Broadway & 96th Street, New York

This blip depicts the area of Manhattan's Upper West Side where my wife and I have spent a fair portion of our lives--she continuously from 1969 to 2003, and I from 1965 to 1970 (separately) and then together with her from 1994 to 2003.

96th Street is a major crosstown artery, and the subway along Broadway has an express stop here--so it's a key intersection. (For those acquainted with the city, it's the 1, 2 and 3 subway lines--known as the West Side IRT by the real old-timers.)

This shot is from the second floor, from a bank where I was opening an account, so it provides an elevated perspective looking northeast. The ramp from the right center leads to a new subway station built in in the last few years.

In the afternoon I saw a superb photography exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum (through April 2011): Stieglitz, Steichen and Strand--three stars who are worth a journey (to quote the Guide Michelin).

We were in the city today mainly to attend to the renovation of our apartment nearby on West 97th St, which my wife has owned since 1970; after long-term tenants moved out in July, we thought we might move in for a while, but instead we are extensively renovating it. At the crack of dawn tomorrow we drive on to Baltimore for Thanksgiving at my eldest son's; the two others will be joining us with their families/significant other.