LEGO Americana Road Show – Staten Island Mall

The LEGO Americana Road Show features highly detailed scale models of key American landmarks in Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. LEGO Master Builders built these intricate recreations of the White House, Capitol, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, Washington Monument, North Church, Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell, and Independence Hall out of thousands of LEGO Blocks, over the course of thousands of hours. Also featured are two LEGO cities, a mall, and space launch.

NYC Rainbows, Fog

This morning, a single low arch rainbow stretched from Jersey City into Manhattan. The rainbow lasted at least 20 minutes. Last Sunday started out with heavy fog and ceilings as low as 400 feet.

New Years Eve 2016 Fireworks

After the ball dropped, the New Years Eve 2016 Fireworks went off in New York Harbor. The show lasted about 15 – 20 minutes. I got this sequence handheld at f/8 and 1/10 second, using the top of the window pane as a rest.

Christmas Pea Soup Fog – Calling Rudolph …

Christmas Pea Soup Fog – visibility less than 1/8th of a mile and ceilings below 100 feet. CAT III ILS minimums. We need a certified aircraft and a specially certified pilot to fly this. We need Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

White Concrete Christmas NYC 2015

As temperatures soared into the 70s yesterday, we here in NYC had what I call a White Concrete Christmas – and quite frankly, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Impressionist Sunset – SEE IT

This dusk, we saw an Impressionist Sunset that rivals the works of Monet. The sky was lit in blazing hues of yellow and orange, giving way to red and pink. I took these shots with Elsy at home, on Van Buren, and Lafayette Streets, Richmond Terrace, and Clinton Ave.

Amazing NYC Sunset – SEE IT

Amazing NYC Sunset – the entire sky was cast in hues of yellow and orange that reflected off the buildings in Lower Manhattan, Jersey City and Brooklyn.

Tuscan Garden – Columbus Day at Dusk

Nestled in Snug Harbor behind the Staten Island Children’s Museum, Tuscan Garden is one of the most beautiful parts of the complex….

Supermoon Eclipse Under Cloud Cover

In New York City, the Supermoon Eclipse was visible until the moon was 3/8 in shadow. The moon was obscured by a thick overcast for the remainder of the eclipse.