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There was a time when folks with fancy cars would get their tune ups on the far east side of the upper East side.
Don’t know if they’re still there, but E 73rd between York and the FDR was home to a couple of shops.
Notoriously difficult engines like Jaguars were their stock in trade.
This construction has disrupted the ecosystem at my local 🌟 Starbucks.
Walking around looking for good coffee could be a job, but it’s more like a pleasure trip, especially when the results are so fine.
Two nearby shops offer authenticity both being from coffee countries.
787 is a farm to table sort of place with Puerto Rican origins. (Since there are local outposts of 787 within 10 blocks of each other, I guess it’s more like 3 shops on the UES.).
For a change of pace, I tried the lovely Coquito Latte on my latest descent to the 80th Street location. This is a robust, sweetened brew with a silky finish.
The other place with excellent coffee is Cositas. I enjoyed the drip on 2 visits. Each occasion this was simple and delicious.
My Starbucks diversion has come to an end for now.
Like with 787, there are (more) than a few stores all right in the immediate neighborhood. The staff are pleasant, and it’s a great venue for hanging out. The coffee leaves a lot to be desired, but I do like their Impossible breakfast sandwich.
The church is in the shadow of this massive construction site, which is just one of such projects in our nearest environs.
The middle school scholar was calling out, “Where’s Joe?” a bit aggressively.
Everyone on the street was either flustered or giddy as she was.
Police clustered by the corner Chase, awaiting their deployment.
The barriers had been subject for speculation for several days prior to the “event.”
Now that we knew, it just seemed like so much milling on all fronts.
The city sometimes seems to be all business. Finding the more eccentric facets of life in New York City is a surprising treat.
These signs in such close proximity invited a smile from me. Can’t say why, I admit.
The snowy pillows of clouds mirror the remaining snow heaps in the park.*
The crane is two blocks west working on an immensely tall building that is scheduled to dominate this area.
There is a romance of the facade in style and variety.
Spotted: landscape with water tower.
*Same place, different day:
What is that erupting out near the far shore?
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