Tag: new york

  • I ♥ NY: High Above Bryant Park

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNvgpJdc8R8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Before I left NYC, I visited an ex-colleague who works in an office that overlooks Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan.  His office, facing east on the 31st floor has floor-to-ceiling glass window. Chrysler building, NYC Library, Empire State building, and Bryant Park’s ice-rink in Christmas are all in full view. The vista is breathtaking.

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  • I ♥ NY: Moveable Type @ New York Times Building

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfIFndB1jo8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] I used the Port Authority Bus Terminal for my commute and witnessed the construction of the new New York Times building.  The building has several restaurants and NYC’s first Muji store (outside of Moma).  I pass it by every day but one day, I decided to walk through the building lobby  which runs from the

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  • I ♥ NY: Street Art @ East Houston St

    NYC is full of surprises.  I thought I know the streets of the city somewhat well, but I stumbled upon this piece of street art on East Houston St and Bowery (near DBGB).  In case you are wondering, the white specks on the photos are snowflakes, it was January –  around midnight. The piece was

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  • Packing Up Edgewater

    Our move consisted of two days, a first day for packing up all the stuff in cardboard boxes and a second day for loading them onto a container.  Originally, it was scheduled for January 25 and 26.  But on Friday January 22, I asked the movers to come a day later since we were so

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