I’ve had the opportunity to watch the new Freedom Tower continue to go up this summer and these are some of the clips from different vantage points from around the World Trade Center. Not all the clips are from the same day but they’re all from the last month. By next year I’m hoping the new Freedom Tower has risen to the point it can be seen over all the other buildings in the surrounding area and I’ll get a couple...

I only made this video for one reason and one reason only… I wanted to get a shot of the quote that is posted at the entrance of the Marina. It sums up the essence of NY very well (with the exception of the mention of a record store which there aren’t many of anymore) and I wanted to index it on my blog. The quote goes as follows: City of the World for all Races are here. All the lands of the Earth make contributions here. City...

It’s been a while since I’ve been to church but on my way to my weekly, sometimes bi-monthly, volunteering duties but I did a quick walkthru and spent some time at St. Paul’s Chapel. It’s directly across the street from the rising Freedom Tower and this little chapel managed to survive 9/11. You can find all that information here at their website, TrinityWallStreet.com. As for me, I got plenty of footage and I may...

For those of you who follow me you probably figured out that I hang out at the library a few times a month. The NYPL is by far the best library system I’ve ever used. It’s also the best deal in NYC as you have access to free wifi, the North and South Halls provide plenty of room to sit down and work or you can roam the halls and view the various exhibits on display. This month’s exhibit is the Declaration of Independence....

Image via Wikipedia This is my open letter to Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn in response to the $37 million in budgets cuts planned for the NYPL, reducing the days the Library is open from 6 to 4. - Dear Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn, Now is not the time to close the book on libraries. The proposed $37 million budget cut facing The New York Public Library is the harshest in the Library’s history. It would close...

I do some volunteer work on Saturday’s which gives me a chance to get into the city 2-3 times a month. This past weekend I ended up at Bryant Park and loaded up a memory card of some spring pictures of the park. Last night I finally had a chance to empty out my camera’s memory card. I didn’t really have a chance to do any editing so these are the unedited pics. I also decided to try the flickr slideshow feature instead of...