After almost an entire year, this project is starting up again thanks to new funding

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8:00 am on June 30, 2025

Updated Design Revealed for 561-Unit Skyscraper at 30-25 Queens Boulevard in Long Island City, Queens

newyorkyimby.com/2025/06/updated-design-revealed-for-561-...

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30-25 Queens Blvd / 29-10 Northern Boulevard

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Queens, New York (Random)

New addition. Love it. People in the suburbs hang these metal flowers upon their backyard fences. Me, I hang mine on my apartment walls, and, as of today, now own ten of them. And that metal piece surrounding the flower, I found one afternoon walking home from work. It's really cool looking.

I've actually found quite a few nice pieces walking home from work, one of which was an elongated wooden coffee table made of walnut wood, no blemishes, perfect condition, which I proceeded to carry across 4 avenues, then up the 4 flights to my apartment. Some things you just shouldn't ignore

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Newell's Run - Year of the City

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4th Floor Walk-up Penthouse Apartment

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This photo came about after I had enjoyed a wonderful lunch at "Bread N Wine", this awesome hole-in-the-wall restaurant situated along Lexington Avenue at 92nd St, in New York City. They've amazing food, offer 1/2 sandwiches, have great salads, and delicious soups. Their staff is also wonderful and very laid back, and magically appear when needed. Live music too some evenings. N and I had specifically picked this venue for our lunch, and walked the 30-blocks there from her apartment. Following lunch, I walked across town to Central Park and wandered around its Reservoir, during which time I took this photo, which perfectly matched the essence of my afternoon.

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Per Wikipedia:

In 1994 the reservoir was renamed in honor of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to commemorate her many contributions to the city (which included helping to save Grand Central Terminal from demolition and helping to restore it as an architectural landmark, protesting against proposed structures that would have marred Central Park's beauty, and serving as a board member of the Municipal Art Society). Furthermore, she enjoyed jogging in the area, and the windows of her apartment at 1040 Fifth Avenue overlooked the reservoir.

Further info:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Kennedy_Onassis_Reservoir

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Manhattan: Central Park

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LaGuardia Community College is a public community college in New York City. It is in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens in and part of the City University of New York. LaGuardia is named after former congressman and New York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia.

~ Wikipedia

Further info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaGuardia_Community_College

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Queens, New York (Random)

May 1, 2024

This photo of mine was published by: The Center for New York City Affairs at The New School

Concrete pumping is a specialized technique used in the construction industry to move freshly mixed concrete from a ready-mix* truck to the placement area. This process utilizes hydraulic power to transport concrete through a system of pipes and hoses, significantly simplifying the logistics of concrete placement compared to traditional methods like wheelbarrows or crane-lifted buckets.

(*) Ready-mix concrete is concrete that is manufactured in a batch plant and delivered to the job site ready to use. It is ideal for large patios, driveway renovation, pool decks, home foundation slabs, parking lots, and new sidewalk construction.

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Before & After Construction

A New City Rises

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I caught a glimpse of a shady character inside the jail house in Pinoeertown while I was trying to take a photo of this old west building. The entire town used to be a movie set for western movies in the past. It 's quite interesting to look around.

We had a little break from the storm this afternoon. So I went out and did some walk during lunch hour. The low hanging clouds above the East Bay hills had presented good photo opportunities.

Damp night in the neighbourhood, the first day of December 2018. The year is coming to its end damn fast...

Taken with my new Xiaomi Mi 8 smartphone. Wide-angle lens, default camera app, on full auto mode - this is almost straight out of the camera, no editing except cropping it to cinematic 2.39:1 aspect and some levels tweaking. Not bad for a mid-range phone, I'm sure my old DSLR wouldn't be able to match this image quality, regardless of the lens.

5900 St Clair Ave,East St Louis,Il

Could come in handy, what with all the spotted lanternflies hanging about. Hmmm. Roasted spotted lanternflies. 200 for $2

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Discarded Street Items/Trash/Litter

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Just so y'all know

Here's the official Valentine's Day 2026 Countdown

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Dallas, Texas skyline viewed from the Frank Crowley Courts Building parking garage looking east.

Dallas, Texas. January 23, 2023.

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G.

1.7mm. f2.2 @ 1/1021 sec. ISO 40.

I had drive to downtown Dallas to serve jury duty this day. KN

The New York State Appellate Division of the Supreme Court

is the intermediate appellate court in New York State and is located at 27 Madison Avenue within the Flatiron district of New York City.

The gorgeous First Department courthouse was designed by architect James Brown Lord, commissioned by the Justices in 1896. The building was conceived as an expression of the ideals of the law. Lord was responsible for the construction as well as the art and decoration of the building. It opened its doors in 1900.

The iconic, Beaux-Arts structure features a marble facade adorned with classical statues and is a major New York City landmark.

~ Historical Society of New York Courts

history.nycourts.gov/court/app-div-first-dept/

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Manhattan: Flatiron District

Saw this little red barn at the trail head of Morgan Territory Regional Preserve. Its color is quite outstanding.

New York Yimby, March 13, 2026

Construction is about to go vertical at 24-19 Jackson Avenue, a 55-story residential skyscraper in the Court Square section of Long Island City, Queens. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Charney Companies and Tavros Capital in partnership with Incoco Capital, the 676-foot-tall structure will yield 600 apartments and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The 18,000-square-foot property is bounded by 45th Avenue to the north, Jackson Avenue to the southeast, and 23rd Street to the west.

Full article: 55-Story Skyscraper Readies for Vertical Construction at 24-19 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City, Queens

Part of the album titled 45-11 23rd Street / Before & After Construction

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Walk/Commute to/fro Work

Part of the album titled 23-10 Queens Plaza South / 42-19 24th Street - Before & After Construction

Smombies (smartphone zombies)

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NYC Subway

Part 3 in an ongoing series of stuff that's in my bag when I travel. I always travel with carry on, but it's a bit of a cheat as I have a huge Briggs and Riley case that I can stuff enough in for a week or more away and it goes in the overhead. Anyhooooo...this is but a small selection on day 3 in Hongkers (always Hongkers). Up early. Phone calls and Skype home done, all bright eyed and brushy tailed after a second surprisingly good night of sleep. Ready for meetings but still got another hour before I leave so what else to do but shoot this ... enjoy!

Stuff here ...

- Jawbone speakers

- Nexus android phone

- Shanghai Tang wallet

- Very important 1TB WD hd

- Earbuds

- Money (HK style)

- 2 rogue English pounds

- Taxi receipt

- Train ticket

- Old school iPod

- Nice card from dd

- Plugs n stuff

The What's In My Carry On Bag Series:

Bag Pic 1 | Bag Pic 2 | Bag Pic 3 | Bag Pic 4 | Bag Pic 5

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It as pretty surreal that I had to come to this place to work earlier this week. Next thing you know, I am flying out on one of these planes as shown in this photo.

June 07, 2023

Smoke from the Canadian wildfires descends on NYC

This photo of mine was published by:

Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory website on June 8, 2023

Environmental Health News website on June 29, 2023

Wikimedia Commons

I took a photo of this Victorian house earlier this morning and posted to my social media account in order to showcase the fall colors in our area. Comments from my friends started pouring in. As I applied HDR effect to this photo emphasizing the moody sky, one of my friends helped to add more spooky effect to it. This is the image as a result of our collaboration. I know, we are getting closer to Halloween.

Camera: Google Nexus 6

Part of the album titled Queens: Astoria

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My Favorite Parking Spot - Click to View

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29-15 40th Road, LIC / Before & After Construction

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45-11 23rd Street / Before & After Construction

Kaos likes to stretch out on the bed

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Beam me up Scotty. Forget the shoes

Apparently Truckers often tie stuffed animals, such as teddy bears, to the front of their trucks for a variety of reasons, many of which are rooted in personal expression and tradition.

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Queens: Long Island City, Queens Blvd

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My Alternate Health Care Proxy recommends:

I know you're looking forward to being able to walk the neighborhood and take your pictures. I would strongly suggest that you let the winter pass by and begin that next spring. Don't challenge the cold by putting yourself out there and hopefully if you get started in the spring, you'll go through the spring and into the summer, and you'll be in a better position for next winter.

I'll be catching up on a lot of reading. As well as use my apartment as a creative Muse.

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Newell's Run - Year of the City

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30-25 Queens Blvd / 29-10 Northern Boulevard -

Before & After Construction

I 've been told somewhere behind that hill lies the San Andreas fault. There are quite a bit of crazy rock formations in this canyon near the town Mecca, CA. I need to come back here to explore a bit more. We made a short cut through this rugged canyon to the Salton Sea from Joshua Tree NP. The canyon itself is quite unique reminding me of the landscape in Death Valley.

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Walk/Commute to/fro Work

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Got a great deal on Madame Butterfly during its Black Friday sale. It turned out to be a tragic story. But I liked the venue and performance.

Part of the album titled Queens: Astoria

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Giulia Cenci

secondary forest

April 2024 – March 2025

Location

On The High Line at 24th Street

Giulia Cenci creates elaborate sculptures and installations by fusing industrial elements and organic forms, arranging them into jarring compositions that invite viewers to question human’s relationship with nature. Cenci’s work features animals, plants, and human appendages cast from melted-down scrap metal, reusing found objects, agricultural tools, old machinery, and car parts. These seemingly disparate elements are then hung, suspended, or pierced together like pieces of meat, morphing into a wild habitat void of hierarchy—where a human bone is treated with the same care as the branch of a tree or a wolf’s face.

Further info:

THE HIGH LINE: ART - Giulia Cenci

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Manhattan: High Line (West Side) - Click to View

Housing Lottery Launches for 37-42 30th Street in Astoria, Queens

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Crosswalks (USA) / Zebra Crossing (UK)