Monday, June 3, 2013

Morning Walk #21 - West Village & East Village



70 degrees, gray and rainy

The Citibike racks in Chelsea and the West Village are mostly empty. Where did the Sunday riders leave all the bikes?

Lots of people out on a rainy morning

Sidewalks seem smaller when every pedestrian is carrying an umbrella

Looking for covered sidewalks for a respite from the rain

The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary established 1820 to serve the needs of the working poor

Murals on the walls of buildings

Stuyvesant Park with its original 1847 iron fences

The statue of Peter Stuyvesant, director general of New Netherland 1647 - 1664 - apparently intolerant of religions other than Dutch Reformed and also not so friendly with the Native Americans.  Maybe having a wooden leg made him grumpy.

At The Friends Seminary (established 1786) a woman bids everyone a Good Morning and shakes the hand of each child and parent entering the school

The GreenMarket on a wet Monday morning...still has some eager customers

Drenched people on their way to work and school...rain, Monday and wet clothes a not so winning combination

Steps: 9610

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