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The River King
~ by Alice Hoffman
For more than a century, the small town of Haddan, Massachusetts, has been divided, as if by a line drawn down the centre of Main Street, separating those born and bred in the 'village' from those who attend the prestigious Haddan School. But one October night the two worlds are thrust together by an inexplicable death and the town's divided history is revealed in all its complexity.
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I've been an avid fan of author Alice Hoffman for 30+ years. Hoffman writes magical realism, a literary genre that depicts the real world interwoven with elements of magic and fantasy. Whenever I've mentioned Hoffman's name to people they typically shrug and say how they've never heard of her, that is until I've noted how it was Hoffman whom had written the novel "Practical Magic" which later became a Hollywood movie, that people say "oooh".
Oooh. Hmm. Welp, obviously not readers.
Walking home from work
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Queens: Honeywell Street Bridge (click to view that entire album)
This is the beauty of street photography, as you never know what you'll stumble upon
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Quercus alba, or white oak, is a large, long-lived tree native to eastern and central North America. It can grow over 100 feet tall and 38–50 inches in diameter, with a wide, irregular crown and horizontal branches. White oak leaves are 5–9 inches long and 2–4 inches wide, with a bright green upper surface and a whitened lower surface. The bark is whitish or light gray, and can be scaly, ridged, or furrowed. In the fall, the leaves turn wine red.
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If you've ever been curious to learn the name of any tree in NYC, then you need to/must access the New York City Tree Map
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Long Island City: Court Square
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This morning along my walk to work I happened upon this 5 toothed iron bucket for a backhoe sitting by its lonesome along the walkway on the Honeywell Street bridge, and with no work crew, or anyone for that matter, in sight. It hadn't been there yesterday afternoon so probably a night crew. Still kinda strange. I noticed it from a distance and just couldn't figure out what it could possibly be. Being constructed of iron is no doubt why it was still there as it probably weighs a ton.
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The best part of my job is my ability to work to/fro my place of employment, and I certainly see a lot of strange people and things along my walks. The "regular commuters" are apparently the one's in the cars, on the buses and subways, though us walkers, we are certainly having much more fun
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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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Opening Here Soon
@Astoriabookshop
#astoriabookshop
36-19 30th Street
Between 36th/37th Avenues, Astoria, Queens, NYC
1/2 block from my apt
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Lucent 33, 37-24 33rd St - Before & After Construction
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From hideous balconies to strange entrance steps
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38-27 32nd St and 38-38 32nd St / Before & After Construction
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I'm so pale, my goodness. Supposed to stay out of the Sun. And with those crazy glasses. LOL. They're blue blockers. I just got them as my head hair had stopped growing during my Kemosabe Liquid Sunshine cycles, and I just wanted something to interrupt the visual. Now I've like 12 pairs of them. So insane. You gotta have a little fun when you go through something like this. I got a lot of compliments on my glasses, though never any mentions of my not having hair. A week ago my hair began to regrow. And I don't need glasses, outside of sunglasses. In June 2024 I had cataract surgery on both of my eyes and can now see 20/20. Prior to that I was wearing tri-focal glasses.
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Newell's Run - Year of the City
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25-01 Queens Plaza North / Before-After Construction
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38-27 32nd St and 38-38 32nd St / Before & After Construction
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Over the past year I have been taking this one same shot almost every weekday, mostly in the morning.
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Thomson Avenue, Long Island City
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The Thornless Honeylocust, scientifically known as Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis, is a large deciduous tree that grows 30 to 40 feet tall and is known for its lack of thorns, making it suitable for urban landscapes and children's gardens. It is drought-tolerant, casts light shade, and produces small, yellow leaves in the fall.
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You too can learn about trees in NYC via the New York City Tree Map Click to View the Map which includes 873,757 trees of 542 species spread throughout NYC's 5 Boro's
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Queens: Ravenswood - Click to View
This cycle almost put me in the grave. As I hadn't known about how over time side effects become cumulative.
Not only that, what had happened was during Cycle # 3 on July 17th, the Neulasta Device had malfunctioned while I was at home. This medical device would be affixed to my upper arm at the end of each treatment, and it helped to stimulate the production of white blood cells, reducing the risk of infection. Meds from the device would be administered automatically 27-hours following treatment
On the evening of July 17th I began to notice how the device was detaching from my arm and required tape reinforcement. It activated July 18th though I experienced none of the typical side effects, suggesting improper medication delivery. You need to be your own advocate when you go through something like this, and you need to read everything, and stay on top of EVERY SINGLE THING.
As a result of the malfunction, my white blood cell (WBC) counts plummeted, and the following week I required two separate injections to bring them back up. On the morning of August 7th, prior to my scheduled 4th treatment, it was confirmed how my WBC counts were almost at their maximum counts.
I recalled how during my first Kemosabe session, a specific Infusion Nurse had secured the Neulasta Device with an additional bandage that had a clear window and provided better adhesion. On July 20th, I sent a message to my Oncologist mentioning how I would like to request that same application method moving forward.
Remember, BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE
Also, I asked that their office please refrain from scheduling follow-up appointments immediately after my treatment sessions, as I'm too fatigued post-treatment to navigate additional appts, esp in different buildings. So stupid. I just can't understand that. Requested if they could please schedule follow-ups on separate days. Her staff may just not realize how exhausting chemo is.
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One needs to pay very close attention to every single aspect of it all. Especially when one lives alone
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Bought a second poncho in black
Forever the fashionista
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Newell's Run - Year of the City
Balconies going up, black netting coming down
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38-27 32nd St and 38-38 32nd St / Before & After Construction
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They dismantled all of the sidewalk sheds, yet the green wall remains. Loving those black framed windows. Have always wanted an apartment with those types of windows. The ones where you need to wind a lever and they open sideways. In my fantasy it needs to be a red bricked building second floor apartment, and the building is situated on a tree lined street. Make that a cobblestone street. No, not a street. A lane. And it's raining. It's springtime...
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No clue what this building is supposed to be though it most certainly is not going not going to be another apartment building. Those steel rollup doors speak shops, though we shall see.
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37-12 31st Street / Before & After Construction
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Part of the album
38-27 32nd St and 38-38 32nd St / Before & After Construction
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You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.
~ Maya Angelou
(American memoirist, poet, singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist)
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Part of the album: Walk/Commute to/fro Work
I hadn't seen any abandoned shoes for well over a month, and now twice in two days, and both sightings located very close to one another
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Beam me up Scotty. Forget the shoes
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38-15 Queens Boulevard / Before & After Construction
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Crain's New York Business, March 7, 2024
Midtown-based Fisher Bros. has parted ways with a Long Island City site where it once hoped to build a 240-unit project.
The real estate firm has sold 42-50 24th St. to developer Chris Xu's United Construction & Development for $57.5 million, property records show. The deal will add to Xu's already substantial portfolio of Queens projects.
The Hakim Organization and Property Markets Group bought the site in 2015 for $69 million, and the real estate website New York YIMBY published renderings of a 74-story tower planned for the address in 2018. However, in 2019 Fisher Bros. prefiled plans for a 35-story project at the site that would span about 255,000 square feet with 240 residential units, 40,000 square feet of commercial space and a hotel.