Store for Rent (Broadway, Upper West Side)

Green (Garment District, Manhattan)

The leaves, especially in New York City where a layer of soot blankets everything, are always the greenest when they first appear.

Flowers & Tube Socks (Upper West Side, Manhattan)

You know it's spring in New York when the trees start blooming and the street fair vendors start selling tube socks.

Redundancy (Bag of Almonds from Walgreens)

Take note: This bag of Nice! almonds from Walgreens is made of almonds (see "ingredients") AND contains almonds (see "contains").

Murals of Brownsville (Brownsville, Brooklyn)

I spent the day in Brownsville and had a chance to visit some of the amazing murals created by teenagers in collaboration with Groundswell and other partners, including the Brownsville Community Justice Center.