Photo Of The Day and Natural History Commentary

Here is a view of the Manhattan Bridge viewed from Brooklyn:

Manhattan Bridge viewed from Brooklyn. Manhattan Bridge, New York City, New York, USA. Image: 11054

Keywords: bridge, girder, span, suspension, Manhattan Bridge, photo.

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I got to take a few cab rides on my recent visit to New York City. One ride in particular was lots of fun, the driver turned out to be none other than David Starsky. I asked him to make it snappy getting me across town through rush hour traffic to Washington Square to hook up with my brother for dinner. Starsky was snappy indeed. At one point he rolled down his window and pounded the passenger side mirror of the cab in the next lane over totally out of joint, apparently some affront had taken place. The passenger in that cab was somewhat taken aback, judging by her foot-wide jaw drop. As Starsky floored it in his red and white Ford Torino, with the insulted other taxi hot on our tail, he informed me that the bangup job he did on his fellow cabbie’s vehicle was “my perogative, my right, I was there first". Damn straight, right on man. Now drop me at Huggy Bear’s. I made it on time. Starsky got a big tip.

Crazy taxi ride through the streets of New York City. Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Image: 11187

Keywords: taxi photo, cab driver, psycho ride, photograph, Greenwich Village, crosstown.

The American Museum of Natural History has a life size model of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) hanging in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. Having seen these enormous animals underwater in real life, I had to visit the museum to see if the model was accurate. It is.

Blue whale model, life size, hanging in the American Museum of Natural History, New York City. The 94-foot-long blue whale model weights 21,000 pounds and is based on a female found in 1925, sculpted in fiberglass and polyurethane. It is the largest model of the largest creature that has ever lived on Earth. American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York, USA. Image: 10999   Species: Balaenoptera musculus

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Just returned from a week in New York City. We had a chance to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and view the Manhattan waterfront from the elevated perspective of the bridge, through its many cables. Here are a few photos from our walk:

Brooklyn Bridge cables and tower. Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA. Image: 11070

Brooklyn Bridge viewed from Brooklyn. Lower Manhattan visible behind the Bridge. Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA. Image: 11062	Lower Manhattan skyline viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA. Image: 11094	Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge viewed from the East River. Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Image: 11118

Keywords: Brooklyn Bridge Photo, New York City.

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