The Empire Room | Off-topic posting

[Charles Pearson]

west new york, new jersey: the river   "Is a dream a lie if it don't come true Or is it something worse That sends me down to the river -Bruce Springsteen, THE RIVER   West New York is one of the 4 communities that sits atop the Palisades in Hudson County, New Jersey. Along with its neighbor North Bergen to the north, the two communities have the largest expanse of land along Boulevard East and its beautiful promenade, with its every-changing views of New York City and the Hudson River.

[Charles Pearson]

nycdaytime: moon river     Moon River -Henry Mancini                                                     George Washington Bridge

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nycdaytime: st teresa   "AVE MARIA . . . -Andrea Bocelli   St. Teresa, Rutgers at Henry Street, Lower East Side

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Nyboyfiles: Commitments 9/1/2019    "We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy -Rick Astley, NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP

[Charles Pearson]

nydaytime: ordinary world   CHINATOWN / CANAL STREET "Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue Thought I heard you talking softly I turned on the lights, the TV, and the radio Still I can't escape the ghost of you -Duran Duran, ORDINARY WORLD

Edited September 2, 2019 by Charles Pearson

[Charles Pearson]

nycdaytime: the bowery/lower east side

 

 

 

"Well I was born an original sinner
I was born from original sin
And if I had a dollar bill for all the things I've done
There'd be a mountain of money piled up to my chin . . .
Oh baby
Don't mess with a missionary man
-Eurythmics, MISSIONARY MAN
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEPH CURRY on a Soft Roll

 

Lower Manhattan Skyline

[Charles Pearson]

nyafterdark: a view to a kill       "Nightfall covers me, but you know the plans I'm making Still overseas, could it be the whole Earth opening wide A sacred why, a mystery gaping inside A week is why, until we Dance into the fire That fatal kiss is all we need . . . -Duran Duran, A VIEW TO A KILL       MIDTOWN   New York Times Building

[Charles Pearson]

nyafterdark: arthur's theme

 

 

9/11 Memorial South Pool

If you get caught between the moon
and New York City
The best that you can do
The best that you can do is fall in love
-Christopher Cross, ARTHUR'S THEME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empire State Building HEARTLAND BREWERY

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Central Station ceiling

 

Turtle Bay

[Charles Pearson]

nycdaytime back to manhattan     "I should go back to Manhattan, It's just a train ride away. I know nothing about leaving, But I know I should do it today. -Norah Jones, Back to Manhattan

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nyafterdark, metropolis     "I love New York -Steve Karman, I LOVE NEW YORK

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nycdaytime, kool & the fire   VIA 57 WEST, Hell's Kitchen "My thoughts are with you, holdin' hands with your heart to see you Only blue talk and love, remember How we knew love was here to stay Now December, found the love that we shared in September Only blue talk and love, remember, the true love we share today -Earth, Wind & Fire, SEPTEMBER   "Girl, I'm giving you all my time. You can have it if you want it Just come and get it, and, baby, it's yours, yeah. I've got it to give and if you want it. I know that you're gonna love it, so come on, girl. Oh, I knew you'd like it, Oh baby, you got me saying something like Oooooh, ooooho. -Kool & the Gang, TAKE MY HEART     HELL'S KITCHEN                                         HELL'S KITCHEN, 9th Avenue   Hell's Kitchen into  Midtown

Edited September 22, 2019 by Charles Pearson

[Charles Pearson]

nycdaytime, circles   EAST VILLAGE "It's an ordinary day but I want to be alone with you don't wake me in the morning don't shake me through the day because I want to be alone with you... -East Village, CIRCLES

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nycdaytime, tribeca     TRIBECA 56 Leonard, Jenga Tower     The Woolworth Building American Thread Company Building

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nycdaytime, johnny hates jazz

 

Chelsea High Line

"I thought it was you
Who would do me no wrong
But now you've given me, given me
Nothing but shattered dreams
-Johnny Hates Jazz, Shattered Dreams
 

 

 

Hudson River Park

 

River Place, Riverside Drive

 

Nieman Marcus, Hudson Yards

Thompson Street, Greenwich Village

 

 

 

Westside: River Place/Hell's Kitchen/Hudson Yards Skyline

[Charles Pearson]

nycdaytime, never being boring   The Shed, A New Center For The Arts | Hudson Yards I never dreamt that I would get to be The creature that I always meant to be But I thought in spite of dreams You'd be sitting somewhere here with me 'Cause we were never being boring -Pet Shop Boys, BEING BORING   HUDSON YARDS: Live, Work & Play       10 Hudson Yards and the Vessel

Edited September 28, 2019 by Charles Pearson

[Charles Pearson]

guttenberg, new jersey

Hudson River Waterfront

Galaxy Towers, Guttenberg

Only four blocks wide, Guttenberg, across the Hudson from Manhattan, is the ninth-smallest municipality in New Jersey and the most densely populated incorporated municipality in the United States with 57,116 people per square mile (22,052/km²) of land area.

 

nycgirlfiles: riverside south     -Alex H, SOUTHEND PIER               manhattan skyline   Always exciting to catch glimpses of Manhattan from the outer reaches of New Jersey -David Shire, Manhattan Skyline         Riverside South Skyline Central Park South Manhattan south of Empire State Building

 

[Charles Pearson]

nyafterdark, steppin' out

 

7 Avenue

"Now
The mist across the window hides the lines
But nothing hides the color of the lights that shine
Electricity so fine
Look and dry your eyes

We
So tired of all the darkness in our lives
With no more angry words to say
Can come alive
Get into a car and drive
To the other side
-Joe Jackson, Steppin Out

 

7 Avenue

 

West 27 Street

 

Business & Liberal Arts Center-Fashion Institute of Technology
227 West 27 Street

 

 

8 Avenue

8 Avenue

Dallas BBQ, 8 Avenue at West 23 Street

20 Street at 8 Avenue

 

9 Avenue

Jake's, 9 Avenue, West Chelsea

[Charles Pearson]

NYboyfile, some friend   Lower East Manhattan Headphones:  Alex H, "Some Friend (Original Mix) Midnight Coast"     125th Street HARLEM

[Charles Pearson]

nyafterdark, heartbeat city     "The noise electric Never stops And all you need Is what you got And there's a place for everyone Under Heartbeat City's golden sun -The Cars, HEARTBEAT CITY

Edited October 4, 2019 by Charles Pearson

[Charles Pearson]

nyafterdark, B.I.G.     "Biggie Biggie Biggie can't you see Sometimes your words just hypnotize me And I just love your flashy ways Guess that's why they broke, and you're so paid -The Notorious B.I.G., H Y P N O T I Z E         nyboyfiles, monolith 8 Ave at 23 Street       20 Street at 8 Ave               Central Park 20 Street at 8 Avenue       8 Avenue 7 Street     20 Street at 8 Avenue

[Charles Pearson]

nycdaytime, as time goes by   WEST VILLAGE   Alex H, As Time Goes By

[Charles Pearson]

nyafterdark, grandeur   East 42nd Street Pershing Square, Grand Central Terminal, The Grand Hyatt Hotel (once owned and reclad by President Trump, is headed for the wrecking ball) and the Chrysler Building Evening Embrace -Leonety    Grand Central Terminal             Pershing Square     Time Life Building/The Capital Grille     Chrysler Building

[Charles Pearson]

nycdaytime, happy drivers

 

 

Tourists on the red steps roof of TKTS booth

Father Duffy Square
(Northern Triangle  of Times Square
Broadway, Seventh Ave., W. 47th. and W. 46th St.)

"You're gonna want me back
-Delia Renee (Joey Negro Disco Blend)

Flatiron District

 

 

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WEST VILLAGE

 

 

 

 

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Above Macy's Herald Square 34th Street & 6 Avenue

[Charles Pearson]

nyafterdark, midnight at the oasis Heartland, Empire State Bldg "Heaven's holding a half-moon Shining just for us Let's slip off to a sand dune, real soon And kick up a little dustCome on, Cactus is our friend He'll point out the way Come on, till the evening ends 'Til the evening ends -Maria Muldaur, MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS                               Bank of America Building Antenna

[Charles Pearson]

nycdaytime, star-spangled banner

 

NY YANKEES

"Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
-Francis Scott Key, The Star-Spangled Banner (USA National Anthem)
 

"Star-spangled banner
-Jimi Hendrix

TIMES SQUARE, "Naked Cowboy"

 

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING / AMERICAN FLAG

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

 

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

 

5TH AVENUE

34TH STREET

5TH AVENUE

7TH AVENUE

 

Broadway/Times Square