Replacing the train boards at Grand Central Terminal
Tag: New York City
Bicycle Parking the Best Rate
New York City Parking Rates in One G arage
(or a good reason to take the train)
Hudson Yards Sunday Morning- The Vessel
My sister and I had just walked the High Line Sunday morning.
I’d not seen the development of Hudson Yards. We were headed to the subway to go to Grand Central.
In order to climb this structure you have to get a ticket (free)
“The Vessel is composed of 154 interconnecting flights of stairs, with almost 2,500 individual steps and 80 landings.” Footwear News It’s billed as a ‘Tourist Attraction” and everyone had a cell phone out, myself included.
Tons of people were milling about, waiting for it to open up so they could climb up the stairs. The Vessel cost than $150 million to build.
Controversy plus- Here’s an article by Katharine Schwab Why Everyone Hates the Vessel.
Multiple critics have given it pretty creative names ( not flattering) in the article. See what you can come up with as you stare at it’s shape. Wonder how designer Thomas Heatherwick feels reading all the criticism.
But of course I saw the opportunity to take another sister selfie in the metal. And here we are, reflected.
Your body gets skinny or wide depending on where you stand. I read the surrounding condos being built start at 2 million if you are in the market. Not.
Hani Shihada Sidewalk Artist in NYC
click above link to see more examples of Hani’s artwork. Hani Shihada is billed as the Original Sidewalk Artist (and due to 25 years endurance) he’s also the Last Sidewalk Artist in New York City ( according to his website)
Mary and I were coming back from the train in Grand Central. We went to the Hudson River Museum.
Seen Sunday afternoon on Greenwich Avenue by Seventh Avenue as we were headed home..
I’ll return on Monday morning to see the result and add it to the post. No rain predicted
West Village Friday Evening
My sister made Raffetto’s Wild Mushroom Ravioli and Broccoli tonight. Parmesan cheese on top.
After we ate, we took a walk. No gelato tonight. We already had an Italian ice earlier in the afternoon
I had raspberry Italian ice from Rocco’s Pasticceria
It was such a lovely evening. Lots of people out to dinner and enjoying the summer night.
Rental bikes
A chocolate purse at LiLac Chocolates
Outside Magnolia Bakery waiting
Bleecker Street Festival tomorrow 10-6
NYC Rainy Day
Daily News Building New York City
Wednesday my sister and were walking to Grand Central Terminal Market to purchase LiLac chocolate as a hostess gift. We were headed to dinner at our cousin’s. Here’s the Daily News Building built in 1929 in the Art Deco style. Here’s the giant rotating globe in the lobby. Two photos of Christopher Reeve from filming the Superman movies are shown below.
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Spring Hats Evoke Another Era to Me
When I was visiting the family in Ohio for an extended stay, one of the last days I was there we went to Von Maur, a lovely department store in Columbus at the Polaris Mall.
Maura and I saw all the elegant Spring/Easter hats on display. She tried on a gray one that matched her Ohio State Swim shirt. A gracious salesperson asked if we needed any help and of course, we did not. But she didn’t seem worried about trying on a hat.
(*see Men’s Hat Posts below the photos)
Growing up, almost all women in church wore hats.
.The Kentucky Derby, the first Saturday in May, is a place to wear a fashionable hat. Or a Derby party as you watch the race on TV. You see Royal Wedding attendees sporting stylish hats. I wish I’d looked inside the hats to see where they are made. Do you own a hat and on what occasion do you wear it?
Putting on a hat can change your whole persona, help you feel dressed to the nine. The epitome of dressing up in style.
“To the nine” is an English idiom meaning “to perfection” or “to the highest degree” or to dress “buoyantly and high class”. In modern English usage, the phrase most commonly appears as “dressed to the nine” or “dressed up to the nine”.
* And not to leave the men out of the hat post.
I posted Meyer the Hatter in New Orleans in 2009
and the Bleecker Street Hat Shop in NYC post in 2012
My Brooklyn Boy Knits Pin Arrived in the Mail Today
I’m a fan,
A year or so ago, my daughter Laura sent me a video on Facebook. She saw knitting and thought of me. It was a video of Louis Boria knitting on the subway. He is known as Brooklyn Boy Knits. He breaks the stereotype of knitters as grandmothers in rocking chairs. His photo and video went viral. Supporters and encouragers have multiplied from all parts of the globe. People are cheering him on as he is recognized for much more than just his knitting. His charity and community work is inspiring and he works hard to bring knitting, as part of the curriculum, to city schools. He was on stage in January at Vogue Knitting Live 2019 in NYC. Check him out on Instagram @brooklynboyknits.
And now you know, in case you didn’t before- Men Knit! Go Louis!
Enamel pin logo by graphic designer Moses Ruperto
Brooklyn Boy Knits Is Louis Boria- Here is what he says
” Sometimes your passion creates a purpose and the rest is history.”
“In November 2017, singer/Broadway actress Frenchie Davis snapped a photo of me while knitting on a NYC Subway train. She then posted that photo on social media, and since then, my life has changed. You never know who’s watching! Thank you Frenchie and all those who have showed me love and support throughout the world. Here’s a glimpse into my journey.”