Inside An Abandoned Masonic Hall In Tappan, NY

Last week, I was sent up to scout around Tappan, NY, a beautiful hamlet just over the New Jersey border. Each day, I found myself driving back and forth along a road called Western Highway…

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…and in the process, passing a gorgeous brick building that appeared to be abandoned.

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Was it a school, or former college? Perhaps the old town hall? On the seventh or eighth drive by, I finally pulled over to find out.

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The Pigeon Master of Delancey Street

I saw the coolest thing as I was driving over the Williamsburg Bridge the other day…

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Above this building at the end of Delancey Street…

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I noticed a huge flock of birds circling overhead…Except, they never left the area. They just kept . . .

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LEGOizing NY

Almost a year ago, I wrote a post about my favorite building in midtown, this chopped-in-half brownstone at 19 W 46th Street.

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The other day, I got a note that a Lego fan had built a Lego version of the building based on my pictures!

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The Sign-Eating Tree of Richmond Hill

I was scouting in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens today when I saw this tree that appears to be devouring its “SLOW – CHILDREN AT PLAY” sign.

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I’ve seen signs with bark wrap-over before, but here it seems like the tree is on the verge of gulping the sign down.

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