Sunday, September 28, 2025

Collaboration with Tim #41: Billionaire’s Row

 

In 2015, One57 was completed and 57th Street between 5th and 8th Avenues was given a new nickname – Billionaire’s Row.  

Of course, no one actually lives there despite the great views of Central Park.  They are merely investment properties for the rich and greedy.

I took this photo from the edge of the lake in the southeast corner of the park while some of the buildings were still works-in-progress.



And then Tim did his usual fabulous job of creating artwork from my photo.



It’s going to take me a while to adjust to the new skyline. 😉

Here are some of our previous collaborations…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2021/04/collaborating-with-tim-13-roosevelt.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2020/08/collaborating-with-tim-8-brooklyn-bridge.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2020/04/collaborating-with-tim-6-34th-street.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2020/03/collaborating-with-tim-5-view-from-nyu.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2020/11/collaborating-with-tim-10-fdr-to-bqe.html

You can also follow us on Instagram at @pjlehrer and @timbaynesartist.

Cheers!

PJ

© 2025 PJ Lehrer


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Sunday, September 21, 2025

Sunflowers @ NYBG

 

To mix things up a bit this year, the New York Botanical Gardens decided to create a Van Gogh inspired sunflower exhibit.  (Running through October 26th.)


As soon as I heard about it,  I got excited.


I’ve never had a chance to photograph sunflowers in nature – only on the sidewalks of Manhattan.



So, this would be a golden opportunity.



I immediately started pondering when the best time to go would be.




I figured that I’d look to the streets for guidance.  As it turns out, my sunflower Instagram posts in 2024 were from the first week of September.




Of course, the weather is never the same year to year.  So, when I saw them blooming in the hood the last week of August, I figured it was time.




I was delighted to see that there are many more varieties of sunflowers than I had realized.



Apparently, there are over 70, and the NYBG exhibit includes 32 different kinds.




I don’t know who enjoyed them more – me or the bees.  (There were lots of varieties of those too. 😉)




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Sunday, September 14, 2025

LES murals

 

I’ve wanted to photograph the murals that line east Houston Street for years - ever since we rode past in a cab a while back.



So, when I decided that I wanted to check out the pickles at The Pickle Guy,



I brought my camera along and allowed some additional time for the trip.




Lucky for me, they were still there.



And just as pretty as I remembered.




It’s a good neighborhood for murals.



In addition to the string that caught my eye,



there were other interesting examples scattered about the hood.



In fact, I think the prettiest one might be the one that greeted me as I left the subway station.



Oh, and the pickles were worth the trip. 😉



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Sunday, September 7, 2025

Met Superfine

 

If you watched the Met Gala this year you know that the theme was Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.


The companion exhibition is now open at The Met.


It runs through October 26th so there’s still plenty of time to visit.


They chose to display the art –


 yes, it is art –



in a cool black multi-terraced room.



The show includes some historical pieces like Frederick Douglas’s attire,




Black Panther mementoes,




and a Josephine Baker ensemble.




I was also amused to see that one of the sponsors of the show was Instagram.  😊




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