Sandy

My husband and I were in Tucson, Arizona when the storm hit, and we still haven't been able to get a flight back to New York. I found another blogger who is posting pictures of our area plus updates of power outages, etc. I hope to get back and continue blogging next week. My prayers go out to those who have suffered due to this calamity. LIC Blogger site

The Garment District: Ribbons Anyone?

The Garment District

The garment district is the epicenter of New York's fashion design and fashion manufacturing industry. There is a high concentration of fabric stores, trim shops, notions stores and garment production-related services within just a few blocks. But you can also shop the items they make for retailers at wholesale prices. 

I needed a wrap to wear to my daughter's wedding and decided to see what was available there. Customer service there is lacking, because, I guess, they would rather sell you large quantities of fabrics and buttons than their clothing line. I didn't find a shop that actually had a dressing room.

I went in for this wrap. . .

 

And came out with this one. It was expensive, but I was told, half the price I would have paid retail.

The Highline in Fall

 

The northern section of the new Highline Park (created from an abandoned elevated railway on the west side of Manhattan) has been completed and is open to the public. The top picture shows where beautiful birch trees brush your shoulders as you walk through making you feel cozy and close to nature. It was crowded this day, and a sudden shower came making us duck for cover. We took a cab home instead of getting drenched looking for a subway entrance. We got drenched anyway flagging down the cab.

Highrise Cat in Window

A Little Adventure in Brooklyn

I learned recently that my husband's grandfather was married in a church in Brooklyn, so yesterday we mapped a path to find it. But the entire subway system in Manhattan was shut down! Why? We never found out. It was shut down the entire day! I can't imagine how this affected the city, but we found another route from Queens. We hopped off earlier than expected to search for a Best Buy and walked about a mile and never seeing one--thank a lot Google map. SIGH. 

We were so far away from our original destination that twice we grabbed a bus to civilization. Anyway, we did get to see the new Barclays Center which was having an open house. The great Barbara Streisand will perform there this weekend.

 

We tried to eat at our favorite pizza place, but the line was out to the street. When we got to the pier to catch the water taxi home, I snapped this shot of a bride and her wedding party. There were three other wedding parties getting their photos taken, but they were a yawn compared to this one. (We never made it to Paul's grandfather's church.) Another day with a better plan.

Tight Security

 

 

The United Nations was securly guarded by NYPD and the Coast Guard during their session last month. Anything floating on the East River approaching the area was quickly met by one of their crafts, lights flashing, and escorted across the way. One evening a huge helicopter used a search light to scan the river's edge right in front of our place.