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Freemans
End of Freeman Alley, New York, NY
This exceedingly low-profile restaurant materialized at the end of a nondescript Lower East Side alley unknown to even the most intrepid hipster. Persevere, and you'll discover a taxidermist's dream of a dining room, specialty cocktails, and a homespun American menu tinged with the occasional Anglo accent, like devils on horseback and summer pudding. If you don't feel like battling for a Rum Swizzle (Haitian rum, lime juice, syrup, bitters) during the raucous evening hours, order one (or two) on a peaceful Sunday afternoon, along with a bowl of stewed plums (with Greek yogurt and vanilla syrup), a slab of excellent wild-boar terrine, and a fat lamb-sausage patty served with watercress salad, two poached eggs, and thick slices of sourdough.
Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld. The New York Times.

Radegast Hall Biergarten
Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
Ivan Aohut, part of the team that turned Astoria's Bohemian Hall into a destination back in 2000 now partners with a couple of Czech friends and his wife Joanna, a private chef who cooks hearty dishes like roasted pork tenderloin topped with prunes and porter beer sauce and served with potato dumplings and red cabbage. Aohut, who built the outdoor bar at Bohemia, has built his solo venture to resemble a 1890s Austrio-Hungarian beer hall, with communal tables made from 150-year-old barn wood. The garden, where burgers and an array of wursts are grilled, will eventually have infrared heating under its retractable canopy. Free Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Brooklyn Street Art


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Bowery St in Chinatown

Catherine St at Madison St in Chinatown

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The Brooklyn Bridge and The Manhattan Bridge as background.


The Man of South Street.
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NYC Series / 1,000th Post

Union Square (In the background the Empire State Building)

Union Square is an important and historic intersection in New York City, located where Broadway and the former Bowery Road now 4th Avenue, came together in the early 19th century; its name celebrates neither the federal union nor labor unions but rather denotes the fact that "here was the union of the two principal thoroughfares of the island" and the confluence of several trolley lines, as in the term "union station." Today it is bounded by 14th Street to the south, Union Square West on the west side, 17th Street on the north, and on the east Union Square East, which links together Broadway and Park Avenue South to Fourth Avenue and the continuation of Broadway. Union Square Park is under the aegis of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

Neighborhoods around the square are the Flatiron District to the north, Chelsea to the west, Greenwich Village to the south, and Gramercy to the east. Many buildings of The New School are near the square, as are several dormitories of New York University.
Wedding at The Cloisters

The Cloisters house the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of art and architecture from medieval Europe. Best known for the beautiful tapestries on display, the Cloisters also offer architectural installations, a series of special programs, and fantastic views of the Hudson.

"Located on four acres overlooking the Hudson River in northern Manhattan's Fort Tryon Park, the building incorporates elements from five medieval French cloisters--quadrangles enclosed by a roofed or vaulted passageway, or arcade--and from other monastic sites in southern France. Three of the cloisters reconstructed at the branch museum feature gardens planted according to horticultural information found in medieval treatises and poetry, garden documents and herbals, and medieval works of art, such as tapestries, stained-glass windows, and column capitals. Approximately five thousand works of art from medieval Europe, dating from about A.D. 800 with particular emphasis on the twelfth through fifteenth century, are exhibited in this unique and sympathetic context."

Today this blog celebrates 1,000th post. Thank you all for your support. Cheers!
Este blog celebra hoy el post No. 1 000. Gracias Mil por sus visitas y comentarios. Salud!

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A contortionist extraordinaire, Yogi Laser at South Street Seaport
Through proper exercise, breathing, relaxation, diet, positive thinking and meditation, Yogi Laser has created a lifestyle which allows him to perform advanced yoga as entertainment all over the world.

Internationally and nationally known as a yogi-contortionist extraordinaire, he wiggles and writhes his muscular physique into and out of seemingly impossible yoga postures.

The contortion act is a graphic visual of unimaginable physical possibilities exhibiting meditative concentration, flexibility, self awareness and inner strength.

Whatever you’re planning - Performance, Print ad, Film, Fitness shows, Fashion - Yogi Laser gives your project or event a brand new twist.

Tomorrow Sept 22th this blog celebrates 1,000th post. Thank you all for your support. Cheers!
Mañana Septiembre 22 este blog celebra el post No. 1000. Mil Gracias por sus visitas y comentarios. Salud!

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Times Square Scenes







Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, a borough of New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. The Times Square area consists of the blocks between Sixth and Eighth Avenues from east to west, and West 40th and West 53rd Streets from south to north, making up the western part of the commercial area of Midtown Manhattan.

Formerly named Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed after the Times Building (now One Times Square) in April 1904. Times Square, sometimes known as the "Crossroads of the World," has achieved the status of an iconic world landmark and has become a symbol of New York City. Times Square is principally defined by its spectaculars, animated, digital advertisements.

The intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street, at the south-east corner of Times Square, is the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States of America.

On February 26, 2009, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that traffic lanes along Broadway from 42nd Street to 47th Street will be de-mapped starting Memorial Day 2009 and transformed into pedestrian plazas until at least the end of the year as a trial program. The same will be done from 33rd to 35th Street as well. The goal is to ease traffic congestion throughout the Midtown grid. The results will be closely monitored to determine if the project works and should be extended beyond its trial period." Bloomberg also stated " he believes the street shutdown will make New York more livable by reducing pollution, cutting down on pedestrian accidents and helping traffic flow more smoothly." [Wiki]

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Scenes at The Met


The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5000 Years of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
Singers

Old Marketing

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Dia de la Independencia / Mexican Independence Day

On 16 September the entire country celebrates the day when in 1810 Mexico gained its independence from Spain. On the night before, 'El Grito' - a dramatic re-enactment of the revolutionary Father Hidalgo's call to his fellow Mexicans to join the uprising - takes place in city halls throughout the country. Mexican flags are seemingly on display everywhere you go and celebrations continue late into the night. On 16 September, military parades are held in most Mexican cities. It is a time of great national pride and a celebration of Mexico's cultural identity during which food, music and drink play an important part of the activities.

El proceso de la Independencia de México fue uno de los más largos de América Latina. La Nueva España permaneció bajo el control de la Corona por tres siglos. Sin embargo, a finales del siglo XVIII, ciertos cambios en la estructura social, económica y política de la colonia llevaron a una élite ilustrada de novohispanos a reflexionar acerca de su relación con España. Sin subestimar la influencia de la Ilustración, la Revolución Francesa ni la independencia de Estados Unidos, el hecho que llevó a la élite criolla a comenzar el movimiento emancipador fue la ocupación francesa de España, en 1808. Hay que recordar que en ese año, Carlos IV y Fernando VII abdicaron sucesivamente en favor de José Bonaparte, de modo que España quedó como una especie de protectorado francés.

El núcleo donde hubo de comenzar la guerra por la independencia fue Dolores, Guanajuato, luego que la conspiración de Querétaro fue descubierta. Aunque aquél 16 de septiembre de 1810 el cura Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla se lanzó a la guerra apoyado por una tropa de indígenas y campesinos, bajo el grito de "Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe, muerte al mal gobierno, abajo los gachupines", finalmente la revolución le llevó por otro camino y se convirtió en lo que fue: una guerra independentista.

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Chelsea Traveler

US Mail

The Juilliard School of Music


The Juilliard School of Music

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Guggenheim Museum

Guggenheim Museum [On 2009, the Guggenheim inaugurates a yearlong celebration of art, architecture, and innovation to mark the 50th anniversary of its landmark building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright].
1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
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The High Line Views


Los Dados. Mexican Home Cooking

The Empire State Building

West 15th Street

10th Ave

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The High Line and in the background the Chelsea Piers & The IAC Building by Frank Gehry.

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The High Line

The High Line is a new public park, built on an elevated 1930s rail structure located on Manhattan's West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to 34th Street. The first section of the High Line opened to the public in June 2009. The High Line is property of the City of New York, and is maintained and operated by the non-profit Friends of the High Line, in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. The High Line winds above Chelsea and the West Village.

It has its own art scene, drawing students from Parsons sketching panoramas, and photographers armed with devices from cellphones to Leicas. It has its own neighborhoods and hot spots, shifting in feel throughout the day.

It even inspires crusty New Yorkers to behave as if they were strolling down Main Street in a small town rather than striding the walkway of a hyper-urban park — routinely smiling and nodding, even striking up conversations with strangers.

A little more than a month since its first stretch opened, the High Line is a hit, and not just with tourists but with New Yorkers who are openly relishing a place where they can reflect and relax enough to get a new perspective on Manhattan.
The New York Times
by Diane Cardwell
Published: July 21, 2009.

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Zooming Series 7/7

Man on The Street

Justice

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Rojo Cardenal / Cardinal Red

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HorsePlusLovers

Happy Sunday, tomorrow Washington!

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Fifth Avenue Mannequin

Happy Weekend
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Running Shadow

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Friday People

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Side by Side

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Theme Day: BIG

Sientate en mis manos de Pedro Friedeberg de la exhibicion Dialogo de Bancas / Sitting in my hands by Pedro Friedeberg from Benches Dialogue exhibit on main street [and of course Rothko].
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.

While I'm zooming to New York for work, tomorrow I'll prepost for 8 days a zooming series, hope you like it. Have a nice Theme Day.

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Leaves

Leaf Drop /Hoja Gota

Leaf on a pool / Hoja en un charco

Lotus leaves in the pond
Ride on water.
Rain in June.
S. Masaoka.

Poster of the exhibit of Antonio Soler, a good friend from Spain. / Para los amigos españoles, por si caminan en los alrededores de Alicante.

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The Man and His Dog

Why People Love Dogs
It's more complicated than you think.
By Jon Katz

We love our dogs. A lot. So much that we rarely wonder why anymore.
John Archer, a psychologist at the University of Central Lancashire, has been puzzling for some time over why people love their pets. In evolutionary terms, love for dogs and other pets "poses a problem," he writes. Being attached to animals is not, strictly speaking, necessary for human health and welfare. True, studies show that people with pets live a bit longer and have better blood pressure than benighted nonowners, but in the literal sense, we don't really need all those dogs and cats to survive.
Archer's alternative Darwinian theory: Pets manipulate the same instincts and responses that have evolved to facilitate human relationships, "primarily (but not exclusively) those between parent and child."

They dance with joy when we come home, put their heads on our knees and stare longingly into our eyes. Ah, we think, at last, the love and loyalty we so richly deserve and so rarely receive. Over thousands of years of living with humans, dogs have become wily and transfixing sidekicks with the particularly appealing characteristic of being unable to speak. We are therefore free to fill in the blanks with what we need to hear. (What the dog may really be telling us, much of the time, is, "Feed me.")

As Archer dryly puts it, "Continuing features of the interaction with the pet prove satisfying for the owner."
It's a good deal for the pets, too, since we respond by spending lavishly on organic treats and high-quality health care.
Psychologist Brian Hare of Harvard has also studied the human-animal bond and reports that dogs are astonishingly skilled at reading humans' patterns of social behavior, especially behaviors related to food and care. They figure out our moods and what makes us happy, what moves us. Then they act accordingly, and we tell ourselves that they're crazy about us.

"It appears that dogs have evolved specialized skills for reading human social and communicative behavior," Hare concludes, which is why dogs live so much better than moles.

If the dog's love is just an evolutionary trick, does that diminish it? I don't think so. Dogs have figured out how to insinuate themselves into human society in ways that benefit us both. We get affection and attention. They get the same, plus food, shelter, and protection. To grasp this exchange doesn't trivialize our love, it explains it. [Slate.com]

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Speed Matters

Buddha:
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.

How about your broadband speed?

[Speedtest.net]

Mexico is so low and very expensive [$90 U.S. Dlls./month] Para el desarrollo del pais, si algun dia llega, es indispensable contar con un servicio de internet mas rapido y accesible para todos.

Universal Broadband
Just as government policies helped bring affordable telephone service to everyone, our policies should ensure that every individual, family, business, and community has access to and can use high-speed Internet at a price they can afford – regardless of their income or geographic location.
Open Internet
To protect free speech we must build high-capacity networks to ensure that all have fast, open access to content on the Internet. There should be no degradation of service or censoring of any lawful content. Reasonable network management is necessary to preserve an effective and open Internet.[Speed Matters.org]



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Encounter

"I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat."
Edgar Allan Poe.
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