N.Y.C. (B'klyn & Manhattan) "IF YOU WERE HERE ID BE HOME NOW" or "YOUR SHIVA WE DELIVER" - Crown Hts., Pier 25 & Hudson River Park, Greenwich Village, Court Street - Nov. 2022

We had a date to meet our friend Ted for lunch in Greenwich Village. Elliot’s fellowship is at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) which is walking distance south of Greenwich Village. We decided to go there first. Before we took the C train to SoHo, & a nice walk to BMCC, we needed sustenance. Having been to Golda’s Cafe on previous trips, knowing that the food was delicious & it was next to the subway station, we walked there for breakfast. Once again we were not disappointed. At BMCC we discovered the new Hudson River Park, across the street. We walked north along the Hudson River Park until the start of the West Village. Too bad we didn’t have time to visit “Little Island, a new, free public Park pier within the larger Hudson River Park.” Next visit. The next day we walked to Shelsky’s on Court Street in downtown Brooklyn to purchase some herring.

A balmy evening for dinner outside at...

Nourish Thai.

On Vanderbilt Ave.

This was a surprise to see on our building. When last here in August, it was B. Then we read online that: “New energy efficiency grades have adorned the doors and windows of thousands of buildings this week, but more than a few of the F’s should stand for ‘false.’

That’s because some locations only received the failing grades due to errors associated with Con Edison’s data reporting. The F grades are meant to indicate a building owner failed to submit data to the city. But some buildings did submit data yet still received F’s.” Oh well.

The new Brooklyn Tower dominating the scene.

A transportation center of buses & subways.

Continuing down the block is Golda's Cafe.

Golda's Cafe

Golda's Cafe.

Outside Golda's Cafe some regulars who were meeting & greeting lots of folks.

Outside Golda's Cafe.

Not a very "accessible" toilet.

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"Magic Joe Shoe Repair...We adjust calves."

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The last car was not as empty as we had hoped.

That artwork keeps changing.

In the stairwell of the Spring St. Station - “New York Subway Station 1994 by Edith Kramer - Handmade by the artist over the course of a year…glass, marble, slate, brick, ceramic tile." - This mosaic looks like the Union Sq. subway station.

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Impressive roof garden.

Scaffolding is looking cooler in Manhattan.

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It was nice to see this sign as we were headed there.

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BMCC is at the bottom of this residential tower overlooking the Hudson RIver. From the entrance to BMCC we noticed a pier going out over the Hudson River. We walked over to it.

Hudson River Park, Pier 25 -The c.1933-1972 U.S.C.G. only surviving steam-powered Cutter/Lighthouse & Buoy Tender "LILAC" - Nat'l Reg. of Historic Places.

Hudson River Park, Pier 25 - c. 1961 City Of New York Fire Department Retired (2016) Fireboat 'Governor Alfred E. Smith' undergoing renovations to become a floating restaurant.

Pier 26, Hudson River Park. “ Built on the remnants of New York's industrial waterfront, the 550 acre Hudson River Park (4+ miles on Manhattan’s west side) was established in 1998 through the Hudson River Park Act, and is run by the Hudson River Park Trust, a unique partnership between the City and State of New York.”

Across the river, Jersey City waterfront's 80-foot-tall sculpture called Water's Soul by Jaume Plensa.

We saw a sculptures like this by Piensa in Madrid & Barcelona, Spain.

“At 985 feet, Pier 25 is the longest pier in Hudson River Park. This lively pier includes Manhattan’s only 18-hole miniature golf course, sand volleyball courts, a popular children’s playground with water features and climbing structures, a flexible turf field and a snack bar. It is also a boating hub, featuring a town dock and small boat moorings and berthing areas for historic ships. Enjoy sweeping views of sailboats, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island while lounging at the end of the pier.”

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This fellow caught a big striped bass.

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The new Hudson Yards seen in the distance. Note the smog line.

"Serpentine Structures by Marc Gibian along the esplanade... curved industrial trusses built of steel pipe that has been rolled, notched, & welded." We had just seen his work on the East River's Northside Piers.