This modern stained glass window is a reflection of diversity on Memorial Day.

A silent and windless afternoon over PS7 School in the Bronx.

The new 30 Astor Place Building reflects the old grandeur.

The plastic drop cloth on this store window became a colorful translucent membrane during late afternoon repairs.

This is just a part of a spectacular "block long" mural currently being installed on the Ron Brown Building of Harlem Hospital....

A cross with ample support is silhouetted against the evening sky.

Faith and strong barriers go hand in hand at this church in Harlem.

I discovered this fabulous tile mural in the shaft of an elevator to the 207 Street A train. A private treat reserved for the passengers...

Fashion Week in Bryant Park? No, this is one of the colorful Native American participants at Inwood Park's annual Drums Along the Hud...

A golden ballerina dances in the air on the exotic set of a local garden.

An intensely focussed child in a mohawk plays with his tiny toys.

Now that  is what I call a happy smile!

Rain swept leaves begin to decay on a new concrete sidewalk.

An "Orange Monster" creeps out from the shadows under a mail box.

A dog on 17th Street strikes a very distinguished pose.

Late evening, looking up at the High Line Park in Chelsea.

A weird reverse lighting situation seemed to be appearing at the main post office loading dock this evening.

Jean Nouvel's 100 Eleventh Avenue Building reflected in Frank Gehry's IAC Building in Chelsea.

A scaffolding is architecture's equivalent to the circus coming to town.

The Asian glyph on the rear pane of  a parked car provides a sense of calm on a rain soaked day.

A construction warning signal is covered in a plastic mesh veil.

The endless art of "peeling back the layers" still thrives in the Meat Packing District.

A colorful metal butterfly clings to a tree outside PS 98 School.

Looking like the energetic nucleus of a hoop atom, this little girl demonstrates her hula technique at a street fair.

A man driving in midtown traffic pensively chews on the leash of a his very cool dog.

Two proud cockatoos in the park were only too aware that they were being photographed ...and so was the parrot in the cage.

This cyclist on an extended bike had the best view of Dyckman Street today.

An intense late afternoon sunbeam irridiates a window pain.

Four dresses, hanging in front of a shop, dance in the wind.

I don't think I'm alone in saying that this Denitist's neon tooth sign in blue, white, and purple, behind a barred window, ...

Mural Artist Sienide puts the finishing touches on a self portrait. For more pictures of the artists and the mural on Isham St. ...