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green times square?

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

times square green space?

so i’ve been back in the city for almost a month now from my european adventure, and one of the things i’ve been attempting to do now that i’m back is to take advantage of the various cultural events and sites that give nyc it’s “best city on earth” moniker.

one such thing that i read about from abroad was the pedestrianization of times square. i had heard that they closed broadway and put out some lawnchairs. i thought that this endeavor would be approached with some kind of artistry or tact, rather than the random placement of cheap lawn chairs scattered amongst orange-coned off asphalt areas.

now i know that it’ll probably look real nice when they finish all the construction and plant some trees, but right now, it’s like a tailgate party that never ends.

enjoy my crappy cell-phone pics after the jump.

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…and the city

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

robert moses / sarah jessica parker

as i stood in the mess of times square yesterday, with my mid-morning cigarette, i was confronted with a six-story sarah jessica parker, clad in shimmery snakeskin or sequins or something, selling her new ’sex and the city’ movie. she’s pasted to the side of the marriot marquee and is skewed on a slight diagonal bustling through an ambiguous NYC blur of night and lights (not pictured above, couldn’t find the right pic on the net) like she was captured in the pose by paparazzi as she momentarily glanced up to politely greet an acquaintance while slinking out of a cab. i thought about this woman. about how her sheer presence heralds materialism - the hint of a designer clutch peeking into the frame.

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