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Creation date: August 2018
Address: 400 E 11th Street, New York
Artist: Eduardo Kobra
www.new-york-city-travel-tips.com/eduardo-kobra-new-york-...
Mirabilis jalapa, the marvel of Peru or four o'clock flower, is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis plant, and is available in a range of colors. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa (or Xalapa) is the state capital of Veracruz in Mexico. Mirabilis jalapa is believed to have been cultivated by the Aztecs for medicinal and ornamental purposes.
The flowers usually open from late afternoon or at dusk (namely between 4 and 8 o'clock), giving rise to one of its common names. The flowers then produce a strong, sweet fragrance throughout the night, then close in the morning. New flowers open the following day. It arrived in Europe in 1525. Today, it is common in many tropical regions and is also valued in Europe as a (not hardy) ornamental plant. It is the children's state flower of Connecticut under the name of Michaela Petit's Four O'Clocks.
Further info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabilis_jalapa
There's something about this tree (a Thornless
honeylocust) that I admire. No idea what it is, though I look at it through the seasons whenever I happen down 29th Street between 34th Ave/Broadway in Astoria
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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 five boro's
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Part of the album titled Queens: Astoria
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Honeywell Street bridge over the Sunnyside Train Yard
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Honeywell Street/Avenue consists entirely of a bridge (Honeywell Street bridge) which spans across the Sunnyside Train Yard, in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. The bridge begins at Northern Boulevard and ends at Stillwell Avenue. 1 Honeywell aka The Center Building, is the only property with an address on this street.
Honeywell Street was built in 1910 as a bridge over the Pennsylvania Railroad/LIRR (Amtrak) Sunnyside Yard. In 1978, it was closed for structural issues for almost 25 years. Delays in repairs and rebuilding of the bridge along with legal issues were held up until 2002, when work on the 90-year-old span resumed. Honeywell Street reopened on January 17, 2003 after a quarter century.
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This photo is part of the overall album titled
Queens: Honeywell Street Bridge (click to view that entire album)
Spring in the northern hemisphere launches on Thursday, March 20, 2025
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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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Part of the album Queens: Skillman Ave Greenstreets
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This photo is included in the album titled
Beam me up Scotty. Forget the shoes
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Part of the album 45-07 45th St / Before & After Construction
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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.
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Part of the album titled NYC Subway
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This afternoon it was cold and windy. NYC is one extreme to the next.
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Part of the album: Walk/Commute to/fro Work
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The New York Life Building is the headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Company at 51 Madison Avenue in the Rose Hill and NoMad neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. The building, designed by Cass Gilbert, abuts Madison Square Park and occupies an entire city block bounded by Madison Avenue, Park Avenue South, and 26th and 27th Streets.
Designed in 1926 by Cass Gilbert, the New York Life Building was the last significant Gilbert skyscraper in Manhattan. The New York Life Building was also the last major insurance company "home office" to be built in New York City, and one of the few such structures remaining in the city.Its design was inspired by Salisbury Cathedral, although Gilbert also said that he took inspiration from some of his previous commissions, including 90 West Street and the Woolworth Building. The building was designed for the New York Life Insurance Company for three main reasons: to provide expansion space, as an investment, and as an icon.
Further info: New York Life Building
~ Wikipedia
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This photo is included in the album titled New York City Architecture (click to view that entire album)
Housing Lottery Launches for 37-42 30th Street in Astoria, Queens
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Part of the album 37-42 30th Street / Before & After Construction
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32nd Street always has a lot of flowering trees, shrubs, and it's always something to look forward to along my walk home each afternoon from my place of employment.
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I may still be convalescing from the CIPN (Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy), though that should in no way imply I'm miserable, as several friends have mentioned how I must be. I'm not, actually, in any sense of that word. It is healing if not very, very slowly. A snails pace might probably be faster. LOL. It is what it is and I will get past this.
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A Widow for One Year
~ by John Irving
I've read this novel several times, it's that good, though this is my first experience listening to it via Audible
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Ruth Cole is a complex, often self-contradictory character--a "difficult" woman. By no means is she conventionally "nice," but she will never be forgotten.
Ruth's story is told in three parts, each focusing on a crucial time in her life. When we first meet her--on Long Island, in the summer of 1958--Ruth is only four.
The second window into Ruth's life opens in the fall of 1990, when Ruth is an unmarried woman whose personal life is not nearly as successful as her literary career. She distrusts her judgment in men, for good reason.
A Widow for One Year closes in the autumn of 1995, when Ruth Cole is a forty-one-year-old widow and mother. She's about to fall in love for the first time.
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John Irving is such a great novelist and I consider it a privilege to read his work
Bio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Irving
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Newell's Run - Year of the City
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Completed in 1917, the Queens Blvd viaduct runs for an eighth of a mile along the center of Queens Boulevard between 32nd Pl. and 47th Street. Its most defining feature is the hundreds of arches with a mysterious resonance that changes from the center of each arch to their edges; at points the echoes overlap, propelling the resonance back and forth between each arch — something that can only be experienced to believe. This Resonant Space is a NYC treasure.
From: Resonant Spaces (Click for further info)
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Overview of 7 Train Upgrades in Queens
The 7 train line, which connects Flushing to Midtown Manhattan, is undergoing significant upgrades in Queens, including at the 33rd Street–Rawson Street station. These improvements are part of a broader initiative to enhance the subway system's infrastructure and accessibility.
Key Upgrades at 33rd Street–Rawson Street Station
Accessibility Improvements
ADA Compliance:
The station is currently undergoing renovations to become ADA-accessible. This includes the installation of elevators, which is part of a larger $6 billion investment in accessibility across the subway system.
Elevator Installation:
The contract for adding two elevators at the station was awarded in December 2023, with work expected to improve access for all riders.
Structural Enhancements
Temporary Platforms: To accommodate construction, temporary platforms have been set up at the 33rd Street–Rawson Street station, along with other nearby stations.
Service Changes:
As part of the ongoing upgrades, Manhattan-bound 7 trains are skipping the 69th and 52nd Street stations through early 2026. Riders are advised to use nearby stations like 74th Street–Broadway and 61st Street–Woodside during this period.
Timeline and Impact
Construction Duration:
The upgrades are expected to continue into 2026, with various phases of work being coordinated to minimize disruptions.
Customer Experience:
These improvements aim to enhance the overall customer experience by providing better access, improved safety, and modernized facilities throughout the 7 train line.
These upgrades are crucial for ensuring that the subway system meets the needs of all New Yorkers, particularly those requiring accessible transit options.
There's NO Parking on Sidewalks
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Included in the album titled: CURB YOUR VEHICLE (There's no free parking on Sidewalks) (Click to view)
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29-15 40th Road, LIC / Before & After Construction
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I had passed these two just this morning, each of us walking to our respective jobs over the Honeywell Street Bridge
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This photo is part of the overall album titled
Queens: Honeywell Street Bridge (click to view that entire album)
Little flower info & menu
little-flower.res-menu.com/#locations
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Jun 21, 2022
ASTORIA, QUEENS — For Ali Zaman, opening his own business was something of a far-off dream until last year, when a neighborhood landlord walked into his father's restaurant.
Ali, the 26-year-old son of the eponymous owner of Sami's Kabab House, learned that a storefront had become available on the corner of 36th Avenue and 28th Street — around the corner from his father's restaurant. The building owner wondered if the Zamans would be interested in expanding their beloved Afghan eatery.
Full article
patch.com/new-york/astoria-long-island-city/little-flower...
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Part of the album titled Queens: Astoria
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This photo is part of an overall album titled
25-01 Queens Plaza North / Before-After Construction
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Housing Lottery Launches for 37-42 30th Street in Astoria, Queens
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Part of the album 37-42 30th Street / Before & After Construction
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This Photo of mine was chosen by High Line Residential Long Island City and included in an advertisement of theirs
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The Long Island City Clock Tower building had been constructed in 1927 by the Manhattan Company, a holding company that in 1955 merged with the Chase National Bank to create the Chase Manhattan Bank. For more than 60-years, the clock tower building had been the tallest commercial building in Queens at 14-stories. Until it was surpassed in 1990 by other structures, the building with the clock towered over the Queensborough Bridge and the elevated Flushing and Astoria subway lines running next to it.
In 2014, the Long Island City Clock Tower was purchased by developers and using land and air rights from the clock tower, as well as air rights from an adjacent lot owned by and purchased from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a 71-story residential tower, Sven, was constructed by the Durst Organization, and opened in March 2022.Working with the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the Durst Organization hired a team of architects to restore the neo-Gothic clock tower building and its dilapidated glass and cast-iron clock faces. Those leading the project sought to swap the damaged frosted glass panels with a type of acrylic and replace the cast iron dials with aluminum durable materials that can endure years in the elements. The brown-brick landmark, with its castellated clocktower turret, will eventually be repurposed into a commercial and retail space.
He loves me, he loves me not or She loves me, she loves me not (originally effeuiller la marguerite in French) is a game of French origin, in which one person seeks to determine whether the object of their affection returns that affection.
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~ Wikipedia
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This photo is part of the album titled: FLORA
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