Shiny Hudson

Or shiny Jersey City, from outside the World Financial Center.

Giglio Blessing

Top of the giglio during the Williamsburg Giglio Feast in 2009.

Druid Ring

During construction at 57th St. & Lexington Ave.

Roadtec RX900

Ripping pavement, off McGuinness in Greenpoint.

Hearst HQ 2

Looking up past the Citizen Kane base to the hex lattice on Hearst HQ's 57th St. side.

Summer Shade

Under the Long Island Expressway, off Van Dam in Queens.

Down 8th Ave

Front to back down 8th to 41st St.: the Milford "M", that ugly Westin Hotel, and the new NY Times building.

Yellow Top Skyscraper

When the condo tower at 5th Ave. and 36th St. was going up.

Gulf War Flags

On Van Dam in Queens.

Chrome Dome Blue Bee

At 43rd Ave. & 24th St. in Long Island City.  That's the 7 Train on the right.

Upper East Side Patio

From the Queensboro Bridge.

Hearst HQ 1

Steam rising in front of Hearst HQ at 8th Ave. & 57th St.

Bedbug Express

At the LES approach to the Williamsburg Bridge.

Downtown Illusion

Don't the two buildings in the middle look like one?  (The mesh part is the Federal Building.)  From the Manhattan Bridge.

Trash Bunny

On Bayard in Williamsburg.

London Terrace Blasting

Sandblasting bricks on the 24th St. side of the London Terrace complex in Chelsea.

Odd Light

Reflected light throws a spotlight on the backside of a building on 54th St. near 6th Ave.

Cliff Dwelling Construction

Above Spring near Lafayette a while ago.

Construction Do-Rags

During construction at Roebling and N 11th in Williamsburg.

8th & 46th

The view southeast from 8th Ave. & 46th St.

Cooper Union Construction 3

When it was nearly done, and had assumed its final, armored elephant form.

Best Basement View

Summertime view of Union Square from the window of Filene's Basement on 14th St.

Cooper Union Construction 2

When crane and crevice formed a scythe.

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Fresh Direct TV

The giant TV above the Fresh Direct plant on Borden Ave. in Long Island City, Queens.

Sacagawea in the City

In a Night at the Museum (Smithsonian) display at Lowes Lincoln Square on Broadway a while ago.

Zen Billboard

It said "What does the billboard say?"  From the Chinatown end of the Manhattan Bridge.

Green Arm Glint

Shooting into morning light at a construction site off Union Square.

Pizza Chef Crew

Throwing up gang signs?  On Broome near Mott.

Penn Station Blank Billboard 2

I like it so much, here it is from a slightly different angle.

A Well-Lit Corner

4th Ave. at 9th St.

Mad Style (Redacted)

Again, I couldn't resist the shot, but placed a black square over his face.

Chelsea Corner

At 10th Ave. and 20th St.

Rickety Stairs

Temporary stairs up during construction at 450 W 14th St.

Snake in the Garden

In the window nearly two years ago at Rothman's Union Square.

Banner Ads

Draped on buildings at Houston & Lafayette a while ago.

Dark Tower Scaffold

Down now, the scaffolding was on the McIntyre Building at Broadway & 18th St.

Penn Station Blank Billboard 1

Like a giant naked beer can, on 7th Ave. near 34th St.

Hunters Point Stalactites

Odd spray-painted formation seen on a frigid day off Hunters Point Ave. in Queens.

Vermeer Dutch Kills Closeup

Dead end of Dutch Kills in Queens, from the Hunters Point Ave. Bridge.

Chain Gang Hydrant Guards

On 30th Place near the LIE in Queens.

Southside Traffic Jam

Movie-shoot trucks slow traffic on Driggs at the bridge in Williamsburg.

Vermeer Dutch Kills

Dead end of Dutch Kills in Queens, from the Hunters Point Ave. Bridge.

Hunters Point Steel Sign

On Hunters Point Ave. in Queens.

Birdman of McCarren Park

Off Bedford near N 13th in Williamsburg.

Wire Waterfall

On 6th Ave. at Bryant Park.

Modern Meat Packing

"Playful" facade on a meat packing plant at Berry and Grand in Williamsburg.

Condo Hive

As it was going up on the Williamsburg waterfront.

Under the Bridge

A tug pushes an oil barge under the Williamsburg Bridge.

Doubletree Sign

On Lexington at 51st St., through light snow.

Under the UN

A DEP ship sails up the East River past United Nations headquarters.