There are nicer subway stops than the 14 St. station, but none can top its public art. Life Underground, one of many public art exhibitions of Tom Otterness, is both peculiar and awesome. It pops up everywhere around the subway, becoming part of transit life. It always makes me think, “Yay!”
Here you go: Life Underground [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Art in the underground
Posted in art, tagged life underground, otterness, subway on January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Best cure for the winter blues
Posted in Brooklyn Heights, attractions, tagged Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, brooklyn heights promenade on January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No doubt about it: wintertime is hard on this western girl. Today I found a marvelous way to beat the midwinter blues: taking a stroll down the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. It was windy and chilly, but there’s nothing quite like a gorgeous view of Manhattan, a little sunshine peeking through the grey and the sound [...]
Best clock in Brooklyn
Posted in Clinton Hill, Fort greene, tagged Brooklyn, clock tower, Williamsburg Savings Bank on January 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This past week, the Williamsburg Savings Bank building (now the One Hanson Place condo complex) started telling time again. It was a great surprise walking through Fort Greene at night, seeing the time on the bright red hands of the clock tower. Yeah, its a condo thingee now, but it’s a beautiful historical landmark and [...]
My favorite French diner
Posted in Meatpacking District, cafes, dining, snacks on January 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
All hail French mapmaker Florent Morellet for establishing a civilized, round-the-clock diner in the heart of the Meatpacking District. The menu is fab, the service is top-notch and the brunch (I’ve had it on two occasions in the hazy morning time between 4 and 10 am) is delicious. The menus are nifty, too.
Here you go: [...]
Shining Apple of Bliss
Posted in shopping on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New York City is the Mecca of Apple retail stores.
The distinguished goodness of the SoHo store and the awe-inspiring CUBE on Fifth Ave made me wary of what their new store could offer. How could Apple top their already awesome retail outlets? I’m pleased to say, then, that the West 14th store is dazzlingly good. [...]
