Photo of the Day: Grand Central Terminal and Pershing Square Plaza, NYC

It had been longer than I had realized since I had been in the neighborhood of Grand Central Terminal. I felt at least some surprise, then, to be greeted by the clatter of construction around Pershing Square Plaza in front of this major transit artery. Evidently, this area on the west side of Park Avenue between East 41st and East 42nd Streets will be transformed into a permanent pedestrian plaza. Just one more alteration in the landscape of the city.

Photo of the Day: Enjoying the Break in the Winter Weather, NYC

New Yorkers know just how lucky there are that, till now—fingers crossed!—they haven’t had to cope with serious snow. They’ve even managed to take advantage of the brief breaks when the temperatures have climbed. 

One of those days was this past Saturday afternoon, when I took this other picture of the pedestrian walkway by West Street, at the western end of Christopher Street. The image you’re seeing now comes from the same brief photo session.