The Big Apple Adventures: The Cure for Homesickness

I had a week of being homesick. The reality is, when you no longer have any of the familiar parts of life that gave you context for who you are, you suddenly feel disoriented and moody. I want to share some of the city I discovered during disorientation that I like and is giving me new context.

My new apartment:

Room Shot #1

Room Shot #2

The High Line is a walking street built on an old railroad track above the streets of Chelsea. It is beautiful and a stark contrast to the city around it.

The High Line from below

Art shows up everywhere in the City. This is a permanent installment on the Subway platform at W 14th St and 8th Ave. I think its about money...

This is a random photo of apartments on the Upper West Side. I love the symmetry of apartments here. They're all built on top of one another with similar form but still individually unique.

The following photo series is from my neighborhood. Williamsburg is an eclectic mix of industrial and residential. Many old warehouses have been converted to retail and apartments. There are abandoned development projects resulting from economic fall out. New buildings in the middle of historically industrial spaces. The mix of old and new feels like an ongoing art gallery upon which street art regularly appears. Examples provided:

Williamsburg Bridge from my apartment side.

Billyburg bridge from the South side.

Plan ahead. Random art on an old warehouse fence. You have to stand at an angle to read it.

Covered in "art" against a background of plain.

Abandoned corner lot. Lots of barbed wire fence around these parts.

In the foreground, Williamsburg Bridge. Next is Manhattan Bridge. In the background is Brooklyn Bridge.

"Art"

This was in process as I walked by. The artist had left but the building had been covered in buckets of random paint which was not dry. It was running off the building onto the sidewalk and into the street. I'm not sure what the message was here...keep searching for meaning?