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Yesterday’s storm was officially the moment at which I, for one, have had it with this never ending winter. As my ennui is tantamount to becoming that proverbial monkey shaking a fist at the moon, the only reaction I can offer is that I need to see some bright, saturated color right now or I just might bury myself in the snow and disappear. Accordingly, in today’s post, “Scenes from Queens,” all of which were captured during warmer times.

More after the jump…

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Photo by Mai Armstrong

Today’s post started yesterday, when I was conducting a Newtown Creek walking tour, the first of 2015, over in Greenpoint. That’s me in the black raincoat at the right of the shot, and you might notice the little pile of snow that had accumulated on my back. The temperature wasn’t too bad, but when we were at the East River, Manhattan was completely occluded and at Newtown Creek, you could just discern the Hunters Point neighborhood’s towers in the gray field.

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Desperation rises in me for long horizons, and greenery. I’ve had enough of living in Viking Hell. Pictured above are the Queensbridge Houses from high above the ground, by the way.

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Down on the ground, this shot is from Astoria Park, captured during the morning “off the leash” time that the Parks Department allows for dogs.

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Also from Astoria Park, a game of catch.

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Steinway Street at 34th Avenue, the lineup at the surprisingly good halal meat food cart. If you’re in the neighborhood, visit these guys – the food rocks, and their prices are unbeatable.

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I desperately need to see something growing soon, and experience the kodachrome of Queens during the spring and summer. It’s been so bleak and gray around these parts that I might as well have been in Manhattan.

Newtown Creek Alliance Historian Mitch Waxman lives in Astoria and blogs at Newtown Pentacle.


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