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September 2014 - Page UUUU

Here you will see:  Construction of The Alexander (residential) which is part of Rego Center Mall,
World Trade Center, St. Peter's Church (22 Barclay Street), views around the City, Mt. Airy Casino
and Resort, the new section of the High Line (30th to 34th Street), the NCL Breakaway (docked and
sailing down the Hudson),  the new restaurants on 59th Avenue between 92nd and 94th Streets in
Elmhurst,  and views on/from my terrace (as always).
View from ramp connecting two sections of Rego Center
Mall.  62nd Drive.  See VVVV for ramp/bridge.
62nd Drive and Junction Blvd.
The Alexander
62nd Drive.  Left side of Rego Center Mall (original
portion) which houses Sears (gone), Burlington,
etc.  Photo taken from new section of Mall.
The entrance to most
trains stopping in
the area.  Also a mall.
One World
Financial
Center
and
World
Trade
Center
Will be transportation hub - PATH trains, etc.
One of many inscriptions on St. Paul's  Chapel, Broadway

Below - Photo of statue taken with and without flash.  You decide which you prefer.
Top floor of the mall.
Part of mall's atrium.

Above - Empire State Building as seen from corner of
Building from corner of 8th Avenue and 33rd Street.  
Madison Square Garden is on the right.
Scaffold on outside of construction site next to High Line, 30th Street

Three ladies doing a tribute to the Supremes.  The gentleman explaining
the history of Motown and the Supremes also performed a few songs by
Motown artists.  The show was great!   Nothing won in casino!
Mount Airy Casino and Resort
New section of the High Line.  Runs from 30th over the Hudson Yards and exits on 34th Street next to Jacob Javits
Center.  Part mostly rail.  Not as many plants as previously opened sections but area still under construction.
Construction in the area.  
All the buildings will be "luxury"
apartments and/or  condos.  
11th Avenue, looking north.
Jacob
Javits
Center
Trains parked in Hudson Yards
West Side Highway.
Blocked from view by the Breakaway is the cruise
ship AIDA.
Bolt buses (black and orange) waiting for passengers.  
Area (33rd Street) did not seem as busy as where the
Megabuses were (34th Street)
Hudson Yard.  In the background is the
Empire State Building.
In this area  the High Line curves as it heads to
34th Street.
Passengers in line to get on a MegaBus.
Jacob Javits Center.
The helicopter in the photo at left is not landing on the
Breakaway.  There is a heliport close by.
Peter Max's artwork on the hull.
The future home of Joe's Crab Shack, blue roof.  One of 3
restaurants on 59th Avenue, between 94th and 92nd
Streets.
Longhorn
Steakhouse.
Olive Garden, 59th Avenue view,
By the time I
saw this, some
of what it said
had dispersed.  
What I could
read was
"...Geico Great..."
A sunset as seen from my terrace.
Beautiful yellow hibiscus on my terrace.
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© Jorge L. Rodríguez – Cru-Riqueño Photos
Tomatoes on my terrace.
© Jorge L. Rodríguez – Cru-Riqueño Photos