5 Pointz

5 Pointz, located at Jackson Ave. and Crane St. in Long Island City, is a unique destination for tourists and New Yorkers alike. Recently featured in the movie "Now You See It," it is a large building totally covered with graffiti (as well as dumpsters, lamposts, and sidewalks).

As far as I can tell, 5 Pointz is scheduled to be torn down in the Fall of 2013, so be sure to visit it or take a tour before it is gone forever.

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Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Angels at Holy Sepulchre - Mother's Day 2011

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery - New Rochelle, NY

I loved the angels at this cemetery.

New York City Subway 106 Years Old

The New York City subway is 106 years old this week. See the article and photos online in an article called 660 Miles, 468 Stations, 106 Years.

Sands Point Preserve, Port Washington, NY

We took some close-ups of some of the detail on the Hempstead House.

Nassau Knolls Cemetery, Port Washington, NY

Hidden Treasure in Douglaston, NY

Here's something I found out recently, and I found it quite interesting. There is a replica of the Pieta at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, Queens, NY. According to the Deacon there, it was one of two commissioned by the Pope for the World's Fair in 1964. The original was to be displayed at the Vatican City Pavilion, and the replicas were commissioned in case something happened to it. (I remember seeing the statue at the World's Fair, and standing on a conveyor belt for viewing.) One of the two replicas was destroyed and the other is displayed at the Center.

Boarded up Buildings in Flushing

I felt like a real urban explorer last week when taking some photos of buildings near a certain facility in Flushing. A security guard questioned what I was doing and informed me that the buildings belong to the facility. I wondered why security didn't want pictures taken on a public street and why they would inform me who the buildings belonged to (nice security guarding!). Two of these look like they may have been beautiful homes once. See the stained glass windows in the white house.

Middle Smithfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery

This is a quiet, beautifully maintained cemetery in East Stroudsburg, PA, near our weekend home in Bushkill. Click on the photo to see the slideshow.