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

Sometimes Memorials Seem Haphazard And Out Of Place And Other Times They Make Perfect Sense

Posted: February 6th, 2014 | Filed under: Queens

There are a lot of 9/11 memorials around New York. A lot look like this one at Juniper Valley Park in Queens:

Juniper Valley Park, Middle Village, Queens, April 16, 2013

A lot of times they seem pretty random. But even though it’s not particularly attractive, this one works — just turn around and take a look at the vantage point:

One World Trade Center From Juniper Valley Park, Middle Village, Queens, April 16, 2013