180/365: West 33rd

164/365: The High Line

The High Line is a brilliant new public park that recently opened in NYC. The elevated park runs along the old High Line railroad track (itself an engineering marvel, see below), which had been abandoned and over the years overtaken by wild plants. The park allows the visitor to walk among the wild plants, residuals of railroad tracks, and through buildings along the train line, elevated a floor above the city. It merits all of the superlatives it has received (especially exuberant were the tweets from the opening weekend, mine included).

Above: from the amphitheater over 10th Ave at 17th Street.
Below: view in the same direction, from further back

and from the front:

View of 14th Street:

Engineering (buildings were designed with the freight tracks running into and through the buildings):

Aesthetics:

163/365: Blue

Above: today’s work (on the 40th floor).

Below: today’s play

Ida Maria at the Hiro Ballroom
Other photos from Prefix Magazine, TONY
Reviews from PopMatters, Baeble Music
Video: I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked

Palomar at Public Assembly

Eula at Public Assembly

162/365: Reflections on a rainy evening

159/365: Cellist

Under the Terrace Bridge, Central Park

158/365: Chessmaster

150/365: Street performer

145/365: Reflecting

The above is a photo of water. Specifically, of the reflecting pool at MoMA on a beautiful day, with perfect blue skies. Coins on the bottom, people, buildings, and sky reflected. Utterly astounding design, constantly changing images reflected, nothing lasting more than a few milliseconds, dependent on the movements and changes of everything in the field of view. Transient art by definition. A gorgeous place to spend time on Memorial Day.

A different theme (but a composition I like):

144/365: Sunday afternoon in Washington Square Park

A perfect Sunday afternoon in Washington Square Park. La Grande Jatte has nothing on Washington Square Park (except being immortalized in a spectacular painting (one I try to see whenever in Chicago)).

There’s even a parasol! And much more stylish headwear!

143/365: Sitting on a lamp post

Alternative shot of the day (which in certain moods I prefer):

136/365: Neuronal

The Union Square greenmarket and my professional activities apparently merged in the form of radishes.

125/365: Discarded

An abandoned umbrella in Tompkins Square Park.

Another nearby discarded umbrella (this one in a trash can):

Bicycles aligned

Lines and poles along the East River