City Hall R Train Stop, 2:00 A.M. New Years Day
After sidestepping puddles of proof teenagers shouldn't drink and avoiding the belligerent couple who, in their very un-New York style, complained there were no cabs to Astoria, we stood quietly on the platform, relieved that, just two hours ago, the last twelve months were finally a thing of the past and a history we could now leave behind.
It was the best of times, it was the worse of time...
It was now just memories.
When Gansevoort Market Fed the City and Its Ocean Liners
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On August 8, 1848, an Act of Congress played a significant role in shaping
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2 comments:
Isn't every year like that?
Something about being on a subway platform very early in the morning of a New Year's Day highlights thoughts like these. May 2011 be proof that life goes on beyond the subway!
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