Tag Archives: 8th avenue

Looking Up in NYC

Posted on November 22, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

There’s an old New York City adage that the only people who look up while walking around in Manhattan are the tourists. Well, I’ve been living here for almost 40 years, and I still look up. And sometimes I whip … Continue reading →

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MANHATTANHENGE

Posted on July 13, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

This last Friday and Saturday was Manhattanhenge. Ed and I each took some pictures on 42nd Street while it happened around 8:20pm on Friday. Manhattanhenge is what we call those days when the sunset aligns perfectly with Manhattan’s street grid. … Continue reading →

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14th Street Station

Posted on May 8, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

Selfies with Statuettes If you look closely, you’ll notice this is a different moneybags figure from the one pictured above (that one smiles, this one frowns). There are sometimes similar or duplicate statuettes on both uptown and downtown platforms.

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An Indecent Play of Light & Geometry on 56th and 8th

Posted on December 10, 2016 by dannyashkenasi

New York New York – Ol’ Blue Eyes I moved to New York City in 1986 yet sometimes I still enjoy it like a tourist.  You know the old joke about telling the tourists from the New Yorkers by who … Continue reading →

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