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I find it so interesting when there's an empty lot of land during a NYC spring/summer, as plant life takes root immediately. In this photo, those are very tall sunflower plants
Pareidolia
Is the tendency to see faces, animals, or other images in random visual patterns. For example, people might see a face in the headlights and grill of a car, or the Virgin Mary in grilled cheese
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“Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.”
From the 2001 movie "Donnie Darko"
Kitty Farmer, a character portrayed by Beth Grant delivers this humorous and absurd line, as she directs the young dancers in the film. While it may seem comical on the surface, this quote reflects the film’s commentary on conformity and the absurdity of societal expectations.
Kitty’s obsession with “Sparkle Motion” represents a shallow pursuit of perfection and conformity. The line serves as a satirical critique of the pressure to conform to societal norms, even in seemingly trivial matters like dance routines. It highlights the absurdity of placing unwavering commitment to conformity above genuine individuality.
~ Stories at Worlds End
Further info:
storiesatworldsend.com/donnie-darko-quotes
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Manhattan: Gramercy
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This building houses the offices of the Social Security Administration and makes up half of the Alma Corporate Plaza which is comprised of two large office buildings in the neighborhood of Dutch Kills, Queens. Both buildings are quite spacious and I can totally see Alma (which is actually a real estate company) selling each of these properties off to developers. Another wait and see. One of many
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In the background sits Rise, luxury condos, where the high-end Butterfield Market will soon occupy its ground floor. In the foreground sits the previous Quality Inn, now a shelter for homeless men since the pandemic. On the far left corner, not shown, at 29th St/40th Ave, sits Verve, a hotel for homeless women. And one block south sits the former Fairfield Inn & Suites at 29-27 40th Rd, which houses formerly incarcerated individuals who are trying to make a fresh start. And sprinkled between all of that are either new buildings or construction sites for luxury rentals or condos.
I'm curious to see how this dynamic plays out
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Part of the album 45-07 45th St / Before & After Construction
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Not quite completed. Jon Yung of My Architect had been the architect for this building. He's also the architect for 42-19 24th St @ Queens Plaza South, as well as a bunch of others I've photographed. Whenever you embark on an ongoing photo project, you inevitably connect a lot of dots along the way.
This photo is part of an overall album titled
25-01 Queens Plaza North / Before-After Construction
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In the mid-1980's I had attended photography school in this red bricked corner mansion, which stands at 94th Street and Fifth Avenue, directly across from Central Park in New York City. Isn't that wild. From the early 1970's thru until the late 1990's, The International Center of Photography (ICP) had its founding location, museum and school situated in the Willard D. Straight house, a mansion built along NYC's famed museum mile
I had enrolled at ICP to study the art & science of black and white film photography
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_D._Straight_House
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As taken while aboard a Long Island Railroad train stopped at the Rockville Centre station
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Agnes_Cathedral_(Rockville_Centre,_New_York)
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Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 37-22 30th Street in Astoria, Queens. Located between 37th and 38th Avenues, the lot is between the 36th and 39th Avenue subway stations, served by the N and W trains. Arthur Klansky of Ashlar Mechanical Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 70-foot-tall development will yield 20,642 square feet, with 17,640 square feet designated for residential space and 3,002 square feet for manufacturing space. The building will have 14 residences, most likely condos based on the average unit scope of 1,260 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar and seven enclosed parking spaces.
Further info: newyorkyimby.com/2025/01/permits-filed-for-37-22-30th-str...
This photo is part of the album titled
26-04 Jackson Avenue, Before-After Construction
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Renderings Reveal 13-Story Building At 26-04 Jackson Avenue In Long Island City, Queens
Included in my Flickr album titled:
June 19, 2025
U.S. Open Golf (2018) - Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, NY
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, New York
This photo of mine was picked up and published by Grow My Lifestyle website
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For a week in June 2018 I had worked at the U.S. Open Golf Tournament in the Hamptons. That had been really wild and I had a lot of fun as a result.
Included in my Flickr album titled:
BEFORE & AFTER CONSTRUCTION
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Further info on 42-19 24th Street
Further info on 23-10 Queens Plaza South aka Opus Point
This is a dual album as these two major construction projects are situated just across 24th street @ Queens Plaza South from one another
With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.
~ Jack Nicholson (retired Hollywood actor)
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One of the nicest things about my job is the ability to work to/fro my place of employment each day. And rain or shine, I walk and love it! Along my walks I certainly see a lot of strange people and things. 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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Newell's Run - Year of the City
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Architect: ODA (Really cool designs)
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24-01 Queens Plaza North - Before/After Construction
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Laminated glass artwork titled "Crystal Blue Persuasion" (2018) by Maureen McQuillan at 36 Ave N/W train station in Astoria, Queens.
More info available here:
new.mta.info/agency/arts-design/collection/crystal-blue-p...
MTA Arts & Design
new.mta.info/agency/arts-design
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Part of the album titled NYC Subway
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Year built: 1959
Purchase date: 07/03/2025
Purchase price: $11,009,125
Here's the design for the upcoming new building. I really like it
www.caliendoarchitects.com/project-gallery/31-05-astoria-...
History of the site:
After 40 years in business the Neptune Diner located in Astoria, Queens, NYC served its last meal on Sunday, July 29. 2024. The owners claimed they were not given a chance to renew their lease, because the property will soon be turned into a residential building.
Since 1983, The Katsihtis brothers have owned the building on Astoria Boulevard but not the land, which was sold in 2018 for over $10 million.
The brothers also had a 35-year lease which expired in 2019. But since then, they were not able to come to a long-term agreement with the landlord.
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But that's what Long Island City/Astoria needs is another apartment building. It's already so overbuilt, it's ridiculous. Yet they keep tearing them down and building new ones, many of which are luxury rentals. The neighborhood is losing its character to steel and glass.
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This photo is part of the overall album titled
Queens: 31-05 Astoria Blvd North - Before & After Construction
Hard to believe how I'm going to turn 62 this August. Feel amazing. Been off both alcohol (2.5-years) and cigarettes (3-years), having quit both cold turkey. I was ready. I'm proud of myself for that
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Part of the album titled: Self-Portraiture
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Mackerel Sky. A rarity
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A mackerel sky is a term for clouds made up of rows of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds displaying an undulating, rippling pattern similar in appearance to fish scales;this is caused by high altitude atmospheric waves.
~ Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackerel_sky
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Over the past year I have been taking this one same shot almost every weekday, mostly in the morning.
This photo is part of the overall album titled
Thomson Avenue, Long Island City
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The Greenstreets program converts paved, vacant traffic islands, and medians into green spaces filled with trees, shrubs, and groundcover in an effort to capture stormwater.
The program is a part of the NYC Green Infrastructure Plan. All funding for Greenstreet construction under this plan is administered by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Part of the album Queens: Skillman Ave Greenstreets
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About Green Infrastructure
New York State Pavilion
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City
Structures built for World’s Fairs are usually built to be taken down. This happened with nearly every building from the 1939 World’s Fair, including the Trylon and Perisphere, and most of the buildings from the 1964 Fair. While many of the major pavilions were deconstructed (and sometimes shipped to other places), there are still remnants of the Fairs that exist today. These vestiges of the fairs have since become iconic landmarks of New York City such as the Parachute Jump in Coney Island, the Unisphere in Flushing Meadow-Corona Park in Queens, and the Queens Museum. Another World’s Fair remnant that it is hard to picture New York City without is the New York State Pavilion. Once the 1964-65 Fair wrapped, however, the future of the Pavilion was uncertain.
Further info:
"The Battle to Save the New York State Pavilion in Queens (untapped new york)
New York State Pavilion - Wikipedia
Queens, New York (Random)
Inside this van it was stockpiled with floor to ceiling crap
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38-15 Queens Boulevard / Before & After Construction
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Year built: 1959
Purchase date: 07/03/2025
Purchase price: $11,009,125
Here's the design for the upcoming new building. I really like it
www.caliendoarchitects.com/project-gallery/31-05-astoria-...
History of the site:
After 40 years in business the Neptune Diner located in Astoria, Queens, NYC served its last meal on Sunday, July 29. 2024. The owners claimed they were not given a chance to renew their lease, because the property will soon be turned into a residential building.
Since 1983, The Katsihtis brothers have owned the building on Astoria Boulevard but not the land, which was sold in 2018 for over $10 million.
The brothers also had a 35-year lease which expired in 2019. But since then, they were not able to come to a long-term agreement with the landlord.
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But that's what Long Island City/Astoria needs is another apartment building. It's already so overbuilt, it's ridiculous. Yet they keep tearing them down and building new ones, many of which are luxury rentals. The neighborhood is losing its character to steel and glass.
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This photo is part of the overall album titled
Queens: 31-05 Astoria Blvd North - Before & After Construction
Part of a sub-album titled: Shoe Cameo
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Note: Within the tags is the specific footwear being worn
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Walking home from work
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Queens: Honeywell Street Bridge (click to view that entire album)
This photo is part of the album titled
26-04 Jackson Avenue, Before-After Construction
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Renderings Reveal 13-Story Building At 26-04 Jackson Avenue In Long Island City, Queens