Last night at the Trump Park Avenue. It didn’t have to be this way 😢
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Trump Failure
Posted in NYC, Politics, tagged Coronavirus, COVID-19, Pandemic, Trump, United States on September 23, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Abandoned Beauty
Posted in Bits of life, History, NYC, tagged Guastavino, Historical, NYC, Romanesque Revival, Subway on April 13, 2020| 2 Comments »
A beautiful, abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with a chandelier. The platform and mezzanine feature Guastavino tile, skylights, colored glass tile work and brass chandeliers. The Rafael Guastavino station is unique in the system for the usage of Romanesque Revival architecture. It closed December 31, 1946.
Words to Ponder
There are only two kinds of freedom in the world; the freedom of the rich and powerful, and the freedom of the artist and the monk who renounces possessions. -Anaïs Nin
America's health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system. -Walter Cronkite
There never was a good war or a bad peace. -Benjamin Franklin
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Suicides are surging among America's troops, averaging 22 a day — the fastest pace in the nation's decade of war.
Cost of Obesity
Obesity is expensive — nationwide, treating obesity-related illnesses costs doctors and hospitals around $190 billion a year.
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