shame on you new york city!Ok Mayor Bloomberg,you could almost spit on this Tony Rosenthalsculpture from your offices in City Hall.The Copsat One Police Plazacould piss on it,it's so close to headquarters,and it looks like they may have been have been.Maybe Tony is no Alexander Calder,butCOME ON!This is embarrassing...."5 in 1" sits between One Police Plazaand One Center Street.(Not exactly out of the way...Well, maybe a little,since 9/11,but that is no excuse!)There were many tourist around when I took these shots.A kid asked me for directions to Pier 17and I TOTALLYgave him the wrong directions.I felt bad about that all day.Hopefully he stumbled upon somethingcool he and his family would have otherwise not seen,at least I like to hope that....ROSENTHAL1971-74FIRST PRIZE"5 in 1"Well, It was restored in 1989.Time to do it again....APOLLON WATERPROOFINGANDRESTORATION CORP.The skateboarders,you can't blame them.The thing looks like it has been abandoned.Flying rat poop andpaint do not mix....Rusty in a bad way,not a Richard Serraway.(He's my neighbor! And yes, he could kick everyone's ass!)This thing is so cool too,andHUGE!More neglect.It can't paint itselfMr. Mayor.Sigh....At least it is still in place.Anyone remember"Tilted Arc"?That's the majesticBeaux-ArtsManhattan Municipal Buildingstanding proudly, yet sadlybehind it,designed by none other than McKim, Mead and White.Please NYC,a proper paint job wouldn't costthat much....
Ok Mayor Bloomberg,you could almost spit on this Tony Rosenthalsculpture from your offices in City Hall.The Copsat One Police Plazacould piss on it,it's so close to headquarters,and it looks like they may have been have been.Maybe Tony is no Alexander Calder,butCOME ON!This is embarrassing....
"5 in 1" sits between One Police Plazaand One Center Street.(Not exactly out of the way...Well, maybe a little,since 9/11,but that is no excuse!)There were many tourist around when I took these shots.A kid asked me for directions to Pier 17and I TOTALLYgave him the wrong directions.I felt bad about that all day.Hopefully he stumbled upon somethingcool he and his family would have otherwise not seen,at least I like to hope that....
ROSENTHAL1971-74
FIRST PRIZE"5 in 1"
Well, It was restored in 1989.Time to do it again....APOLLON WATERPROOFINGANDRESTORATION CORP.
The skateboarders,you can't blame them.The thing looks like it has been abandoned.
Flying rat poop andpaint do not mix....
Rusty in a bad way,not a Richard Serraway.(He's my neighbor! And yes, he could kick everyone's ass!)
This thing is so cool too,andHUGE!
More neglect.It can't paint itselfMr. Mayor.
Sigh....At least it is still in place.Anyone remember"Tilted Arc"?
That's the majesticBeaux-ArtsManhattan Municipal Buildingstanding proudly, yet sadlybehind it,designed by none other than McKim, Mead and White.Please NYC,a proper paint job wouldn't costthat much....