More Hunters Point Waterfront

Posted: January 30th, 2015 | Filed under: Queens

The new city-owned Hunters Point South Park is great:

Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, September 13, 2013

Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, September 13, 2013

Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, September 13, 2013

Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, September 13, 2013

My only pet peeve is that the great sitting area that was open to everyone has been commandeered by the concession there, which eventually posted signs saying that you had to buy stuff to sit there, which is obviously bullshit:

Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, May 30, 2014

Also, another spot to experience Manhattanhenge:

Manhattanhenge, Hunters Point South Park, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, May 30, 2014

When Railings Were Shorter And You Hover Over The Water

Posted: January 26th, 2015 | Filed under: Queens

The knee-buckling, gonad-zinging Triborough Bridge Pedestrian Walk is kind of fantastic:

Pedestrian Walk, Triborough Bridge/Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, September 23, 2013

Pedestrian Walk, Triborough Bridge/Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, September 23, 2013

Pedestrian Walk, Triborough Bridge/Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, September 23, 2013

Pedestrian Walk, Triborough Bridge/Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, September 23, 2013

And then you look over the railing, which seems to be somewhere near your knee, and your stomach kind of churns:

Hellgate Bridge From Pedestrian Walk, Triborough Bridge/Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, September 23, 2013

Citi Field Scoreboard Ads Over The Years

Posted: February 7th, 2014 | Filed under: Queens

Latest visit to Citi Field is up, from 2013:

New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Section 520, Citi Field, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, April 28, 2013

New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Section 520, Citi Field, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, April 28, 2013

2012:

New York Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, Section 427, Citi Field, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, May 6, 2012

New York Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, Section 427, Citi Field, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, May 6, 2012

2010:

New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs, View From Section 302, Pepsi Porch, Citi Field, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, April 21, 2010

New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs, View From Section 302, Pepsi Porch, Citi Field, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, April 21, 2010

2009:

Jumbotron Inclement Weather Notice, New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Citi Field, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, August 21, 2009

Scoreboard, View From Section 426, New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Citi Field, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, August 21, 2009