Walk About New York

“The Patroness was Watching” :x: Jackie Oh! lived at 1040 Fifth Avenue (brilliantly sunlit at the video’s start), directly across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. From her full-floor apartment on the 15th floor she could look through the glass wall of The Met’s rear north wing, housing the Temple of Dendur. It was indeed fitting because she was instrumental getting the tenth-century B.C. temple awarded to the museum. :x: Before Jackie Oh! entertained at night she would telephone The Met, asking that the lights be left on in the temple’s gallery for her guests to see the temple, that had been dedicated to the Goddess Isis. :x: This is the second stop on my Highlights of The Met Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-216]. Take the Tour; Know More

“What I Saw” :x: New York City’s subways can serve as performing arts venues. At the Union Square/14th St. subway station’s mezzanine level a saw player entertained passers-by. :x: Our Subway Art Tours [https://wp.me/P47lL1-20J] will entertain you with world-class art at any one of 55 stations. What will you see, and maybe hear? Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #WalkAboutNewYork #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #TourGuides #NewYorkCity #NYC #NYNY #ILoveNY #TourGuides #SawPlayer #SubwayArt #MTA #LifeUnderground #Musicians #Artists #SubwayArtTours #UnionSquare #WorldClassArt #SawPlaying #Music #MusicUnderground #UndergroundArt

A Spring Day in the Big Apple

Clear sunshine and crisp, mild air make this a glorious, mid-spring day in New York City. :x: This is still the greatest city in the world. We are ready, willing, and able to show it to you [https://wp.me/P47lL1-VP] when we end our PAUSE. Until then stay in place to stay safe. . . . . #Springday #SpringHasSprung #NYSpring #Springtime #ILoveNY #WalkAboutNewYork #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #NYNY #NYC #NewYorkCity #RoomWithAView #CityView

Today we visit Worth Square, bound by Broadway, Fifth Avenue and W. 25th Street. At the northern end of the square stands a monument to Major General William Jenkins Worth (1794–1849). Located opposite to the Flatiron Building, this is no ordinary monument; it is the final resting place for the major general. :x: Holding the distinction of being the second-oldest monument in NYC, dating from 1857, the monument was dedicated in an elaborate ceremony, involving 6,500 soldiers, as Worth’s body was reinterred there from its temporary place at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. :x: One of the most interesting parts of Worth’s past is the fact that he was born and raised as a Quaker in Hudson, NY. It is fascinating that a pacifist upbringing led to a stellar military career. :x: Worth came by his greatest acclaim for his service in the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). After the war Worth was put in charge of Texas, and died there of cholera. Each band of the gray granite obelisk lists major battles that the major general was part of. He manned a frontier post that became Fort Worth, TX. Lake Worth, FL and Manhattan’s Worth Street honor him. :x: Because Worth Square is next to Madison Square, the third square on Our Five Squares and a Circle Tour we discuss Major General Worth and much more. If Worth’s monument is the second-oldest, what is the oldest monument in a NYC park? Take the Tour; Know More! When our PAUSE ends we are ready, willing, and able to show you the city that we love! . . . . #FlatironDistrict #FlatironBuilding #Flatiron #ForthWorth #WorthSquare #USHistory #NYCHistory #History #GreenwoodCemetery #FinalRestingPlace #WalkAboutNewYork #ILoveNY #NYNY #NYC #NewYorkCity #MadisonSquare #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #TourGuides #USArmy #LakeWorth #Broadway #FifthAvenue #GreatestCityInTheWorld

On a bright, sunny, early spring day piano music and singing in Greenwich Village’s Washington Square helped to lift spirits even higher. :x: Remember our Greenwich Village Walking Tour [https://wp.me/P47lL1-Un] beings at the Washington Arch. Where does the arch’s white marble come from? Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #WashingtonSquare #WashingtonSquarePark #GreenwichVillage

Love Rules

“Love Rules” is a site-specific artwork. Brooklyn-based conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas’ 2018, neon message can be seen welcoming guests in the main lobby of the Brooklyn Museum of Art. :x: Public art is here, there, and everywhere for the viewing. Our Subway Art Tour Five [https://wp.me/P47lL1-2N3] travels through Brooklyn, discovering the art museum at the core of the Big Apple. Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #LoveRules #Love #SomethingToSay #HankWillisThomas #Neon #BrooklynMuseumOfArt #ArtMuseums #ArtUnderground #UndergroundArt #SubwayArt #PublicArt #ArtOfTheSubway #WalkAboutNewYork #ArtTours #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #Brooklyn #BigApple #NYC #ILoveNY #OffTheBeatenPath

“Yellow Submarine” Tapestry

“We all live in a yellow submarine.” :x: Hanging on the second floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, a tapestry, designed by Peter Sis, a children's book illustrator, shows Manhattan Island as a yellow submarine in a sea of blue. Piloting the vessel is John Lennon, flashing the peace sign. On display since 2015, the 40th anniversary of Mr. Lennon getting his green card, the artwork measures 24' by 10' and was woven in Aubusson, France. :x: Discover “Happy City,” another work of art of Peter Sis when you are part of our Subway Art Tour Three [https://wp.me/P47lL1-22P]. What other illustrations has Mr. Sis created for NYC’s subways? Take the Tour; Know More! . . . . #EllisIsland #JohnLennon #YokoOno #Immigration #PeterSis #YellowSubmarine #Manhattan #SubwayArt #ArtUnderground #ArtTours #BigApple #WalkAboutNewYork #WalkingTours #GuidedTours #TourGuides #HappyCity #ILoveNY #Subways #ImmigrationMuseum #Beatles #TheBeatles