Category: Streets of NYC
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A Wave Of Pink
The past few weeks in New York have been a full-on heat wave—heavy, hot, sticky, smelly. Just as the city was melting, this fun little installation popped up on a corner lot: pink everywhere, in the form of flamingos, and common items you come across in the city. The artist’s idea was to remind New…
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Smile
Every time I walk past this glowing grin on the High Line, it makes me think about the universal language of facial expressions—and how a smile can cross cultures and communicate without needing translation. As you know, I’m fascinated by cultural similarities and differences. A smile feels universal—something simple that can have a real effect,…
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Pigeon Deluxe
It’s been a while since my last post—time flies in this city! But here it is, my weekend update, making up for the silence with something… big. There’s a giant pigeon on the High Line. Supersized in true American fashion. It’s very silly. Very ugly. But also very New York. The kind of thing that…
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School busses
The yellow school bus looks the same almost everywhere in the U.S.—big, boxy, and unmistakably yellow, with bold black stripes and a swinging stop sign. It’s been this way since 1939, when a group of educators and engineers met to standardize school transportation. Before that, kids got to school however they could—by farm wagon, truck,…
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Prometheus at Rockefeller Center
Especially on a spring afternoon like this Friday, it’s easy to miss the golden statue in front of the Rockefeller building. Packed with people, the plaza sometimes hides the sculpture of Prometheus. He’s been here since 1934, part of the original vision for Rockefeller Center as a place where commerce, art, and public life could…
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Stonewall
I stopped by Stonewall National Monument on Sunday and also visited the Inn and the visitor center. Despite it being a Sunday afternoon, the bar was full—loud, cheerful, very much alive. The walls inside are covered in photos, tags, and signs tracing the 1969 uprising and everything that followed. Next door, the Stonewall National Monument…
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Mount Rushmore of Art
This weekend has been grey and rainy in New York, which made Eduardo Kobra’s mural in the West Village stand out even more. Amidst the usual city soundtrack of construction, traffic, and the occasional fire alarm, it felt like an invitation to pause for a second. The mural features Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, Keith Haring,…
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Spring in the city
You don’t find a lot of green and flowers in New York—but when you do, they’re so thoughtfully placed, a lovely contrast to the towering buildings. A perfect row of tulips along a glass facade. A surprise cluster of daffodils near a subway entrance. Blossoming magnolias—one of my absolute favorites, and a familiar sight from…
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Emergency Call Boxes
Those red emergency call boxes still stand in Manhattan, a relic from the early 20th century. NYC began installing these in the 1910s to give people direct access to police and fire services. At one point, there were over 15,000 across the city. Today, only about two-thirds of those remain functional. The city has debated…
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Apple 5th Avenue
It’s hard to miss the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue—technically underground, but marked by a glowing glass cube, like a minimalist sculpture. Designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, the store itself is tucked beneath the plaza, accessible via a spiral staircase or a very smooth elevator ride. Downstairs, it still features the iconic trees, but the…
Josephine in New York City 