9sXdLTqKxmVPLO6D71apLmt9_n6xQO-___/s1600-h/DSC01188.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPDHMf8nqsswdssZtvfsbGt6CwXERIgsnUuKk0hDyDcT9tAcTi47IwXw3x8zPDToH-rXHbiAxpzaGI5ZjGl86Len4qQoRo0fomANnx813RX9sXdLTqKxmVPLO6D71apLmt9_n6xQO-___/s320/DSC01188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177783159006975554" border="0" /></a><br />Quite erotic, if you ask me, and a fine coat rack indeed.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEpbgRHcXJ39-f1kEG5Hl3yn7UuW6C00_PbdwqfjoKrNPKC0ZdrJrzSIdddnJd_xtplmUiR524-ugbe4AfXgohyRS_sEYvlS7cuaq9nMFHl_CzbWRwUypp4F4nFWWbEE8g3mCsNE_qnF7/s1600-h/DSC01155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEpbgRHcXJ39-f1kEG5Hl3yn7UuW6C00_PbdwqfjoKrNPKC0ZdrJrzSIdddnJd_xtplmUiR524-ugbe4AfXgohyRS_sEYvlS7cuaq9nMFHl_CzbWRwUypp4F4nFWWbEE8g3mCsNE_qnF7/s320/DSC01155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177783163301942866" border="0" /></a>This is the private bank on the first floor. Private meaning you can't enter unless you have a Radio Flyer full of cash. The red tile walls are pretty nuts. "<a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04E7D8163AF932A25750C0A9679C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Organizations/L/Landmarks%20Preservation%20Commission">The artist Hildreth Meière coordinated the installation of the mosaics, which were made by Ravenna Mosaics in Berlin and Long Island City</a>." <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVINuzatCPjsmuFA0snzWiiKQZNQUokpq2hpb-MH6BYOrtA8ysOdXy2xeqDBlXWh_XQ04MDYyjdP2e3xFrWMR9sAWUBYbstjjxa8aY4M4ONHG3DG-0Y0idkf5NIUz9dhMNx8BP875IgivE/s1600-h/DSC01180.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVINuzatCPjsmuFA0snzWiiKQZNQUokpq2hpb-MH6BYOrtA8ysOdXy2xeqDBlXWh_XQ04MDYyjdP2e3xFrWMR9sAWUBYbstjjxa8aY4M4ONHG3DG-0Y0idkf5NIUz9dhMNx8BP875IgivE/s320/DSC01180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177782192639333874" border="0" /></a>The ceilings in this room are about 30' high and are clad, I shit you not, in Indonesian sea shells. This is the <a href="http://gobble.tumblr.com/">seven diamond hooker</a> of board rooms.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWknNBsiifOF_64Lf5sKe1UXgiyPgZaoCiVIdIou5QJv5DiGDWh39QJZOO3AgjDhrAO2nnqXfz5dwmCdgpcqM7xTzTw95He1_IyLH36Rm66qdJ-056i5bagq6VYh1PBUzIntN7Q2sHCPl/s1600-h/DSC01174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWknNBsiifOF_64Lf5sKe1UXgiyPgZaoCiVIdIou5QJv5DiGDWh39QJZOO3AgjDhrAO2nnqXfz5dwmCdgpcqM7xTzTw95He1_IyLH36Rm66qdJ-056i5bagq6VYh1PBUzIntN7Q2sHCPl/s320/DSC01174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177782196934301186" border="0" /></a><br />Oragami?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zMbzw1X5j6pm88AntjFr39LaIWaapjJJdO39r8PYQIUug4fEhmZfTRq0MhV5Pphu4BcQSFSG-6NglKFgKw9pj5nPxb2ubXsShbmysvfslSg8gFLwGBlH7XSVgs8mEwPfl-N4ydSJwt0c/s1600-h/DSC01176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zMbzw1X5j6pm88AntjFr39LaIWaapjJJdO39r8PYQIUug4fEhmZfTRq0MhV5Pphu4BcQSFSG-6NglKFgKw9pj5nPxb2ubXsShbmysvfslSg8gFLwGBlH7XSVgs8mEwPfl-N4ydSJwt0c/s320/DSC01176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177782201229268498" border="0" /></a><br />I think these could possibly be the original furnishings from '31, less the exit signs. That green marble mantle-thing is more green in person.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tBHAb7-LqFDYxurAtnZhMT-F-vhqY1z_k0rqFpYoTUr8TJeV52Ge346zUTrGAxqq0CYq0MqwhBvLgxmt7Ea7bA9X7WuVekrwIUgOvVZx2s6Iymw66pKp0xsVYBpLSw77PCh_joXRWrrK/s1600-h/DSC01182.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tBHAb7-LqFDYxurAtnZhMT-F-vhqY1z_k0rqFpYoTUr8TJeV52Ge346zUTrGAxqq0CYq0MqwhBvLgxmt7Ea7bA9X7WuVekrwIUgOvVZx2s6Iymw66pKp0xsVYBpLSw77PCh_joXRWrrK/s320/DSC01182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177782205524235810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTA4PEB2OJ9qtKHgsm9CzH7QcAW6Qx2QHqxNfUmp5pSrQFMZZvob2nv3sA52MSoTz7mQZfZavulSUhh3j8TLxsTmSzGzznK2BOY4XSW99ea1vQVNOKeaZWNrAJCN-kEUaSqm4se4qANqD/s1600-h/DSC01170.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTA4PEB2OJ9qtKHgsm9CzH7QcAW6Qx2QHqxNfUmp5pSrQFMZZvob2nv3sA52MSoTz7mQZfZavulSUhh3j8TLxsTmSzGzznK2BOY4XSW99ea1vQVNOKeaZWNrAJCN-kEUaSqm4se4qANqD/s320/DSC01170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177782209819203122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-79522739124229501862009-09-21T18:28:00.000-07:002009-09-21T18:55:42.364-07:00Cougar Town?I'm surprised no one has made a stink about this faux real estate advertisement for <span style="font-style: italic;">Cougar Town</span>(apparently it's a show on ABC), so let me be the first. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mHFPS6EmN90TJSemBKM2wJYmvbU5rui0KNHOqebKv5Pt7HiB-rrBqnGf3GR9C0WoQqw0uv2HHVZnETDlWiH00Q7J4xjyl3hQF3ERRfHAN9VlcLJbmicy9l7ZdnZyJT_6KKDThHPGMAY6/s1600-h/DSC00902.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mHFPS6EmN90TJSemBKM2wJYmvbU5rui0KNHOqebKv5Pt7HiB-rrBqnGf3GR9C0WoQqw0uv2HHVZnETDlWiH00Q7J4xjyl3hQF3ERRfHAN9VlcLJbmicy9l7ZdnZyJT_6KKDThHPGMAY6/s320/DSC00902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384097915946071570" border="0" /></a>Dear Sirs:<br /><br />You have not only offended my aesthetic sensibilities, but also section 32-60 of The New York City Department of City Planning's Zoning Resolution (ZR). <br /><br />This is an "advertising sign" as defined by ZR 12-10 and such signs can only be located in commercial zoning districts C6-5, C6-7, C7 and C8. Not only was this picture taken in a residential district, but you'd be hard pressed to find any of the aforementioned zoning districts anywhere in Greenpoint or Willliamsburg.<br /><br />The offending signs are everywhere and starting to grate; I demand satisfaction.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-45102803896510618452009-09-21T18:20:00.001-07:002009-09-21T18:24:33.464-07:00A NovelGraham and Conelyea: I'm confused.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59VH_wynIPPDg78MLFOCUl2SG4TMpmZvMrSwQnzHcWOg6DuEiU8INQY5oWNzSbP9_OEJyjzefJ4jNafGdrIWbcPMtVaKULC3g_pOZCm4nhxb762fe9IpTwYAFT9tr1UqDiXRv0W4-ztpC/s1600-h/DSC00903.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59VH_wynIPPDg78MLFOCUl2SG4TMpmZvMrSwQnzHcWOg6DuEiU8INQY5oWNzSbP9_OEJyjzefJ4jNafGdrIWbcPMtVaKULC3g_pOZCm4nhxb762fe9IpTwYAFT9tr1UqDiXRv0W4-ztpC/s320/DSC00903.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384096380285619426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cfyjeLZyvX3M7RUeqICMIpaAcS5HP0Bxcic9hJuqEjyOsd1ccRarHrQVDxCPSiwGrXSGKFvYL2yh5Swkvd3nmGXaCqGd2sW5etKHLjIuCoRtUGHj1nCYWbNJs3Zczhi8QAxeQuvOqvyH/s1600-h/DSC00904.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cfyjeLZyvX3M7RUeqICMIpaAcS5HP0Bxcic9hJuqEjyOsd1ccRarHrQVDxCPSiwGrXSGKFvYL2yh5Swkvd3nmGXaCqGd2sW5etKHLjIuCoRtUGHj1nCYWbNJs3Zczhi8QAxeQuvOqvyH/s320/DSC00904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384096035891687426" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-85065845131103039022009-09-21T18:14:00.000-07:002009-09-21T18:15:17.151-07:0065 East 55th Street, Roof<div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>First things first: this is David Copperfield's triplex penthouse, allegedly. I went ahead and tried to indicate the extent of it with that faint orange bracket on the left (go ahead, click on it). Take a look at those 25' columns. Odd detail, no? It looks alien. It looks as if it's descended from space and attached itself to a normal apartment house.<div> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmJ9omFI13TvahYGwR8uU4i5AKriP15OxN_vNqhAxjVNcBnQhU6qb4_hgu1fiNfm-uQfFgBxD0PvEKlsW5k_UHM7yzHddip6vqrUjgcUg7Jxct44MQ8mYfJ-qAAOotFx4B6-oIk-OaI7b/s1600-h/DSC02932a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmJ9omFI13TvahYGwR8uU4i5AKriP15OxN_vNqhAxjVNcBnQhU6qb4_hgu1fiNfm-uQfFgBxD0PvEKlsW5k_UHM7yzHddip6vqrUjgcUg7Jxct44MQ8mYfJ-qAAOotFx4B6-oIk-OaI7b/s320/DSC02932a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236183199223635218" border="0" /></a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpIYEPleZwsi0Ic61YbEytpJTqLDdLNG4zbBQUcQKBSx6nknRRArp43Ss3xkHH8UyyeM91QOwhQ_2DU1Fg6PNzmlYFhAa7gyTYXbJ9e-3oerFQo7WWyUls-ifm6ZwZqGbWyD075d2Y3-N/s320/DSC02942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236057810538294834" border="0" />Citicorp.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-h2WGOSquM6_PHzvo6o4-Zc4qGjHL7s9k_DtrsP-jgy6FBkajWNjttIqxdGX8NE3i8vVaW1ol-6faXF3NHCm8EYgAmbnnESOMLusscOaAU9PElv0kw6pTN8m8-ApeO1DhHpSUcjvCSoJ/s1600-h/DSC02917.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-h2WGOSquM6_PHzvo6o4-Zc4qGjHL7s9k_DtrsP-jgy6FBkajWNjttIqxdGX8NE3i8vVaW1ol-6faXF3NHCm8EYgAmbnnESOMLusscOaAU9PElv0kw6pTN8m8-ApeO1DhHpSUcjvCSoJ/s320/DSC02917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236397170316278914" border="0" /></a><br />I'm going to start a series on this blog called "Show Me Your Window Washing Rig." This is the first installment. All buildings of this size have them, though you don't see them much and we never talk about them, do we? I find them rather beautiful.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0734tWjGlopheS2n5Cvh09u91ybzS3O1_GOQH9uZg9IIsO68nQSvxK4D_HSI74esCHcysjqM18-0OM_w16R1iitV_nJPX6hdJs62x0s7ck7pZAaUXg3h7ZBYmOvisMA6VcmzZX0iJTfn0/s1600-h/DSC02946.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0734tWjGlopheS2n5Cvh09u91ybzS3O1_GOQH9uZg9IIsO68nQSvxK4D_HSI74esCHcysjqM18-0OM_w16R1iitV_nJPX6hdJs62x0s7ck7pZAaUXg3h7ZBYmOvisMA6VcmzZX0iJTfn0/s320/DSC02946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236183203971626786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtM5t1RUnA3GlCYWSJiOuhzGy_OwMPiNqDbiZOWlRQR1l9CrLU5vADQB8rJUeRvsAgDuBah33zNnnFUd3YW9Nny3OtdIjw4Xzqzaz53V1SSwhKKw-AIK0QpQj4gajPmGUU0Hjqd8RDDYl_/s1600-h/DSC02915.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtM5t1RUnA3GlCYWSJiOuhzGy_OwMPiNqDbiZOWlRQR1l9CrLU5vADQB8rJUeRvsAgDuBah33zNnnFUd3YW9Nny3OtdIjw4Xzqzaz53V1SSwhKKw-AIK0QpQj4gajPmGUU0Hjqd8RDDYl_/s320/DSC02915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236183209504376834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmxqX5aRpTtTwdNv4UUel6JJbw2Lde8LZse99ZSDkxpw__GSAh0-LyjqAno01lgZFQCwbxECsCxPR63K8wsU6KJ85yQbZXqhoBIpSEoEwBR82NG0lZXFzrt2qyc0xzNaojtFmyUuxO8Ia/s1600-h/DSC02935.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmxqX5aRpTtTwdNv4UUel6JJbw2Lde8LZse99ZSDkxpw__GSAh0-LyjqAno01lgZFQCwbxECsCxPR63K8wsU6KJ85yQbZXqhoBIpSEoEwBR82NG0lZXFzrt2qyc0xzNaojtFmyUuxO8Ia/s320/DSC02935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236397165235031362" border="0" /></a>The railing you see there is the track that the window washing rig rides on. The rig itself is stored in a glass and steel pyramid on this level. There's a giant garage door that opens and the rig rides around the perimeter, then back into the garage/pyramid.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHi5b6LgdBj4SI2cUHoZVd6Sxn-wFdr0hjDE-W0J5ZGv0Kfnb3Q5kqNe78gr7bZ20czuy3m5fbD1p2s93VvfsW-OOUmW8JOvr3ynw5R5pzuvs3jbktiU3sZ5S66Ka9qRVWkHEU3S1WHIP9/s1600-h/DSC02925.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHi5b6LgdBj4SI2cUHoZVd6Sxn-wFdr0hjDE-W0J5ZGv0Kfnb3Q5kqNe78gr7bZ20czuy3m5fbD1p2s93VvfsW-OOUmW8JOvr3ynw5R5pzuvs3jbktiU3sZ5S66Ka9qRVWkHEU3S1WHIP9/s320/DSC02925.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236407499157630354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJKhbrgeFsreKnspNr9dLsIZcv5DJ8xfgSZhTTyLzVKfbu8UiCz4Upk6Mjocc46jN0Qbi0odSv-PhQERfmhdTxYIcr1I-EoxG4iWCNSnk9jte22BRS3MOF7mowVLaHFRy0qmODe5XgF3K/s1600-h/DSC02914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJKhbrgeFsreKnspNr9dLsIZcv5DJ8xfgSZhTTyLzVKfbu8UiCz4Upk6Mjocc46jN0Qbi0odSv-PhQERfmhdTxYIcr1I-EoxG4iWCNSnk9jte22BRS3MOF7mowVLaHFRy0qmODe5XgF3K/s320/DSC02914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236055318146655458" border="0" /></a>Below: if you'll direct your attention to the upper left, those are the reflecting pools of the Segram's Building.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEhINwi7lm6-2t1ogAJJW2PclX08HmoUe7W9ybMrACd3BMb4G3HEB_zED9HadMIZ-FyvDQbxbNZ5_sPCYwxAR61mAB528D87838Yr7BWwMomDkd_ckCueI3Z7bAWquIy-kSlTPZnj6Jy6/s1600-h/DSC02919.JPG"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEhINwi7lm6-2t1ogAJJW2PclX08HmoUe7W9ybMrACd3BMb4G3HEB_zED9HadMIZ-FyvDQbxbNZ5_sPCYwxAR61mAB528D87838Yr7BWwMomDkd_ckCueI3Z7bAWquIy-kSlTPZnj6Jy6/s320/DSC02919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236055331358260002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-PYg8RomDbs42Khwq4l_WyNqyPhyphenhyphenA5YY31bxFZRCfEQLzjyYOQ2fGkHNRk6RzMRTVg-2mr9GU8-VJeheGajMZiq74-eSdCkyX9EMJt6Ah5CV2ldJ6iJvhSRfd4ROdCNjN7Zf6aVnjGC_/s1600-h/DSC02926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn3u-wSJHLMWNWG3MyMset0jEDCGGzC2S2nTBPugJTrdZZkd62kMG-gCYrNb24QmlUjYUx7u6MG42xdKiStlFXYMg3u7kXYKFJKyC8oeSOPQJdx1oM8vA6IHp9fMkFV91LztXCOc6UE_K/s320/DSC01094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178121907372578594" border="0" /></a>And then there were two: Bank of America Tower (under construction) and Conde Nast.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7wagU3XlrcturP3Cnl_0_oLTN-jpmiBF8qhWhMOqUTOwy04gh-v2WpijVBOILwYysSq9zqZ-9iyPqPBF3Ua7xf9ohbeiooHs5wKQTBh3M9HhKUZkr1nZx3KnXcXhtLr7b4ivN2QJz0lJ/s1600-h/DSC01079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7wagU3XlrcturP3Cnl_0_oLTN-jpmiBF8qhWhMOqUTOwy04gh-v2WpijVBOILwYysSq9zqZ-9iyPqPBF3Ua7xf9ohbeiooHs5wKQTBh3M9HhKUZkr1nZx3KnXcXhtLr7b4ivN2QJz0lJ/s320/DSC01079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178167176327878514" border="0" /></a><br />Westin Hotel and NYT Building.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_ZQyfinTkoNSGaIJQSJJ3JWG2AXoGKm5V8xpFI2OkVoUY9TIJz9ZNFIVdMZnkiQjTyunCZkzAaceu8CE0Mwmf-7SYxATmSBEHd14hxMu1u9nGTUl_Uf-Q9-G4IhJAzdAn1LSG2n1gDDI/s1600-h/DSC01086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_ZQyfinTkoNSGaIJQSJJ3JWG2AXoGKm5V8xpFI2OkVoUY9TIJz9ZNFIVdMZnkiQjTyunCZkzAaceu8CE0Mwmf-7SYxATmSBEHd14hxMu1u9nGTUl_Uf-Q9-G4IhJAzdAn1LSG2n1gDDI/s320/DSC01086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178167180622845826" border="0" /></a><br />The glass cube on the left with the circular floors inside is the top of the Marriott Marquis.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbbVta5Dmv7VyQewTlK66Xc75-qswR8KHOObSGDT3Wr7Zm6yGYqUj8Sxe7DuLwoGw9fbj56_x8n0xjlORMcesgMv_sBV-2M5knzTryb9laaeEWGNW08WeD3fchfhuz_e4PFBVU5HTcVNo/s1600-h/DSC01088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbbVta5Dmv7VyQewTlK66Xc75-qswR8KHOObSGDT3Wr7Zm6yGYqUj8Sxe7DuLwoGw9fbj56_x8n0xjlORMcesgMv_sBV-2M5knzTryb9laaeEWGNW08WeD3fchfhuz_e4PFBVU5HTcVNo/s320/DSC01088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178167180622845842" border="0" /></a>Towards 825 8th Avenue (World Wide Plaza).<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5BJ3c7swzbnRLnZ85vTixFU7ZfNrZHAF061ayaMcosMKm4eTmJ73WGiHffMNNIMHgsHOdskddCQuzs9bUAZdGNAUkESRmkxykoAHmAZZcFAkt8XtnZudaIMio6T_S6VJraRIayOFAHM7/s1600-h/DSC01100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5BJ3c7swzbnRLnZ85vTixFU7ZfNrZHAF061ayaMcosMKm4eTmJ73WGiHffMNNIMHgsHOdskddCQuzs9bUAZdGNAUkESRmkxykoAHmAZZcFAkt8XtnZudaIMio6T_S6VJraRIayOFAHM7/s320/DSC01100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178167189212780450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs62J3QXrPAj6PYvMwdJLhad0MgvJaRXbvLMDs4fOEMvV2xBhYNY79WNCJppTQcmEZUVW1rVdChFuRGx_XO1au8l4fICI13ioU7gwhqkd97cRkxs7KATJwBaAj77E_L-2QvhMYEVCVVW2g/s1600-h/DSC01102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs62J3QXrPAj6PYvMwdJLhad0MgvJaRXbvLMDs4fOEMvV2xBhYNY79WNCJppTQcmEZUVW1rVdChFuRGx_XO1au8l4fICI13ioU7gwhqkd97cRkxs7KATJwBaAj77E_L-2QvhMYEVCVVW2g/s320/DSC01102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178165720333965122" border="0" /></a><br />Me, looking anonymous.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5g5XatcF7XVdL0L-6_1MSDcLf90lI1YkL4TB1X6rmuJnh7rQqGqMoKhcCDqMxr2igh06ZurHdTMabSYkQr_N8KIUY7aNuDz1TOcq7uShYWJV2ujLOVr46BCyKBNgumeIEzWfxiUglv1ae/s1600-h/DSC01081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5g5XatcF7XVdL0L-6_1MSDcLf90lI1YkL4TB1X6rmuJnh7rQqGqMoKhcCDqMxr2igh06ZurHdTMabSYkQr_N8KIUY7aNuDz1TOcq7uShYWJV2ujLOVr46BCyKBNgumeIEzWfxiUglv1ae/s320/DSC01081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178121894487676674" border="0" /></a>Jersey.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9H5hzhCNWRWUyEenyfNt4N6cWtvjTmJMlQmW5GwUW_24pT4cyeN17Y-t-yAs1lRoZpvcxdjmxduXeYzHXZ9QyASnTRUsnIMhWC65rwdntgnjqknXra2-fhPtW2EXYn-xljdIW8u4EP_p7/s1600-h/DSC01073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9H5hzhCNWRWUyEenyfNt4N6cWtvjTmJMlQmW5GwUW_24pT4cyeN17Y-t-yAs1lRoZpvcxdjmxduXeYzHXZ9QyASnTRUsnIMhWC65rwdntgnjqknXra2-fhPtW2EXYn-xljdIW8u4EP_p7/s320/DSC01073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178121907372578578" border="0" /></a>Towards 1 Penn Plaza.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-65863666730062022972009-09-17T18:53:00.000-07:002009-09-17T19:04:31.941-07:00Looking 49 Floors Down a Fire TowerTitle pretty much says it all. <br /><br />It's a 10'x16' hole running through a large office building in Midtown. Back in the days before sprinklers, they used to create a vestibule before you entered the egress stair. The vestibule has a railing and opening into the "fire tower." The idea is to be able to vent smoke from a floor on fire without contaminating the egress stair. <br /><br />I can tell you that this thing works like a giant straw and even the slightest breeze blowing over the top of the shaft creates some serious negative pressure; meaning it's very hard to close the vestibule door after you've opened it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK6QLM4C1Dh2MIruyzvJB8PKupmfkKcDMkY-YbFhIoSxcg1dhvFUjhikqRDLSYHy9e7lKIpLniU0liQACopQBLhAV8jil2PXHuc7SImqFK6IVo8zBYzdZDV8dadQY00PIlxcdRPj1Q8kF/s1600-h/IMG_0589.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK6QLM4C1Dh2MIruyzvJB8PKupmfkKcDMkY-YbFhIoSxcg1dhvFUjhikqRDLSYHy9e7lKIpLniU0liQACopQBLhAV8jil2PXHuc7SImqFK6IVo8zBYzdZDV8dadQY00PIlxcdRPj1Q8kF/s320/IMG_0589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382619978118835074" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-47654153672281995612009-08-31T18:01:00.000-07:002009-08-31T18:09:30.469-07:00An Update<a href="http://musingsonpoint.blogspot.com/2009/07/complaint.html">A quick update regarding my letter to the honorable Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo</a>: I received a nice letter (good stationary and all) from his office thanking me for bringing it to their attention. They copied The City of New York Tax Commission on the correspondence and The Commission quickly wrote me a letter indicating that they had determined it was a matter under the jurisdiction of The Department of Finance; they forwarded my complaint to the DOF and I'm waiting to see if they think I'm a total nut or if there's some merit in my complaint.<br /><br />I'll keep you posted.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-45325581516256704442009-08-12T19:20:00.000-07:002009-08-12T19:31:06.002-07:00The Anti-Air Conditioner Sleeve<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXIr-BKBRgKOvDh_pc2jmxUG7J1TWuRe6QcvwkLEdG_Dw_HVm-nTEBgp84PjI_0Pe5R9nZnTIRE7E7hlawEktE-Gjt9LOd80oClCoJDHlPU4qO4yo7p62nh-sshAvnfDTw_3DduQhZTEp/s1600-h/DSC00664.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXIr-BKBRgKOvDh_pc2jmxUG7J1TWuRe6QcvwkLEdG_Dw_HVm-nTEBgp84PjI_0Pe5R9nZnTIRE7E7hlawEktE-Gjt9LOd80oClCoJDHlPU4qO4yo7p62nh-sshAvnfDTw_3DduQhZTEp/s320/DSC00664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369270227742914146" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-10574820102989840972009-08-04T18:22:00.000-07:002009-08-04T18:34:16.517-07:00Be Glad This Isn't Your OfficeIt's not my office either and this video doesn't truly capture the ambiance; the ambiance being a 1500 square foot, flashing LED sign. Keep in mind that this was taken at pretty much high-noon. Even at that time of day, I was over powered by the room-altering strobe effect.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzctxkZL4rPGYQDwbrGwspjx3bal-6RE_be28h7xnF8CS2NDk6y_GQ6Bp127lpMn-ek39_42gQTMQP-1iZUqg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-39995596911232524802009-08-04T18:19:00.001-07:002009-08-04T18:19:55.969-07:00Mmm...mmmatresses.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfY53yzjhn5WhQ9GcKbVWWT-pHeR_bOPISoQlxOAy46aTzqhwLCemat_gmEL-0O_-hn6uipABrmz2lkgHspPOc4RKTbFO6CPC0sRxjcAQ9AICWhuAuoRnIWavwDPob4iyYAZfdSbacbxQ/s1600-h/IMG_0549.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfY53yzjhn5WhQ9GcKbVWWT-pHeR_bOPISoQlxOAy46aTzqhwLCemat_gmEL-0O_-hn6uipABrmz2lkgHspPOc4RKTbFO6CPC0sRxjcAQ9AICWhuAuoRnIWavwDPob4iyYAZfdSbacbxQ/s320/IMG_0549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366283268089755442" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-91358244262545965532009-08-04T18:15:00.000-07:002009-08-04T18:16:38.025-07:00Sleepytime<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBQ5ZGMQ7C9d9jDSlifmIKJCFHDOvze1oKRY3R0m04y5eqdt27DAYQxXSZJmuYmVZguDo98_YPw6DyCdZkQqtK1IIOTo7zI0I3iOqpKFWYJH7Qm1StVWVaiR7bm5K-BwGnZEWH_oaX9a9/s1600-h/DSC00829.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBQ5ZGMQ7C9d9jDSlifmIKJCFHDOvze1oKRY3R0m04y5eqdt27DAYQxXSZJmuYmVZguDo98_YPw6DyCdZkQqtK1IIOTo7zI0I3iOqpKFWYJH7Qm1StVWVaiR7bm5K-BwGnZEWH_oaX9a9/s320/DSC00829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366282407047299762" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-89011414028647852972009-07-13T17:09:00.000-07:002009-08-31T18:08:56.944-07:00A ComplaintThis post is dedicated to <a href="http://www.newyorkshitty.com/index.php?s=certificate+of+occupancy">Miss Heather and her futile efforts to have illegal occupancies eradicated from the Northside</a>.<br /><br />Below you will find a copy of a letter I delivered to the New York State Attorney General today:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprZJg3_iDHL45w7v8jhkHA40Jv7YXupahrARQIa3P9W3zOHi5ft-P6AWQqTN6-gxEXFEo1pw_78XHaHoXfjt51tsF4FrjIs6-Mmhux6uMcxf3sNGoer_aAc-FbQt4OW7EMhsywGAfBuaY/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprZJg3_iDHL45w7v8jhkHA40Jv7YXupahrARQIa3P9W3zOHi5ft-P6AWQqTN6-gxEXFEo1pw_78XHaHoXfjt51tsF4FrjIs6-Mmhux6uMcxf3sNGoer_aAc-FbQt4OW7EMhsywGAfBuaY/s320/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358110087347299186" border="0" /></a><br />Dear Attorney General Cuomo:<br /><br />475 Kent Avenue located in borough of Brooklyn , per it's <a href="http://a810-cofo.nyc.gov/cofo/B/000/073000/B000073998.PDF" target="_blank">certificate of occupancy</a> and <a href="http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&houseno=475+&street=kent+ave&go2=+GO+&requestid=0" target="_blank">Department of Finance Records(you can see it in the center of the page near the middle)</a> is a warehouse. The owner of the building illegally converted the warehouse to apartments. While the Fire Department of the City of New York (FD) issued a vacate order after an illegal matzoh factory with highly explosive grain silos was discovered in the cellar, the Department of Buildings (DOB) and FD allowed them to re-occupy illegally converted residential apartments after upgrading their sprinkler system to work (it was not working at the time of the vacate).<br /><br />While this drives me nuts from a professional perspective, I'm willing to accept the City was willing to look the other way; think about the "artists." However, I'm upset the owner still pays property tax based on a "warehouse" occupancy instead of the reality that this is a 200 unit residential building he illegally converted (I can demonstrate the illegality beyond a reasonable doubt, but it's very wordy; if you actually respond to my complaint, I'll elaborate further).<br /><br />I do not know the difference in the tax rates but have a gut feeling it's substantial. Very substantial. Several hundred thousand, if not a million plus.<br /><br />I can date the conversion at at least 2005 based solely on DOB violations (<a href="http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/ECBQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=9&ecbin=34496961M" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/ECBQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=9&ecbin=34509534H" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/ECBQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=10&ecbin=34610663K" target="_blank">3</a>). With utility bills, I bet it would go back <i>at least</i> 10 years. <a href="http://a836-acris.nyc.gov/Scripts/DocSearch.dll/ViewImage?Doc_ID=FT_3970000928197">The building owner</a> is thumbing his nose at the city. They [the city] allowed the tenants back in without a CO and without dismissing any of the 91<a href="http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&houseno=475+&street=kent+ave&go2=+GO+&requestid=0">[!!!!]</a> open violations; not to mention the <a href="http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/OverviewForComplaintServlet?requestid=2&vlcompdetlkey=0000529000">open stop work order</a> and <a href="http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/OverviewForComplaintServlet?requestid=2&vlcompdetlkey=0001172311">open partial vacate order</a> (I understand it's for a girls' school located in a separate structure on the same block and lot, but he still owns it and this is yet another example of the property owner's indifference to the rule of law).<br /><br />While I could go on and on and on and on why this drives me nuts, I'm going to focus on <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">reclaiming the taxes for the people of this great city</span>. My children need park improvements. My objective in submitting this complaint is to reclaim what is rightfully ours [the taxpayer--the taxpayer who pays the highest tax rate in the nation, mind you]: our tax dollars.<br /><br />Mr. Cuomo, I'm certain this issue has not been brought to your attention as I'm sure you're a busy man. I only ask you investigate this matter; I'll gladly outline the code and zoning issues that back up my assertions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382645900542582326.post-58809591487025848202009-07-07T18:00:00.000-07:002009-07-07T18:13:19.630-07:00The Not-For-Profit BuskerI'm nicknaming him The King of Graham Avenue, cause he lives on Graham Avenue and last night he was wearing a Burger King Crown (two of them linked together, actually). The last time I saw him I asked what that was called --I thought it might be a special type of accordion; [in a heavy Italian accent] "it's an accordion: it's <span style="font-style: italic;">Italian</span>!" Maybe it is. <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busker">The word "busker" seems to have Italian roots</a>.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzIKxXA0tinl4ezVWPavwNDiRW-vW5T1rd_GdlRrtcqY_yy40tYcy4sM4_J1S6yshTK-PwRN9ipjLlo4i-W' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0