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Halloween’s coming

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , on October 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Let’s see, it’s not February, so it must be the end of October. Honest Abe, in a dress, was spotted on the subway platform. He’s serious from the neck up (Civil War’s on); but below, it’s a ladies’ lawn party. Maybe there’s candy in the tote bag.

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The bridge is gone @ Fourth Avenue

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , , , on April 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »

I may have been among the last to know that the bridge to a temporary platform at Fourth Avenue was removed. I had to turn around and go down the stairs and up some others to get to a Coney Island-bound train.

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Subway laundromat

Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged , , , , , , on March 28, 2012| Leave a Comment »

When I saw this picture, I felt like I was peering into an outdoor subway car at night, like the F Train at Fourth Avenue, rather than a street-corner laundromat. Life takes an occasional surreal turn, but don’t think too much about where the water and electricity for the mobile washers and dryers might come from.

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Towards Smith & Ninth

Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Today the weather was glorious, around 60 degrees, though we were robbed of an hour of our day by daylight savings. Tomorrow we’ll be happy when it’s 5:30 and still sunny out, though.

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A bag of… balloons

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , , on February 5, 2012| Leave a Comment »

It’s so un-mysterious, yet visually appealing at the same time, these balloons in a big garbage bag. Getting through the turnstiles took a couple of extra seconds. I wonder if the blue and white color scheme has something to do with the Super Bowl. Rah, rah, go Big Blue.

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Fourth Avenue subway work

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , , , on January 3, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Looking south from the temporary bridge at the Fourth Avenue stop on the F Train, this is what the track and platform work looks like. Progress is being made, but the bridge isn’t coming down any time soon.

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Sunset from inside the F Train

Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »

You can catch a view between Carroll Street and Fourth Avenue, but there are construction fences in the way and about a thousand fingerprints on the window. It’s always nice to glimpse the water, though.

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View from the bridge (Fourth Ave. F Train)

Posted in Transportation, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on January 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Though inbound F Train riders have to go over a bridge and wait on a newly-built platform, they are lucky. There’s no interruption in service, unlike at Smith and Ninth, where trains won’t be stopping for about a year. Plus, riders have gained a new and slightly elevated view from the bridge.

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Viewing hole is now a window

Posted in Transportation, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 14, 2010| 1 Comment »

Call it what you will, but the opening in the bridge over Fourth Avenue that used to be the size of a piece of bread suddenly grew as large as a window. The next move is up to the MTA. It’s still a nice place to snap a picture, so I hope it’s not repaired anytime soon.

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Watching & waiting

Posted in Misc, tagged , , , , , , on September 3, 2010| 1 Comment »

They are both waiting. If the man stands there long enough someone is going to walk by and toss some change in his hat.

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