On a tight street of apartment buildings, your neighbors might be a group of firefighters! (Interestingly, NYC's first fire department was established by Edward Hyde, the Earl of Clarendon. He was the Governor-General of the New York Colony, when it belonged to the British Crown).
Firemen benevolently open hydrants in summertime (with sprinkler caps) for public enjoyment.
Remnants of the original Victorian-era Astor Place Subway.
The (Art Deco) AT&T building that insists on being "squared" despite its "street-aligned" base.
The Benjamin Duke mansion resists demolition... helped by its cozy location on the Upper East Side.
Bowling Green subway station.
Youthful "captain of industry" statue on the Brill Building.
Sun-splashed SoHo cobblestones meet inferiorly-modern asphalt on Crosby & Broome Streets.
Aside from the famous Flatiron Building, longtime Delmonico's Restaurant occupies a similar triangular building in the Financial District.
A "wedding cake style" apartment house on the Upper West Side... the first style to replace pre-existing mansions.
A community garden, like many found throughout nooks of the Big City.
A derelict elevated freight train route was transformed into the High Line Public Park, a true prairie and garden.
The awesomely-powerful Mayor is supposed to live in this historic "Mayoral House", called Gracie Mansion. The current mayor resides there.
Green streets ... a sliver of official parkland in the Lower West Side.
Officially called "Little Church Around the Corner" has a courtyard, portico and (on the left) a stately townhouse as its parsonage and vestry.
Low-rise shops, dating from the early 1800s, stand proud on MacDougal Street.
The sprawling Edwardian-era NY Cancer Hospital.
Marble Cemetery brings all types of citizens through its gates.
Another Gilded-Age palace gets a "second life" as the Jewish Museum on Museum Mile.
A private residence alcove on the Upper West Side, Pomander Walk is fairytale picturesque.
Underwear Day in the middle of winter--especially for subway ridership ogling.
Speaking of odd sights on the subway...
Pre-dating the War of 1812, the Blockhouse of Central Park is the remains of a real fort.
Modern troops arrive for every Fleet Week (and my friends' Grindr account light up).
Mark Bustos donates free haircuts to the homeless.
The Metropolitan Museum's Egypt wing houses an authentic temple, overlooking Central Park.
Random music is always around us, with whimsically engaging twists.
Entering the gayborhood of Chelsea brings you into the orbit of fantasy-living homosexuals.
Most folks merely live their fantasies during Summer Streets weekends of car-free fun on "public roads".
A vintage scooter/van from Europe was recycled as a artisanal ice cream truck!
Sniffin Court sounds perfect for Harry Potter.
The historic (Rockefeller-founded) Standard Oil Building "squares off" against the city, atop its street-bordering facade... with a temple-like peek above.
Backyards do exist for Turtle Bay residents on 49th Street & 2nd Avenue.
West Side Community Garden is full of tulips in springtime.
To see Part I., go to:
http://halfwindsorfullthrottle.blogspot.com/2014/09/random-nyc.html
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