We've had some insanely nice weather the past few days. That's going to end late this afternoon or tonight, according to weather forecasts. Rain will fall, but it won't be anything like what folks in Texas and Florida have experienced. And it won't be accompanied by wind.
This morning's commute, though, was a treat:
Hell Gate doesn't seem so Hellish when the sun rises amidst the columns of morning.
From the dawn horizon, I rode the Randall's Island path underneath the Amtrak trestle (a.k.a. the Hell Gate Bridge) to the Randall's Island Connector.
Randall's Island Connector: The Bronx's new car-free link to Manhattan from STREETFILMS on Vimeo.
Legend has it that people emigrated to the US after hearing that streets in America were "paved with gold." Believe it or not, such stories still circulate and entice the poor, the hungry and the ambitious to come here.
Of course we all know the streets aren't "paved with gold". But, for a moment, it seemed as if the Randall's Island Connector was lined with it:
A good day has followed.
This morning's commute, though, was a treat:
Hell Gate doesn't seem so Hellish when the sun rises amidst the columns of morning.
From the dawn horizon, I rode the Randall's Island path underneath the Amtrak trestle (a.k.a. the Hell Gate Bridge) to the Randall's Island Connector.
Randall's Island Connector: The Bronx's new car-free link to Manhattan from STREETFILMS on Vimeo.
Legend has it that people emigrated to the US after hearing that streets in America were "paved with gold." Believe it or not, such stories still circulate and entice the poor, the hungry and the ambitious to come here.
Of course we all know the streets aren't "paved with gold". But, for a moment, it seemed as if the Randall's Island Connector was lined with it:
A good day has followed.
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