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Flowers at the Farmer's Market

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The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, tra-la
Union Square 03-31-07

03-31-06:    " I know we've made tactical errors, thousands of them... I'm sure." Mme Secretary, Condoleeza Rice.

Skateboarding in Union Square

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Skateboarding in Union Square.

Taken 03-27-07

Walking the Dog,

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Temperature was supposed to hit 72 today.

Dog Walker with her charges on the way to the
Dog Run in Union Square.

Snow in the Square - Part III

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These were taken a little less than 24 hours after yesterday's. The whole snow boarding course is already gone; the backhoe ready to be towed away. Tomorrow the space will be occupied by the farmer's market.  A little bit of the snow was left - the rest was taken away by truck - you'd have to ask NTodd if it was returned to Vermont. The building in front is the old Tammany Hall; to the left is the "W" hotel.

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A reflection of the "W" hotel in an icy puddle, about where the boarders landed yesterday.

Drumming on the Square

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Pots, oven racks, plastic buckets, metal refrigerator drawer and skill.

Taken in Union Square, Jan 31/07

Skateboards in the Park

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It's pretty hard to walk around Union Square without running into a skateboarder, although park police are always chasing away groups.

(Union Square 1/30/07)

ART

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The other day, I posted a similar shot - the artist's patron, clearly underwater, was a Moisturizer to the Stars.  Less than 24 hours after that photo was taken, I took this one. The artist has clearly taken back his work.
Photo taken in Union Square, Jan 26/07

Perspective Photos

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Aveeno, Moisturizer to the Stars, installed a temporary pool on the Plaza in Union Square, constructed of only perspective and colored chalk.

This shot was taken from a position ten feet away from the former one; showing the power of perspective.

(see, I'm still a political blog)

Whilrling

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As you could have predicted on opening night, kids totally love the interactive, flowing light show that Target turns on at dusk each day at the Northern Transverse in the Park

These dervishes have nothing, except their spirit, with Atta J. Turk, but after a tough afternoon in the nearby playground, they are really happy that it's still legal to whirl in the U.S.

Trivial New York Taxis

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It may look like a New York City Taxi Cab to you, but in fact it's a police car - albeit an undercover one.

As I mentioned in a previous post, there was recently an enormously sad, tragic, death in the park.  Since then, there has been a large police presence in the neighborhood. These police cars - one marked, one un-marked - are at the east side of the Northern Transverse. Quite near here is where many Dominican kids from Irving High like to gather.

But this isn't about the tragedy, it's about the police cars.

If you double click on the photo above, you'll see that the license plate is numbered T800070T, while the numbers on the roof are 2W79. This is not a legit cab.

In New York, the right to have cab is controlled by a medallion. It's the medallion, which is issued by the city in limited numbers, that allows a car to cruise around picking up passengers. 

This medallion is firmly, very firmly, attached to the hood of a real cab.

All other numbers on cab are the same as the medallion number - the numbers on the side of the cab, on the licence plate, and on the roof - they all match, unlike the police car above.

The total number of Medallions in the city is a little under 13,000 - a number that has not changed significantly since WWII. If you want to see who owns the medallion of any cab - please go here.