I'm not sure if you can tell that I love Astoria. I truly, sincerely think it's marvelous. And when I see things like this ad for the local driving school I practically get teary-eyed. First off, I love that they chose to hand paint it and not sodomize it with any of that professionally produced crap. I feel the painter’s pain when he (or she, but most likely he) realized that the steering wheel struts were not in the proper 10-2 position and corrected them. I commend him for this attention to detail, as this hand-on-steering-wheel positioning is one of...

Cross Sky

author: Catherine Penfold-Waxman : Queens, NY

Jets marring the sky over the liquorstore. And through sunglasses.

Cloudburst at Steinway Street

author: Catherine Penfold-Waxman : Queens, NY

Last night I took the N train home. As we came out of the tunnel into Queens Plaza, I saw a thunderstorm coming over Manhattan towards Astoria. Lightning was chasing the train in a very Stephen King fashion. I should mention that the N is on an elevated train track, about two stories high, made of iron. Every time the lightning flashed and thunder pealed, everyone on the train shuddered. The full force of the rain and lightning hit just as I got off the train. It was astounding. I hid in a coffee shop for about 20 minutes until...

Under All That Brick

author: Catherine Penfold-Waxman : Queens, NY

This building is in a state of undress.

Dirty Radio City Martini

author: Catherine Penfold-Waxman : New York, NY

In continuation of my drunken night photos of tourist sites, may I present, Radio City Music Hall. Anyone want to go and see the Pet Shop Boys?

Illest Styles

author: Catherine Penfold-Waxman : Queens, NY

A new barber on Steinway Street.

Smash

author: Catherine Penfold-Waxman : Queens, NY

This phone booth has taken a beating. I wondered if it is a hate crime, as the poster underneath is a woman and a baby. It reads "Would you stop loving her if you knew she was a Lesbian?"

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