The Cartier Mansion

 

The Cartier Mansion stands out with its warm earthy tones against the dull grays of its surroundings. It was built originally as the home of railroad/hotel/steamship magnate, Henry Plant, and sold to Cartier Jewelers for $100 plus a $1,000,000 double strand pearl necklace for his wife in 1917.

Macy's 5k Race in Downtown New York

The Macy's 5k race to benefit the Ronald McDonald House started at a beautiful riverside park in Downtown New York.

 

The guy playing Ronald McDonald, I learned, is actually training for a full marathon, and he did all sorts of athletic feats on stage before the run. He was also quite entertaining as he heckled the runners coming in to the finish line.

Animals on the Subway

Celebrity Alert: Glenn Close!

 

Glenn Close was waiting to get on her plane at LaGuardia airport the same time we were waiting to get on ours heading to Cincinnati!

Rising Currents Exhibition at MOMA

 

I met these two designer/architects during a visit (my fourth) to MoMA PS1, the Museum of Modern Art's Long Island City branch. These two were creating an exhibit designed to rethink housing in an age where disastrous weather threatens our coastlines. I would write more, but I can't for the life of me find anything on the internet. MoMA's site has nothing that I can find, and googlling all sorts of phrases leads me nowhere. Can anyone help out?

Activism in New York

 

Relating to the Activism in New York exhibit I saw at the Museum of the City of New York, here is a large window display at Bloomingdale's outlining milestones in the LGBT movement.

Yarn Bombed Van in Williamsburg

What a spectacle! My husband and I spent an afternoon in Williamsburg in Brooklyn Saturday. The place was buzzing--the sidewalks were animated with 20-30 year olds looking like ads for Abercombie and Fitch. 

One thing about New York is that you cannot keep up with all the artistic activities going on, so you never know when you're going to stumble onto some big event. The crazy crochet-coverd van is part of an Absolute Vodka art-space-transformation. The artist's name is Olek. You may enjoy her website.