They’re Watching You: The Financial District Pharaohs

I’m not sure how well you can see these from the ground, but adorning the corners of this building are some great pharaohs, complete with headdresses and wings:

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As a . . .

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Leaving NY: The Big Bamboo Lounge, Kissimmee, FL (R.I.P.)

The distance between my front door to the Big Bamboo Lounge in Kissimmee, Florida, is 1,104 miles, or 17 hours 29 minutes driving. Why is this being posted on a blog about New York City?

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If you’ve been reading this site, you’ve probably noticed that it’s not so much about . . .

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Kenneth Cole Thanks Us All!

Anyone who drives in the city is familiar with the Kenneth Cole billboard around 59th Street and the West Side Highway. The ads change frequently and comment on various political and social issues Cole favors (quite a lot of anti-war stuff in the past few years). This one appeared pretty quickly after the emergency airplane landing, and I should’ve posted it then to be . . .

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They’re Watching You: The West 59th Street Sea Creatures

Way over on West 59th Street between 10th and 11th is this great little Parks Department rec center, dwarfed on all sides by ultra-modern glass-curtain highrises.

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Once a bath house, the rec center now houses a public pool. What I especially love about this building are the two aquatic sculptures in the upper . . .

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When Is A Bookcase Not A Bookcase?

Among the many amenities you get while staying in the midtown Hilton’s 9,000 sq. foot, 2 floor/5 bedroom top floor luxury penthouse hotel suite: your very own library, complete with bar, flat screen TV, insane views of the city…

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…and . . .

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A (Bath)Room With A View

It probably goes without saying that this is quite the view to have while taking a bath (or sitting on the toilet):

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My bathroom has a view of a brick wall.

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