Private courtyard (owned by NYU ??) off University Place.

Crossing Delancey - Interesting clouds at the eastern end of Delancey Street. Taken from a moving bus (darn those traffic lights that always seem to be in the way!).

A bigger-than- life Calvin Klein undies guy on Houston Street near Lafayette (from a moving bus)

Artist at work - actually there were 3 artists painting this flower stand on 1st Avenue.

Ape and Cat (at the Dance) - a bronze sculpture by Jim Dine at Robert F. Wagner Park.

Getting ready for the US Open - new US Flags and colorful US Open banners line the walk between the subway and the Tennis Center. That's not the Tennis Center in the background - it's Shea Stadium on the left and Citi Field (still under construction) on the right.

El Ratoncito Miguel - or, Mickey Mouse, as he's more commonly known? I saw this rodent standing on W. 41st Street & 7th Ave in Manhattan... a long way from Orlando or Anaheim, where Mickey usually hangs out. But, is this the real Mickey Mouse? Mickey and I are close pals and I know that the real Mick has only 4 fingers and huge hands. This one looks like he has 5 fingers and small hands. Imposter!!

FDNY Fireboat No 9 chuggin' up the Hudson River. That's the relatively new skyline of Jersey City on the other side.

Revisiting Corlears Hook. Different year, different camera, different barges on the East River... but, not much else has changed since last year. That's Williamsburg (Brooklyn) in the background.

Mounted cops are often deployed for crowd control situations at events. After all, who wants to argue with a horse?

Flags at Battery Park standing out against the nearby buidling

Sitting at a red light at a busy East Village intersection (Houston St. & Avenue A)

South Street Seaport, Pier 17.

Courtyard at Amalgamated Dwellings. Built around 1930 by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, this was one of the first cooperative (co-op) housing buildings in the United States.