Boy Jumping into the Hudson River. New York City. 1948
Photo: Ruth Orkin
Source: mutualart.com
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Cat on a car, October 1958. New York City, Photo by Angelo Rizzuto
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Washington Heights, #Manhattan
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How about a nice wholesome moment from this week?
When New Yorkers talk about a New York Moment they generally mean a moment that is unique and, quite often, silly or magical or wholesome. Sometimes a combination (because New Yorkers are actually very kind even though it often doesn’t look that way to outsiders).
Anyway, if you’ve never gotten off the 7 train at Grand Central station and taken the third ave exit to the street it is important to know it is a beast. You go up a flight or so of stairs, turn a corner, and see this
The other morning the escalators were absolutely packed. People were waiting to get on, it was slow, it was early, yuck.
One guy decided to jog up the stairs.
Roughly 2/3 of the way up he is visibly losing steam. He stops
Someone on the escalator starts clapping “you got this! You got it! Keep going!”
And then another person
And another
And suddenly both escalators are full of people clapping and cheering this stranger
He starts climbing again, people are going nuts!
He gets to the top, pulls a Rocky on the steps, and walks away. Everyone goes back to their commute.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed that. And keep going. You got this.
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The 191st Street #Tunnel_Street, #Manhattan.
Book Review: Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper
Author: Christian Cooper Title: Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World Publication Info: Random House, 2023 Summary/Review: The title implies that this is a guide to birding, and it does have many tips for anyone wishing to pursue that hobby. But it in reality it is a memoir of a most remarkable life. Christian Cooper as a Black, gay nerd. Growing up he…
Noirvember Movie Review: The Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Title: The Sweet Smell of Success Release Date: July 4, 1957 Director: Alexander Mackendrick Production Company: Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions | Norma Productions | Curtleigh Productions Main Cast: Burt Lancaster as J. J. Hunsecker Tony Curtis as Sidney Falco Susan Harrison as Susan Hunsecker Martin Milner as Steve Dallas (billed as “Marty Milner”) Sam Levene as Frank D’Angelo Barbara Nichols…
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Anonymous asked:
What is the largest city you've been to? (Cities listed largest-to-smallest by UN population estimates. Pick the topmost city you've been to.)
Tokyo
Delhi
Shanghai
São Paulo
Mexico City
Cairo
Mumbai
Beijing
Dhaka
Osaka
I have never been to any of these cities
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Grand Central Station Friday October 18, 2024. After a train to New York City..
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Fritz Henle - Father at the Brooklyn Bridge, 1947
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From 2018: The #Main_Street_Flushing_Station on the No. #7_Line, #Queens
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Todd Webb Welcome Home McSorley Boys: McSorley's Old Ale House, East 7th St, New York City 1946
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New York City Subway
NYC, 1966
Photo: Danny Lyon
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1976
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From 2018: An A train enters the #West_4th_Street_Washington_Square_Station, #Manhattan.
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The Grand Concourse, #the_Bronx
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Dave Heath - New York City, 1961