A "cool" way to get around town. I was using a more modest method of travel - a NYC Transit bus. This car pulled alongside us at traffic light.

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus is in town. Their rail cars are stored along the Amtrak/Long Island Railroad tracks in Long Island City, Queens. The first photo was taken from the LIRR station and the 2nd thru the window of a moving subway train.
Camera: Canon SX100IS

A rare sight in the heart of Manhattan - a gas station - considered by many to be a waste of valuable real estate.
Camera: Canon SX100IS

"X" marks the spot! I saw this in the sky and had to grab the camera.
Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3

Rest in Peace, Tigger
July 2003 - February 2008
More Photos of Tigger and her sister, Coco
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ20

Vintage-style light post on Park Row (officially co-named "People With AIDS Plaza").
Camera: Canon Rebel XT

Manhattan is completely surrounded by water, although it's mostly inaccessible due to fences and promenades that are a few feet above the water level. This particular portion of the waterfront, along the East River, has been decaying for years.
Camera: Canon Rebel XT

One of my favorite restaurants, on Carmine Street in the West Village.
Camera: Canon Rebel XT

I used to love driving out to JFK International Airport to watch the planes take off and land. Back in the days before hijackings and terrorist attacks there were even observation decks where visitors could get up close to the action. Today, about the closest you can get to a plane without actually flying somewhere is the AirTrain which loops around JFK's terminals.
Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3

3-for-1. The first photo below was taken yesterday while cat-sitting for a friend. The low-rise art deco building in the foreground is Amalgamated Dwellings, built around 1930. About 6 hours after this photo was taken, a fire gutted two apartments in the rear. Luckily, nobody was injured and the building suffered no major damage (other than the two gutted apartments). The 2nd photo shows boarded windows after the fire. The 3rd photo shows some of New York's Bravest investigating on the roof this afternoon.
Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3

47th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues in Manhattan is known as the "diamond center"
Camera: Canon Rebel XT

The Big Apple's biggest Apple Store opened yesterday at W 14th St & 9th Ave. I stopped in today and almost bought my first Mac.
Camera: Canon Rebel XT

What a difference a day makes. Well, really 2 days. The first photo is from today. The 2nd one is from just 2 days ago.
Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3

World AIDS Day. According to Wikipedia, "World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection." Volunteers at City Hall Park spent the day reading the names of 100,000 people who died of AIDS. But, nobody seemed to be listening.
Camera: Sony DSC-H5

Some of the last remaining leaves in the neighborhood. These trees will probably be bare by Monday.
Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3

Leaving on a Jet Plane - sitting at JetBlue's gate 21 at JFK International Airport, Queens, NYC
Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3

Ever wonder what's below that layer of asphalt you walk or travel on?
Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3

A taxi cab decorated with decals painted by local school children - part of the Garden in Transit project, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the NYC metered taxi.
Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3

The Unisphere - One of the few remaining icons from the 1964-1965 World's Fair, still standing at Flushing Meadows-Carona Park, Queens, NYC
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ20

Tourneau, E. 57th St at Madison Ave, NYC
Camera: Sony DSC-H5