There were two of them, not completely identical, the front grill on the other one was different, but the squeezed cab/chassis were the same. When they drove away the sound was akin to a ‘hot rod’ raw roar, not like the purr of a Porsche. What are they?
Category Archives: City views
Trader Joe’s
It was a quiet, beautiful Sunday, early afternoon, about 1 pm. Because of the play I needed to do grocery shopping and figured everyone would be outside playing and no one shopping. When I was ready to get into the check-out line in the store, it was the usual length, half-way to the entrance. And …
The Remembrance
This year, 2014, there is just one beam.
Another Ad ‘Person’
Clever!
A bike cup holder for your latte/coffee.
Unexpected Beauty
The interesting note about these is that there is no information to be found about them. I don’t know what they are called, so can’t tell you more.
Curbside Changes
This is how the average sidewalk corner appears: ridged cement sloping down to meet the pavement. This is now the replacement. It was told me that the blind can better feel the transition from sidewalk to street. I then noticed that on the edge of all the …
Something Wonderful
The street onto which I look out, is a somewhat busy street, as it takes traffic from the Holland Tunnel. Well, a wonderful thing has happened. The bike lanes have been changed and now run next to the curb. That means that parking is 6 feet out from the curb. Then a left turn lane …
It’s All Mine!
Love when this happens. It was Sunday, and 6th Avenue was empty due to a parade that had just occurred. I was crossing and stopped mid way to revel in the emptiness.l
The Sity
has these networks of ferries to connect the various and numerous bays to the commercial part of the sity. Works well, and is not pricy.