Tag Archives: Manhattan

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 →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged 34th street, 8th avenue, Columbus Circle, Empire State Building, flag, Fulton Street Station, landmark, Manhattan, New York City, Oculus, photography, skyscraper, tourist, World Trade Center | Leave a comment

Proverbs of my own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions

Posted on September 27, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

It’s been renamed Rathattan, and they’re celebrating. Continuing to mine the Old Testament for sequel titles, this is the 18th installment in the personal cartoon caption series. You can find the 17 previous installments in the Literary Lyricism archives. As well … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism | Tagged 12 steps, apple, barbeque, bowling, candy cane, caption, cartoon, Emu, God, heaven, Liberty Mutual, Manhattan, mascot, New Yorker, Old Testament, pins, poisoned apple, rats, scientists, serenity prayer, traffic cone | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged 2025, 42nd Street, 8th avenue, American Museum of Natural History, Canyon, Edward Elder, horizon, Hudson River, July 11, July 12, Manhattan, Manhattanhenge, New Jersey, New York City, photography, sunset | Leave a comment

Brooklyn from the Sky

Posted on December 1, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

An annotated bird’s eye view of NYC’s best borough. After we took off from New York City’s La Guardia airport on our Thanksgiving trip, the plane flew over the city and I got this great view of Brooklyn, my home … Continue reading →

Posted in Beginnings, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Boerum Heights, Breezy Point, brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights, Canarsie, Carroll Gardens, Clinton Hill, Coney Island, Downtown, DUMBO, East Flatbush, East River, Far Rockaway, Fort Greene, gowanus, JFK Airport, La Guardia, Manhattan, Manhattan Bridge, New York, New York City, NYC, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Prospect Park, Queens, Seagate, travel | Leave a comment

At the OSCAR WILDE

Posted on August 11, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I treated ourselves to a tasty meal in the even tastier restaurant, the Oscar Wilde, on 45 West 27th Street in Manhattan. “A Public Place for Private Affairs”. The name of the restaurant may be Oscar Wilde, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism, The Speakeasy Chronicles, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Alice in Wonderland, bar, cocktail, footman, frog, Hugh Grant, Irish, Lewis Carroll, Manhattan, Maurice, NYC, Oscar Wilde, photography, quotes, restaurant, statue, Tweedledee, Tweedledum, White Rabbit | Leave a comment

Astor Place Reflections

Posted on February 21, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged architecture, Astor Place, building, glass, Manhattan, mirrors, New York City, photography, reflections | Leave a comment

HAUNTED HOUSE FEARFEST Nomination

Posted on August 17, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” has been nominated for Best Horror Short by Haunted House FearFest Haunted House FearFest will take place October 6 and 7 at The Midnight Theatre at 75 Manhattan West Plaza in Midtown … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged Award, best, FearFest, Film Festival, Haunted House, horror, Manhattan, Midnight Theatre, midtown, musicabre, musical, nomination, short, The Pit and the Pendulum | Leave a comment

On the EDGE

Posted on July 5, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

The tallest building in the Hudson Yards – also the 6th tallest building in New York City or 8th tallest in the United States – boasts The Edge, a viewing platform on the 101st floor. Above is a shot I … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Edward Elder, Empire State Building, Financial District, glass floor, Hudson River, Hudson Yards, Love is Love, Manhattan, New Jersey, New York City, observation deck, photography, The Edge, tilting ladle, Upper West Side, viewing platform, World Trade Center | Leave a comment

MANHATTAN PRIDE ’23

Posted on June 26, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Up Close at the 2023 New York City Pride Parade – Watching and Marching – Getting ready at home (my head still wet from the shower)… She said we were a “cute couple”… Our vantage point for the first three … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged 5th ave, bisexual, Buddhists, Cheer, costumes, drag queens, Drag Race, Empire State Building, Flaggots, Gay, Lea DeLaria, lesbian, Manhattan, New York, Parade, Pride, Quakers, Rainbow, Symone, transgender, World Trade Center | Leave a comment

New York’s Little Island

Posted on May 12, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Rising from the waters of the Hudson River where Pier 54 used mark the western end of 14th Street, the man-made Little Island is Manhattan’s newest park attraction. From its website: “Little Island opened on May 21, 2021 as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Amphitheater, Financial District, Hudson River, Little Island, man-made, Manhattan, nature, New Jersey, New York, park, photography, Pier, Staten Island, Statue of Liberty, World Trade Center | Leave a comment

WHITNEY MUSEUM TERRACE VIEWS

Posted on January 14, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged balcony, Empire State Building, Greenwich Village, Hudson River, Manhattan, museum, New York City, photography, Terrace, Views, Whitney, World Trade Center | Leave a comment

5 Awards for P&P at The Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image

Posted on October 16, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

Juror’s Award Best Dark Themed Short Best Director Best Actor Best Editing Plus nominations for Best Cinematography Best Sound Design Last night “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” won 5 of the 7 awards it was nominated for … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged adaptation, Amos White V, Artists Forum, Awards, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Editing, cinematography, Dolby, Edgar Allan Poe, festival, Jason Chua, Juror's Award, Kaitlin Leslie, Manhattan, Moving Image, musicabre, musical, Sara Shelton, Screening Room, short film, Sound Design, Stolis Hadjicharalambous, Teddy Bear, The Pit and the Pendulum, Todd Maki | Leave a comment

FREE TELL-TALE HALLOWEEN SCREENING

Posted on October 29, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING OF “THE TELL-TALE HEART – A MUSICABRE” HALLOWEEN NIGHT IN MANHATTAN’S EAST VILLAGE My first Edgar Allan Poe musical short film adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will screen for free as part of the Theater … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News, Poe Musicabres | Tagged Covid, East Village, Edgar Allan Poe, Halloween, Manhattan, musicabre, musical, New Filmmakers, on-line, Outdoor, screening, short film, The Tell-Tale Heart, Theater for the New City | Leave a comment

Up Close and Personal with the Maine Monument

Posted on May 1, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

The other day I was walking 35 blocks from the Upper West Side to Midtown, when I lingered at the Maine Monument at Columbus Circle to take some up close and personal pics of its statues. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged 1898, 9/11, April 25, Columbus Circle, guilt by association, Iraq War, Job, Maine, Manhattan, memorial, Monument, photography, Spain, Spanish-American War, statues, The Song of Job 9:11, Upper West Side, War | Leave a comment

The Views from THE VIEW

Posted on May 3, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I were treated to dinner at The View restaurant on the top of the Marriott Hotel in Times Square. 48 stories high, the whole restaurant is perched on a circular platform that, like a very slowly rotating record, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged ABBA, Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Charlie Chaplin, Chrysler Building, City Lights, City of Stars, Cole Porter, Down in the Depths (in the 90th floor), Hot in the City, Hudson River, I am the City, Kate Bush, La La Land, Manhattan, Marriott, Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway), Portia Nelson, restaurant, Ryan Gosling, skyscraper, The Lion King, The View, Times Square, Top of the City | Leave a comment

MANHATTAN BRIDGE and Associates

Posted on February 25, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

A Grab Bag of Bridge Photos, Bridge Songs and Bridge Memories. Art Garfunkel lays himself down like a bridge: Bridge Memory #1 (Spies and Walls) Adele’s love ain’t water under the bridge:

Posted in Beginnings, Chamber Works, Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Adele, Blondie, Bridge, Bridge of Spies, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Fellowship of the Ring, Glee, Kate Bush, Manhattan, Manhattan Bridge, Pantanal, photos, Simon and Garfunkel, Spreewald, Stevie Wonder | Leave a comment

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