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Post by htmb on Mar 27, 2015 11:16:50 GMT
Thanks, Bixa. The play we saw was "It's Only a Play" with F. Murray Abraham, Matthew Broderick, Stockard Channing and Martin Short. The play itself wasn't all that great, but I did enjoy the acting performances. Another highlight was having Jimmy Fallon sit a few rows ahead of us and seeing how nice he was to the excited high school kids sitting on our aisle. He graciously posed for a "selfie" with the group.
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Post by htmb on Mar 27, 2015 17:52:14 GMT
Today has been a day for errands and work at the apartment. I took a clockwise walk around the perimeter of S's neighborhood, starting on 3rd, going east on 92nd, south on 2nd, west on 63rd and back north on 3rd. It's a pretty nice neighborhood and S is very happy with the location. Her subway stop is at 63rd and Lexington; less than a ten minute walk away.
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Post by htmb on Mar 27, 2015 18:05:50 GMT
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Post by htmb on Mar 27, 2015 18:21:20 GMT
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Post by htmb on Mar 27, 2015 19:35:58 GMT
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Post by htmb on Mar 27, 2015 20:33:12 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 27, 2015 21:01:09 GMT
Lotsa construction! That's one thing that fits my perception of big cities, in particular New York.
Any info on the affordable housing?
185 lbs. is a biiig dog! When I'm doing poop patrol in my patio I often wonder if dogs think we keep them in order to harvest their poop.
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Post by htmb on Mar 27, 2015 21:15:13 GMT
No info on the affordable housing, Bixa. I imagine it all depends on whose definition one is using.
I chose 92 St as the northern barrier partly because I believe this was the street of our NOLA Anyporter's home. Is that right, Casimira?
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Post by htmb on Mar 27, 2015 21:19:35 GMT
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Post by htmb on Mar 27, 2015 21:21:46 GMT
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Post by questa on Mar 27, 2015 22:38:43 GMT
What strikes me is the busy-ness in the pictures. There is so much movement and action going on. Even the dog isn't sitting down but ready to take off again. This is a great thread as my knowledge of the city is what is shown on news reports or movies, not the day to day living.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 0:18:32 GMT
Yes!!!! My old hood!!! And is where I still do stay when I'm there as I have access to the same apartment where I lived back then. My old friend has maintained an apartment there since 1974!!! It's been spiffed up a bit but his rent is controlled and is affordable. Yes, that was my Post office and numerous other familiar sights. That barricading and construction may well be the 2nd Avenue subway site.
I would think that the 86th Street subway would be closer to S's apartment.
Thanks for these HTMB! It looks to have been a pleasant day too!
Those high rise apartment buildings were just a hop skip and a jump as well as being quite the incline to walk up in a steep wind. Lots of cool dogs yes. And, did you see any of the hired dog walkers with multiple dogs in tow? Always a trip to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 6:51:18 GMT
I love seeing all of the photos of neighbourhoods I have never seen, although most of New York looks "familiar" the same way Paris or London seem familiar in movies, even for people who have never set foot there. Over the years, certain big cities have built up a dominant personality -- or sometimes several personalities that we recognise instantly. Of course brownstone-and-brick NYC is totally different from skyscraper New York to the extent that it's hard to believe they are even the same place but in any case they are both amazing. And that's just Manhattan!
I have never set foot yet in a Papaya King. Something about the place scares me.
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Post by mossie on Mar 28, 2015 8:10:30 GMT
I did a double take when I saw the date 1582 over the doorway of Milano Market. Was New York that old???
Ultimately the penny dropped, inaddition to driving on the wrong side of the road, your roads are so long that the house numbers soon run to 4 figures.
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Post by bjd on Mar 28, 2015 9:37:12 GMT
What strikes me is the busy-ness in the pictures. There is so much movement and action going on. Even the dog isn't sitting down but ready to take off again. This is a great thread as my knowledge of the city is what is shown on news reports or movies, not the day to day living. Funny, I was just thinking that the streets don't look that full. Maybe because it's a weekday morning? Mossie, about the street numbers -- I think it's not that there are so many buildings but a different way of numbering. In Argentina, in a small city, the numbers were huge but we finally realized that the numbers corresponded to the block number plus the street number on a grid pattern, so it was very easy to figure out where you are.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 9:54:59 GMT
Yes, in the U.S. every block counts as a hundred, even if there are only 3 or 4 buildings on the block. In Los Angeles you get a lot of street numbers over 20 or even 30,000.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 13:30:18 GMT
Funny, I never set foot in a Papaya King either and I passed it every day. That particular one closed for awhile for reasons unknown to me and I knew that alot of people really missed it (also for reasons unknown). My last visit there I saw that it had reopened. There's also a burger joint in that hood that literally packs 'em in. It's enormously popular with frequent lines out the door. It's a franchise and I went to the one in Miami Beach and found it to be most mediocre.
There are quite a few stores with the very same merchandise that can be found much cheaper the further you go downtown. My niece who lives there warned me off buying certain items saying "NO Auntie, you can get the exact same thing in Chinatown for half the price!" Clever girl, she was so right. I found perfumes (authentic, not knockoffs) and some toys, linens and several other items for much less money. Also, easier to haggle.
Speaking of Chinatown, have you made it down there HTMB?
Yes, BJD, it is a whole lot busier on the weekends. Those pics in both parks show not near the amount of people you would find on the weekend.
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Post by htmb on Mar 28, 2015 14:01:06 GMT
No, I haven't been to Chinatown yet, nor have I entered the Papaya King. In no way would that appeal to me.
Would Shake Shack be the name of the burger place you are thinking of, Casimira.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 14:20:24 GMT
Yes!! The name was escaping me but that's it. The guy who started it has made a fortune. So mediocre, I don't get it. I tease my brother about his enthusiasm for it.
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Post by htmb on Mar 28, 2015 14:23:20 GMT
That was our dinner last night. Apparently, tiny little mice are attracted to it, too.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 14:34:52 GMT
AH!! TOO FUNNY!!! (even their fries suck, those round crinkly "cottage fries").
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Post by bjd on Mar 28, 2015 17:04:55 GMT
Speaking of buying cheaper stuff, at the bottom of Broadway, down around 22nd street, there used to be a load of Indian-run shops selling (real) perfume but at unbeatable prices.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 17:11:13 GMT
Meanwhile, I still have a number of clothing items from Century 21 right across from the World Trade Center. It is such a messy, ridiculous, oversized store, but if you have the patience to keep looking, you can find some incredible bargains there.
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Post by htmb on Mar 28, 2015 18:50:27 GMT
The streets in S's neighborhood weren't much more crowded on a Saturday than they were during the week. Whole Foods was very busy, but they had several more cashiers working than they had when I was there Friday. Here's the infamous Shake Shack. S really likes the burgers, fries and shakes from there, but she's in her twenties. ;-) The extra noise you see in these pictures is snow. This next shot is not from the neighborhood.
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Post by lugg on Mar 28, 2015 21:03:25 GMT
I too am impressed with your stamina Htmb , but what a result for us, your report is impressive. Some parts I have visited and recognise but you have shown me so much more of Manhattan that I will likely never see so those photos were particularly interesting. I never get bored of seeing photos of Brooklyn Bridge and I really enjoyed seeing the Times Sq pics as well. But loved, loved, loved the photos of Central Park and the Met.
It seems that the attaching padlocks to bridges is alive and kicking across the pond as well.
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Post by htmb on Mar 28, 2015 22:14:09 GMT
Thank you very much, Lugg.
I'm afraid going back to my job is going to be really tough after being up here. At least I'll be kept busy.
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Post by mich64 on Mar 29, 2015 0:59:04 GMT
Excellent report htmb. I have never been to New York City but like others her have stated, I too really hope to one day. It is wonderful that your daughter found an apartment where she wanted to be. The very first picture of your thread, that Church looks like the one shown in the series Blue Bloods and there were a few photos in the park that looked so familiar, I guess I must watch a lot of American TV movies and TV series filmed in NYC.
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Post by htmb on Mar 29, 2015 2:11:16 GMT
Thank you very much, Mich. S took these three quick pics with her phone when she ran an errand.. The last is the original Apple Store.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 29, 2015 4:26:57 GMT
More wonderful and atmospheric photos, Htmb, including S's.
Was the play a comedy? My love for Martin Short knows no bounds.
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Post by htmb on Mar 29, 2015 6:58:12 GMT
The play was a comedy.
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