September 8-14, 2009

Posted: January 31st, 2010 | Filed under: Manhattan, Out Of Town, Queens

I always liked the view from the rooftop parking garage at The Shoppes At Northern Boulevard, otherwise known as the place where there’s a Chuck E. Cheese on Northern Boulevard:

Manhattan Skyline From Rooftop Parking Lot, The Shoppes at Northern Boulevard, 48-18 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens

The Employees Must Wash Hands sign at the Forest Hills Trader Joe’s is funny, and a departure from the usual generic version:

Employees Must Wash Hands, Trader Joe's, 90-30 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, Queens, September 8, 2009

St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan has been in the news a lot lately. The 60s facade of its 36 Seventh Avenue building is charming, for a hospital:

St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, 12th Street and Seventh Avenue, NW Corner, West Village, Manhattan

The whimsical birdhouse-type contraptions at McCarthy Square in the Village don’t look as if they’re Parks Department-approved, and that’s a good thing:

McCarthy Square, Seventh Avenue, Charles Street and Waverly Place, West Village, Manhattan

Another iteration of a Barneys ad on the side of the building next to the Tiles For America display in the West Village:

Tiles For America New York City Memorial, Seventh Avenue and 11th Street, West Village, Manhattan, September 9, 2009

The Ace of Cakes guy was at the Beard House:

Duff Goldman, Beard House, 167 West 12th Street, West Village, Manhattan, September 9, 2009

The Tribute in Light from a corner of Long Island City:

Tribute in Light from Borden Avenue and Vernon Boulevard, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, September 12, 2009

Maxwell’s in Hoboken:

Maxwell's, 1039 Washington Street, Hoboken, New Jersey

On the way back from Hoboken, I noticed an ancient paint “ghost” under about 250 paint layers on the 7 train tracks in the 5th Avenue-Bryant Park subway station. It’s not there anymore (or it is, just under a new layer of paint):

7 Train Platform, 5 Avenue-Bryant Park Subway Station, Midtown Manhattan, September 14, 2009