Little Man: The Return

The Little Man strides ever forward.
(with One World Trade Center, in progress)

HOTEL

"To whom it may concern: It is springtime. It is late afternoon."

Kurt Vonnegut (November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007)

[photo originally posted here Tuesday, April 24, 2007]

Chrysler Magic

Originally posted here September 30, 2005

Inspiration

I hear beyond the range of sound,
I see beyond the range of sight,
New earths and skies and seas around,
And in my day the sun doth pale his light.

A clear and ancient harmony
Pierces my soul through all its din,
As through its utmost melody--
Farther behind than they, farther within.

[from INSPIRATION by Henry David Thoreau]

Originally posted here on November 3, 2006

Javits Window

Originally posted here on July 18, 2009

Up: ESB

[originally posted here June 26, 2008]

May 2006

Weird scenes inside the gold mine...I'm on a train...I can't complain.

September 11th

I did not know Steven A. Giorgetti personally. He loved baseball and his family. Married for 18 years, he and his wife had two children--a boy and a girl. If work caused him to miss one of his young son's games, he would call his wife several times throughout to see how it was going.

He worked 20 years for the same company. Like many people, he lived on Long Island and worked in New York City. His office was in Midtown Manhattan.


Unfortunately for him, on September 11, 2001, Mr. Giorgetti had a meeting at the World Trade Center. That fateful morning, he died there, one of the many victims of the coordinated terrorist attacks. He was 43.
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[Otilius photo first published here, 5/29/06]

Empty Bungee

Anchorage, Alaska

In Memoriam

Poland lost its current President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash Saturday. According to CNN.com, "The delegation was headed for the Katyn Forest near Smolensk, Russia, to honor the 22,000 Polish prisoners of war killed 70 years ago by the Soviet Union's NKVD, forerunner of the KGB."

This statue stands in Jersey City, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan.

Last Year: Green Accents

As you may know, I've moved to Alaska and started a new photo blog, "Alaska Nitty-Gritty". For your enjoyment, above is a shot taken in NYC last year around this time. Click HERE for another.

Bird And Statue

Even birds enjoy the view of the Statue of Liberty from Liberty State Park.



(Originally posted here on August 25, 2008.)

Rainy ESB

The Empire State Building scrapes the sky. Originally posted here on May 01, 2006...(one of my favorite ESB photos)

And Still Scraping...

The Empire State Building, New York, NY...

Chrysler Magic

This is one of my favorite photos of the Chrysler Building, originally posted here September 30th, 2005. Taken along 42nd Street, we also see the south end of Grand Central Station (lower left).

First Post

This was the first photo ever posted to New York Nitty-Gritty. You see a street scene in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, taken in August of 2005 from the apartment of a dear, dear friend who recently got married. [Congratulations, Eric & Phoebe!]

As you know, I've been on an extended trip back home to Alaska this summer and have posted many photos from my journey. However, this remains NEW YORK Nitty-Gritty. So, until I get back to NYC, I will offer some highlights of previous posted photos.

PS--Continue following my travels in Alaska HERE.

Mendenhall Reflex

The Mendenhall Glacier as reflected in a nearby pond... (Juneau, Alaska)

For Steven

I did not know Steven A. Giorgetti personally. He loved baseball and his family. Married for 18 years, he and his wife had two children--a boy and a girl. If work caused him to miss one of his young son's games, he would call his wife several times throughout to see how it was going.

He worked 20 years for the same company. Like many people, he lived on Long Island and worked in New York City. His office was in Midtown Manhattan.


Unfortunately for him, on September 11, 2001, Mr. Giorgetti had a meeting at the World Trade Center. That fateful morning, he died there, one of the many victims of the coordinated terrorist attacks. He was 43.
READ MORE


[Otilius photo first published here, 5/29/06]

River Fog

Fog on the Mendenhall River, Juneau, Alaska...
Happy Labor Day!

Helping Hands

I went to the Juneau recycling place and saw the hands on the dumpster again. So, of course, I took more photos of them. We all can use a helping hand some time.