Photo of the day: WONDER WHEEL GOT TO GO ‘ROUND
Photo of the day: WONDER WHEEL GOT TO GO ‘ROUND ~
What goes up must come down
Wonder wheel got to go ’round
Talkin’ ’bout your troubles it’s a cryin’ sin
Ride a painted pony let the Wonder wheel spin
You got no money and you got no home
Wonder wheel all alone
Talkin’ ’bout your troubles and you never learn
Ride a painted pony let the Wonder wheel turn
Did you find the directing sign on the
Straight and narrow highway
Would you mind a reflecting sign
Just let it shine within your mind
And show you the colors that are real
Someone is waiting just for you
Wonder wheel, spinnin’ true
lyrics by Blood, Sweat and Tears 1968
The Coney Island Wonder Wheel is a 45.7-metre (150 ft) tall eccentric Ferris wheel located at Deno’s Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, US.
Eccentric wheels differ from conventional Ferris wheels in that some of the passenger cars are not fixed directly to the rim of the wheel, but instead slide on rails between the hub and the rim as the wheel rotates.
The only time the wheel stopped while not under the control of the operator was during the New York City blackout of 1977 on July 13, 1977. Wonder Wheel operates on electricity, however, the passengers were not stuck on the wheel, as the owners cranked the wheel around to get them off.
August 18, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: 1968, blood sweat and tears, Blood Sweat Tears Spinnin' Wheel, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Coney Island amusement park, Coney Island beach, Coney Island boardwalk, Coney Island rides, Coney Island Wonder Ferris Wheel, Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, eccentric Ferris wheel, eccentric wheels, girl sunbather in bikini, Hans Von Rittern, New York beaches, New York City, New York City blackout of 1977, New York photo, Photo of the day, Spinning Wheel lyrics | 2 Comments
Photo of the day: CROWN HEIGHTS
August 16, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: breathtaking view, climbing inside Statue of Liberty, Hans Von Rittern, Inside crown of Satue of Liberty, Lady Liberty, Liberty crown, Liberty Island, Liberty spikes, Liberty statue, Manhattan, New York City, New York City harbor view, Photo of the day, Statue of Liberty, the seven seas, view from Statue of Liberty crown, windows in Liberty crown | 2 Comments
Photo of the day: COME INSIDE
August 15, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: 166 N. 7th Street, Bedford Avenue, Bistro Cuisine, Brooklyn, Brooklyn dining, Hans Von Rittern, New York City, New York photo, old-world European train station café, Photo of the day, policewoman, Station Restaurant and Bar, street art, street mural, subway, subway mural, Williamsburg Brooklyn | 2 Comments
Vintage photo of the day: WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT?
August 14, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: "Where Were You When The Lights Went Out?" 1968 moive, Backout of 2003, blackout of 1965, blackout of 2003, blackout of 2006, comedy film, Doris Day, Hans Von Rittern, Hy Averback, Manhattan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City, New York photo, Northeast blackout 2003, Ontario Canada, Photo of the day, Queens, Robert Morse, second worst blackout ever, southern brazil, Sunnyside, Sunnyside Gardens, Terry Thomas | 1 Comment
Photo of the day: “THEY’RE HAVING A 2 FOR 1 SALE!”
August 14, 2013 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 1 and 2, 2 for 1 sale, BOGO sale, Broadway, Hans Von Rittern, Jujamcyn Theaters, man grabbing large numerals, Manhattan, New York City, New York photo, Photo of the day, shopaholic, shopping, Times Square | Leave a comment
Photo of the day: “THEY GAVE ME A FUCKING CHIHUAHUA?!”
Photo of the day: “THEY GAVE ME A FUCKING CHIHUAHUA?!” – The classic Bette Midler joke…
Two women go for a walk with their dogs one day.
One had a Doberman; The other a Chihuahua.
“Look, there’s a bar open. Let’s go in. Have a drink,”
Doberwoman said.
“We can’t. We’ve got dogs,” Chihuahuawoman said.
“Just watch me. Do as I do,” Doberwoman said.
She put on her D&G shades, Walked boldly to the door
Where a bouncer said, “Sorry lady. No dogs. It’s the law.”
“You don’t understand!” Doberwoman said, “This is my seeing-eye dog.”
“A Doberman?” The bouncer asked.
“Yes, they’re using them now. They’re very good!”
Doberwoman said.
The bouncer shrugged And opened the door. Across the street,
Chihuahuawoman thought Convincing bouncer Chihuahua was seeing-eye dog may be a stretch But whatheheck—
Wearing her DKNY shades Strolled warily to the door— “Oops!” The bouncer said,
“No pets. Sorry.” “You don’t understand,” Chihuahuawoman said, “This is my seeing-eye dog.”
“A Chihuahua?” the bouncer asked Shaking his head.
“A Chihuahua??” Wailed Chihuahuawoman. “THEY GAVE ME A FUCKING CHIHUAHUA?!?!?”
August 13, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: Bette Midler, blind person with Boston Terrier, blind person with dog, Boston terrier, Boston terrier seeing eye dog, Chihuahua joke, classic Bette Midler joke, Clementine, Dobberman pincher, doberman, dog, dog joke, Hans Von Rittern, Manhattan, New York photo, Photo of the day, seeing eye dog, seeing eye dogs, Sophie Tucker | Leave a comment
Mondays on Memory Lane: I REMEMBER SUBWAYS WHEN . . .
August 12, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: Hans Von Rittern, I Love Lucy, Julie Andrews, Manhattan, Miss Subways, MTA, New York City, new york city subway, New York photo, old New York subways, Omar Shariff, porcelain ceilng fans, porcelain subway handles, Radio City Music Hall, rattan subway seats, subway, subway nostalgia, subway tokens, The Tamarind Seed, transportation, vintage subway ad | Leave a comment
Photo of the day: THE MAGIC SUBWAY RIDE . . .
August 11, 2013 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 'Lady Charisma', 5 train, 7 train, Alice Tan Ridley, America's Got Talent, Antônio Carlos Jobim's "The Girl From Ipanema", free entertainment, Grand Concourse, Hans Von Rittern, magician on subway, Manhattan, mariachi band, Mass Transit Authority, MTA, New Yawka, New York City, Photo of the day, Rocky and Bullwinkle, street musicians, street performers, subway, subway musicians, subway performers, Sunnyside, the Bronx, The Saw Lady - Natalia Paruz, Times Square, transportation, you know you are a real New Yorker when... | 1 Comment
Photo of the day: DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY!
August 10, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: beach umbrella, Brooklyn, Brooklyn waterfront, Coney Island, Coney Island beach, Hans Von Rittern, happy weekend, hunky lifeguard, lifeguard watching beach, Lifeguards on duty, muscular lifeguard, New York City, New York photo, Photo of the day | Leave a comment
Photo of the day: FOUR LETTER PROTEST STANDOFF
FUCK BXDA NYPD +PBA stands for: Fuck the Bronx District Attorney, the New York Police Department and the Policemen’s Benevolent Association.
A NYPD officer won’t be charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed Bronx teen Ramarley Graham, a grand jury voted Wednesday met by the cheers of police officers in the courtroom while the family sat there in shock. This adds to the growing list of unarmed youths of color like Trayvon Martin, killed by the police or ‘police wannabe’s’.
ABC reports the jury decided there wasn’t enough evidence to re-indict officer Richard Haste in the death of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham. Haste had been indicted by a different grand jury last year, but a judge threw out that indictment, citing a ‘mistake’ by the assistant district attorney.
Cops chased Graham into his grandmother’s Bronx apartment in February of 2012. They did not have a warrant to enter the apartment.
Acting on incorrect information that Graham was carrying a gun, Haste shot and killed the teen while he was attempting to flush marijuana down the toilet.
The family of the slain teen was quick to condemn the jury’s decision and headed down the Grand Concourse in The Bronx yesterday.
One lone protestor decided to take matters into her own hands and stood defiantly at in the intersection of 149th Street and Grand Concourse, not letting the busy rush hour traffic or police cars move. When she felt her stance, defiance and message had been heard loud and clear – she moved on.
August 9, 2013 | Categories: DAILY PHOTOS WITH STORIES OF NEW YORK CITY | Tags: "We thought he had a gun.", Bronx District Attorney, Constance Malcolm, four letter words, Grand Concourse, Hans Von Rittern, hate crime, Manhattan, New York News, New York photo, New York Police, New York Police Department, Photo of the day, police protest, politics, Ramarley Graham, Ramarley Graham Protest, Richard Haste, Richard Haste Manslaughter, Richard Haste Not Guilty, Richard Haste Not Indicted, Richard Haste Ramarley Graham, Stop And Frisk, stopping traffic, the Bronx, the Policemen's Benevolent Association, Trayvon Martin, york police department | Leave a comment