In Plain Sight

  • A Rose Grows In Brooklyn

    A Rose Grows In Brooklyn

    Note: this is now gone. I was under the JMZ elevated subway line in South Williamsburg today near Marcy Ave when I noticed this steel rose bolted to the ground: I’m not sure if this was commissioned by the city, or installed by an anonymous artist under the cover of night – there wasn’t a…

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  • Greenpoint Warehouse

    Greenpoint Warehouse

    Just a quick one today. This is one of the coolest warehouse signs in Greenpoint: -SCOUT

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  • Grand Central Rats

    Grand Central Rats

    Thousands of people go into Grand Central through the Lexington Ave entrance every day. I always wonder how many look up and see the rats also desperately trying to get in. I’m not quite sure I fully understand the symbolism, but, according to Forgotten NY, The Graybar building was once the nation’s focal point for…

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