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Spring comes to Long Island City

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Part of the album Queens: Skillman Ave Greenstreets

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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).

Green Infrastructure

www.nycgovparks.org/greening/green-infrastructure

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Walk/Commute to/fro Work

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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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Part of the larger photo album titled: Random

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After another long, productive day, a treat! I got to walk home. Today, I was listening to Manu Shrine. A recent discovery along my quest for the ultimate music which can accompany me while either reading, journaling, editing photos, meditating or whilst walking to/fro my office

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Sergey Deulin (February 12, 1987 – August 2, 2015) better known as Manu Shrine, was a future garage, post-dubstep and ambient producer from Yekaterinburg, Russia. He self-released a full-length album and several EPs. His moody emotional compositions gained online popularity through SoundCloud and SomaFM's Fluid radio.

Manu Shrine composed the music for the mobile app Let's Twist.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Shrine

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Walk/Commute to/fro Work

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Further info on St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Manhattan, NYC

Part of the larger photo album titled: Random

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NYC: Midtown Grand Central

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Part of the album: Walk/Commute to/fro Work

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Queens: Long Island City

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All of the Asian women in the nail salon said how I am really tall.

I really am @ 6'4"

Part of the larger photo album titled: Random

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Lucent 33, 37-24 33rd St - Before & After Construction

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Sidewalk Sheds

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38-27 32nd St and 38-38 32nd St / Before & After Construction

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One of today's Amazon deliveries. The leftmost item is a pasta fork, which by the way, doubles as an excellent back scratcher. If you're ever in need. Thankfully I already have another one for that specific purpose

Part of the larger photo album titled: Random

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This photo is part of the album titled: FLORA

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Part of the album titled Queens: Astoria

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Part of the album titled Queens: Astoria

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It only took me 4-hours to figure out how to create this cinemagraph, add the music, and slow it all down, and the final result is exactly what I'm aiming for though it's still not perfect. Though I am learning a great deal

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25-01 Queens Plaza North / Before-After Construction

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Walk/Commute to/fro Work

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Philately is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps. For instance, the stamps being studied may be very rare or reside only in museums.

~ Wikipedia

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

Part of the larger photo album titled: Random

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Queens: Honeywell Street Bridge (click to view that entire album)

Architect: ODA (Really cool designs)

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24-01 Queens Plaza North - Before/After Construction

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Part of the album titled: Oh My Lord & Taylor

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"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a popular adage from William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet seems to argue that it does not matter that Romeo is from her family's rival house of Montague.

The reference is used to state that the names of things do not affect what they really are. This formulation is, however, a paraphrase of Shakespeare's actual language. Juliet compares Romeo to a rose saying that if he were not named Romeo he would still be handsome and be Juliet's love. This states that if he were not Romeo, then he would not be a Montague and she would be able to marry him without hindrances.

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This photo is part of the album titled: FLORA

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Rice Thief 간장 게장 (which Google Translator says means 'Soy Crab') the new establishment at this address is going to make a small fortune, as over the past several years now my neighborhood has seen a huge influx of Asian citizens moving into the area. Plus, Butterfield Market will soon open a location directly across 30th Street from Rice Thief in the Rise condo building (reflected in the marble)

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Part of the album 39-37 30th Street - Before/After Construction

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Another one bites the dust. Mike's Pizza is now permanently closed. It was certainly the oddest location for a pizza parlor.

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28-08 38th Ave / Before & After Construction

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Loving those subtle pink hues in the clouds. So cool

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Walk/Commute to/fro Work

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25-01 Queens Plaza North / Before-After Construction

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Part of the album titled

Lucent 33, 37-24 33rd St - Before & After Construction

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Part of the album titled Queens: Astoria

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Another stop work order site, though now next corner leveled to make way for I can't even imagine. And this is merely the beginning

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38-15 Queens Boulevard / Before & After Construction

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Out My Windows

Former location of Astoria's renowned Pizza Palace

Coming Soon - Wells Fargo

Happy Monday

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Walk/Commute to/fro Work

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Finished

Loving those windows. Not so much the two-bit balconies

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37-25 32nd St / Before & After Construction

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Included in the album titled Manhattan:Rose Hill

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Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. He also served for just over a year as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He died with his wife, Ida, in the sinking of the Titanic. Ida refused to leave her husband's side

More about Isidor Straus

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Part of the album titled

Manhattan: Upper Eastside

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Walk/Commute to/fro Work

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After work stroll through Sunnyside

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31-28 Northern Blvd / Before & After Construction

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They're constructing yet another public storage building on Northern Blvd. As for the other two, I have never seen anyone, ever, go inside either one. And I walk past this area twice per day.

I'm blessed in that I can walk to/fro my place of employment in twenty-four minutes

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Walk/Commute to/fro Work

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A New City Rises

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This one has been sitting as is for the longest and has become an eyesore for my neighborhood

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32ND Street btwn 36th/37th Aves - Click to View

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Walk/Commute to/fro Work

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Androids lost in the Apple orchard

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Manhattan: Midtown Northeast

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Citi Field 11368

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