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Have you ever heard the expression “in a New York minute”? I grew up there and I didn’t hear the expression until I lived in Palm Springs in 2000. The expression is intuitive, I think. But, if you didn’t intuit it, it means “very quickly” or “in an instant.” So, here’s my New York minute in midtown Manhattan.
¿Has oído alguna vez la expresión “en un minuto neoyorquino”? Crecí allí y no la oí hasta que viví en Palm Springs en el año 2000. Creo que es intuitiva. Pero, si no la intuías, significa “muy rápido” o “en un instante”. Así que aquí está mi minuto neoyorquino en el centro de Manhattan.
• Edificio Chrysler, al fondo en el centro. Estación Grand Central, en primer plano a la izquierda.
• Se suponía que Pershing Square sería una plaza abierta entre la calle 41, Park Avenue, la calle 42 y la avenida Lexington. Tres edificios llenaron el espacio en la década de 1920 y el nombre luego se aplicó a las vías de servicio del viaducto de Park Avenue, que es lo que se ve en la foto. Conecta la calle 41 con la calle 46 rodeando Grand Central Station y el edificio MetLife (al que todavía llamo el edificio PanAm).
• Lustra tus zapatos junto a la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York en la Quinta Avenida y la calle 42.
• Un bar de ostras en la calle 41. Me encantan los detalles del edificio.
• El edificio negro y dorado es el American Radiator Building de 23 pisos (también conocido como American Standard Building), construido en 1924. Actualmente es el Hotel Bryant Park y está siendo restaurado.
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There are so many descriptive phrases and buzzwords for New York, aren’t there! One of my faves is “the city that never sleeps.”
I don’t think there’s a lot of business for shoe shining these days of athletic shoes. Interesting seeing views I haven’t seen in a million New York minutes! Boud
Boud:
I found it funny the shoeshine man was wearing sneakers.
Debra:
I wonder if anyone uses “the empire city” anymore. I just think “fuhgeddaboutit.”
Unless I’m mistaken, the restaurant under the viaduct serves a superb brunch.
wickedhamster:
It’s got a good recommendation. I think you can get two pancakes for under $30.
I need to get back to New York. I just feel the buzz of the city looking at your pictures.
And I’ll bring some shoes that need shining.
Bob:
I was sorry I wasn’t wearing shoes that needed shining.
Makes me long to be there.
David:
It does have its positives.
Thank you for this ‘New York minute’! So much to see!
Jim:
I wish I had more time to simply explore.
I don’t remember when I first heard the phrase “in a New York minute” but it is indeed immediately understood. Not unlike “serious as a heart attack.”
I swear- I believe that New Yorkers’ brains have to be wired differently than the brains of people like me who never set foot in big cities at all. It would take me quite awhile to adjust to such dramatically different surroundings. Are you able to jump right back to your New York brain when you visit or is there a period of reclamation?
Ms. Moon, Country Mouse
Ms. Countrymousemoon:
In some ways, I do step right back into it. In other ways, I feel like an outsider. I smile too much!
Oh Lord. That would be me too, trying to make friendly eye contact with everyone.
Old buildings are so much more interesting than the boxy reflective glass sided rectangles of today.
ellen abbott:
I like the mix, but the detail on the old buildings is phenomenal. It wouldn’t be the same without them.
I don’t think I’ve ever noticed the Radiator building! Thanks. And yeah, I have to remember not to smile when walking down a NYC street. Even the poor dogs being walked have learned to only look straight ahead and to keep moving. Olivia
Olivia:
ONE person smiled back! Others looked at me funny.
Olivia,
I never noticed the building either. I absorb more as a tourist.
Why a duck?
Erik:
I thought of that! But I had already gotten too wordy. Chuck loves that routine, although he has no clue what they’re talking about.
NYC certainly is a unique city that is constantly evolving. Love your photos!
Michael:
I couldn’t live there again, but I do love experiencing it.
Same here. I couldn’t live there, but it is a great place to visit.
I love the Chrysler Building. I don’t remember seeing the American Radiator Building (or studying it in school), so I had to look it up. I like the black and gold.
Kelly:
I didn’t remember the American Radiator Building either. I love the black and gold, but it was the first time I remember noticing it. And, yes, the Chrysler Building is one of my favorites. Too bad the sky it was too gray that day to see it shine.
Great photos. When I hear “New York minute” I know exactly what it means.
Love,
Janie
janiejunebug:
The first time I heard the expression, I understood.
The streets in your photos are much cleaner than I expected, but I guess Manhattan is more of a tourist mecca? I understand “New York minute”, but why is NYC called the Big Apple?
Tundra Bunny:
The city is cleaning that it was in the ’70s, but some neighborhoods are better than others. Why the Big Apple? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Apple
“In a New York minute”
I recall a time when Richard Pryor was on David Letterman, which was taped in New York. Pryor complained to Letterman that he just could amble peacefully along a Manhattan sidewalk, that the WHOOSH of people forced him to WHOOSH also.
Kirk:
That is such a great description. That’s exactly what it fees like.