Random Pictures Thread

We take as much greenery we can get living in the concrete jungle. This is in lower Manhattan, Battery Park City Dance Festival 2024 at Rockefeller Park ………the views are not shabby with the Hudson River to the left and Hudson yards at the background.

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Went fishing today. Had a school of bass surround my kayak.
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But my camera couldnt get a good pic. So i took my polarized glasses off and used em in front of my camera lens....

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Ah, that brings back good memories. I worked in the Financial District off and on for about 15 years and I used to take extra long lunches and wander around in Battery Park. I also lived in Jersey City for some of that time so the skyline in the background is also familiar.

I was particularly taken by Tom Ottereness's whimsical statues in Battery Park and once took my daughter on a tour of the park just to see them. She was delighted.

Here are some composites of a few of them.

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Ah, that brings back good memories. I worked in the Financial District off and on for about 15 years and I used to take extra long lunches and wander around in Battery Park. I also lived in Jersey City for some of that time so the skyline in the background is also familiar.

I was particularly taken by Tom Ottereness's whimsical statues in Battery Park and once took my daughter on a tour of the park just to see them. She was delighted.

Here are some composites of a few of them.

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Paul @phinds - coincidentally, I was at that spot were Tom’s work was exhibited. It was too shaded and getting dark to take photo’s so I didn’t take any except if that French bulldog (attached) They must have added some work of his- was the park bench with table (chess) for 12 around as there were sculpture scenes of chess figures? There is also adjacent to it a girly sizable half face figure on the ground. My transfer train from Brooklyn has Tom’s work (1999-2001) sprayed all around at my transfer point at 8th Avenue 14th Ave. and the L train Station- I will post them in vignette form and tag you. His work is playful, thought provoking and at times in peculiar places- like underneath the subway station.

Battery Park is a wonderful place of green haven. Perfectly place to have long lunch, have a picnic and just take a break from the daily grind. Jersey City don’t know what year you lived there, but back in the 90’s or even early 2000 it has “shades” of Brooklyn, meaning it was gritty, unpolished and not a safe place. It has slowly been gentrified for about 25 years plus going with all the development going on. Folks don’t realized how much nicer the view is at the opposite side of the Hudson- which is in south Jersey from Hoboken stretch to Jersey City. If you get down at the southern end by water front, the views of lower Manhattan is as good almost as good as Brooklyn Heights- that stretch is a great place to watch the 4th of July Fireworks especially from Pier A to Sinatra Park. Also, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty is closer and viewable at Colgate Park.

I’ll do a pictorial thread of Hoboken, NJ and the surrounding neighborhood I took this past 4th of July……….but, here are several for now a view of lower Manhattan from the New Jersey side across the Hudson River…….

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Arn213 said:
was the park bench with table (chess) for 12 around as there were sculpture scenes of chess figures?
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Oh, yeah. As I said, the posted pics were only some of his stuff in battery park. I also have many pics of his works that were posted all up and down broadway. Don't know if they are still there. I was there from roughly 2000 to 2010.

I also lived in Hoboken for a while. I never lived in Manhattan, just had various jobs there. Lived in NJ (apartments in Jersey City, West NY, and Hoboken, various motels for short term contracts).

Here's a view out of my West NY apt one morning. Midtown Manhattan across the Hudson.

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@phinds here are some of his work follow up from post 1,966- the files were large and having vignettes, I had to lower the file size that led to lower resolution so it fits the forum format.

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This is the one of the most coveted photo stop and Instagram-able location in DUMBO Brooklyn; Water Street & Washington Street. It has a dynamic angle of the Manhattan Bridge and if you get the right perspective, you will have a perfect picture frame of the Empire State Building across the East River within the “cathedral arched shape base opening”……….yes, too bad they have that ugly scaffolding with the blue netting…..

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There is a cul-de-sac section in Brooklyn Heights Promenade and during summer nights there are live music performances, folks enjoying the weather and the views of the lower Manhattan skyline……

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Nice. My son lived in Brooklyn for a number of years but he was down in Flatbush so I've never seen the areas in the two pics above.
 
You can get really close to get a view of the Brooklyn Bridge (and it’s underside) from Brooklyn Bridge Park/Fulton Ferry Landing- it is pretty at night, but much prettier during the fall season. That Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Shop building is a historic Fireboat Station.

“The Fulton Ferry Landing pier at the foot of Old Fulton Street is one of Brooklyn’s most historic sites, marking the location of the first ferry service between Brooklyn and Manhattan in 1642”. That little building is so narrow and I don’t know how they were able to make that work as a Fireboat Station……

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phinds said:
Nice. My son lived in Brooklyn for a number of years but he was down in Flatbush so I've never seen the areas in the two pics above.
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Yes, you told me about it and I think they moved as they need or will need more room for the baby (?). Lot’s of significant history in this area and places of interest…….I’ll post them as I go through my photo’s.
 
Post 1, 971 is really walking distance from this street (Plymouth St.?); perpendicular……..you can see the Brooklyn Bridge from this spot, but that is not what I wanted to share with you all. There use to be a street railroad because of trade- coffee was a big thing here. The city does its best to preserve what used to exist so people know the history of the past so future generations can enjoy and learn about the background of DUMBO (Down under Manhattan Bridge Overpass). The lost art of painstakingly laying old cobblestones working with the existing iron railroad tracks……..this is John St. I believe.

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Went for a coffee break and boy it was a mistake. Found these and “the force was strong” and I was so proud of myself and walked out empty handed :sarcastic:……..I know a couple of guys from here would have bought out the shelf load (and have it shipped to their office) of these lovely figured Italian olive wood………who needs oil when it is already oily……….spanking paddles for those who have fetishes……….or just paddle away on your little boat:nodice::sarcastic:

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Arn213 said:
Went for a coffee break and boy it was a mistake. Found these and “the force was strong” and I was so proud of myself and walked out empty handed :sarcastic:……..I know a couple of guys from here would have bought out the shelf load (and have it shipped to their office) of these lovely figured Italian olive wood………who needs oil when it is already oily……….spanking paddles for those who have fetishes……….or just paddle away on your little boat:nodice::sarcastic:

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what kind of price did they have on them?
 
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