Washington Square

Washington Square North just after the stormy skies cleared, in the golden hour. Washington Square Park, Manhattan

New & Old NYC - MePa

Mix of old and new in the Meat Packing district (MePa). The 4-story building at the right was built probably in the late 1800s or early 1900s. The nearby Standard Hotel was built about two years ago and straddles the High Line - an abandoned elevated rail line that's been converted to an elevated park that runs for about 20 blocks on Manhattan's west side.

New and Old NYC - 6th Ave Downtown View

Not the usual juxtaposition of new and old that I enjoy finding. These are more distant contrasts. The "old" here is the clock tower in the foreground - the Jefferson Market branch of the NY Public Library on Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave) in Greenwich Village. When built in the late 1880s it served as the Third Judicial District Courthouse. This building is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The "new" is in the far distance. The tallest of those new buildings is 1 World Trade Center (still under construction). The shorter building to its left is 7 World Trade Center (the only new building on the WTC site that is already completed and occupied). The building to the right of 1WTC is Trump Soho Hotel at Spring Street. Although it appears to be near the WTC site, it is actually about half-way between the World Trade Center site and the clock tower.

Caliente Cab

A couple of snaps from outside the Caliente Cab Company restaurant in Greenwich Village - love that Studebaker Taco Taxi parked outside!

The Stonewall Inn

The Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, all decked out for yesterday's annual Pride Parade. Stonewall is considered by many to be the birthplace of the gay rights movement in the USA. This year the parade took on special meaning with Friday's passage of a law legalizing same-sex marriage in New York.

Our Lady of Pompeii

The tower above Our Lady of Pompeii Church - at the corner of Bleecker and Carmine Streets

Trees

Walking in Greenwhich Village, I came across this tangle of tree trunks and branches - bare just a few weeks ago, now filling out with color

Fiorello LaGuardia

Statue of Fiorello LaGuardia, former mayor of NYC. I found this at LaGuardia Place, near the NYU campus.

Trump SoHo

The new Trump SoHo on Spring Street, viewed here from the West Village. At over 40 floors high, it seems totally out of scale to its neighbors.

Fire Escapes

Fire escapes on King Street

Carmine Street

What NYC street scene would be complete without at least one yellow taxi somewhere? The church at the left is Our Lady of Pompeii.

Sidewalk Nap

Catching an evening nap on a Greenwich Village sidewalk

Roofscape

Union Square/NYU area roofscape.

Making a Point

Triangular-shaped building in the Meat Packing district comes to a very narrow point at this corner.

Our Lady of Pompeii

Our Lady of Pompeii Church at Bleecker & Carmine streets

Work Train

Some weekend repairs being done on the subway (A Line).

New York Savings Bank

I was rushing to meet someone when I turned to look behind me and noticed the dome atop the building on the corner that I had just come from. With not enough time to walk back to get a better shot, I used the zoom instead. Damn those pesky, distracting streetlamps and cables! The New York Savings Bank is long gone! But, the building is a designated landmark. So, it should live on pretty much as-is.

New and Old New York

Looking past the older brick buildings on Varick Street towards the new glass tower that I believe is Trump Soho Hotel.

Bankers Trust Co. Building

I pass this corner frequently and never noticed the details on this art deco building until now. This was originally the home of the Banker's Trust - W. 14th Street & 8th Ave.

Garbage

On my way home from dinner and stuck in traffic looking at this appetizing sight at Washington Square Park.