On the sidewalk of East 41st Street between Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue, otherwise known as “Library Way.”
The rose fades
and is renewed again
by its seed, naturally
but where
save in the poem
shall it go
to suffer no diminution
of its splendor
— William Carlos Williams
I hardly ever take a cab, but I was riding in one a few days ago, passing through an area of Manhattan that I rarely visit, and it stopped at a red light in front of a Manhattan Mini Storage location.
Manhattan Mini Storage’s ads often make me laugh, but I’ve never seen this one before. Here’s a close-up:
If this warning doesn’t inspire a bout of spring cleaning, I don’t know what will. Only in New York, kids—because you either get it or you don’t.
S-T-A-U-N-C-H!
Images: Manhattan Mini Storage photos by Tinsel Creation. Little Edie photographed by Tom Wargacki, January 8, 1972, via Gettyimages.
Grand Central Terminal is celebrating its Centennial this week.
Happy Birthday to one of New York’s best and most beautiful landmarks—you are grand, indeed!
This poem was written by Billy Collins in honor of the occasion. You can hear it being read aloud, and view some present-day scenes of Grand Central’s interior, here.
Image: Grand Central Depot (as it was then called) (1914), via Museum of the City of New York.
Even Bergdorf’s fantastical window displays begin with the most basic of elements!
Photograph by Tinsel Creation.
Wishing all of you a most festive New Year’s Eve! and, at the same time, wishing my husband (if he’s reading this!) a Happy Birthday!
Image: photo by Tinsel Creation, taken today at the wonderful De Robertis bakery in the East Village.
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