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Spring has signaled return of the fruit stands, little islands of spherically-contained naturally sugary fruitplosions and fruitruptions all nurtured to fruition by a little bit of warm weather.
…and horning in on the action, a few pathetic inedible houseplants, clad only in their limited shades of green.
In St. Marks Place the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in St. Marks Place. Most places were open, a few places closed, but all the colors much brighter than anywhere else in the city. You’ll see.
Is it open, closed, a business, a home…who knows… But it’s purple!
This is the orange door you heard about.
An editorial.
She made me promise to show things moving in, too.
Fruit!
A splashdash collection today that sums up the area around 40th and 3rd. Two large restaurant spaces, a Dalmatian driving a US Postal Service truck and my inexplicable fascination with outdoor fruit. But not in that order. A couple of days ago, a young woman’s death at Iran election protests is captured on video and I’m posting this nonsense.
A man sits in front of a construction site on West 57th Street, silent witness to closed and closing businesses.
…and today’s gratuitous display of outdoor fruit.
Protest, free speech, alive and well in Times Square…
…while lounge chairs and open space replace cars and trucks…
…and 21 blocks to the south, a man arranges his fruit.
On the SE corner of the block, a huge furniture store closes.
…a closeup of the carnage.
Meanwhile, on the NE corner, this empty hulk blots the horizon…
…while a lone brave soul uses the mailbox for cover as she passes the abandoned structure.
Beleaguered pedestrians do not seem to notice this closed NY institution.
A fruit stand and vendor await customers near the corner of 57th & 3rd. Who will buy my sweet red roses. Ripe strawberries, ripe!
Urban street fruit is faring very well these days. In most Manhattan neighborhoods, you don’t have to walk more than a few blocks before finding fruit you can acquire without having to enter a store. Fruit has many uses: it’s edible, you can decorate a hat with it, and when made airborne, is a thoughtful way to express your opinion of live theater.
This last one isn’t technically fruit. Those of you over the age of 35 might recognize these as vegetables, a less than popular subset of fruit. Do vegetables get short shrift in the city? Wouldn’t a broccoli and cabbage stand strategically located in Times Square help initiate veggie-phobics to the pleasures of cruciferous plants? Why isn’t a city agency addressing these questions?
