Downtown Albany pt. 2

My travels led me back to downtown Albany (and eventually on a return trip to Crossgates Mall for a coffee refill, but that's neither here nor there).
Sundays are the deadest days in downtown Albany (followed only by Saturdays), but there were still plenty of streetscape and architecture shots to be had. 

Alfred E. Smith Building with reflective pond. The name of each county in New York State is chisled into the marble running around the front and sides of the building.

State Street looking downhill from the Capitol Building lawn

Wedding party on State Street

Capitol Building at night (neither of my daytime attempts were worthy of the blog)

Albany City Hall

State Street downhill at night

DUMBO After Dark

After getting a few good shots on/around the promenade, I followed the waterfront under the Brooklyn Bridge and up to Dumbo.
Not the sadfaced Disney elephant, but the nabe known as Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.

Believe it or not, those aren't former trolley tracks - those were once part of the Jay Street Connecting Railroad, which served the docks and East River car floats in the early 20th century

This building probably doesn't have a name, but I like the look of it next to one of the Manhattan Bridge's support columns

I also liked the look of this building. And yes, that's the Empire State building peeking in the distance

Brooklyn Promenade

Last Saturday, I found myself in Brooklyn Heights, and after getting a liiiittle bit closer to finishing Season 2 of Agents of SHIELD, I attached my zoom lens and walked around a bit.

Not sure what this is, but it caught my attention

Forelorn flowers

Squibb Park Pedestrian Bridge. Sadly, indefinitely closed because it's too bouncy for its own good. True story

Brooklyn Bridge and Old Fulton Street

Fleeing the Pope

Don't get me wrong, Your Humble Protestant Photographer likes Francis more than the other popes. But oy, the traffic tie ups and street closures!
Last night after work, I fled to Jersey City for some waterfront shots and some mac and cheese from a mac-and-cheesery in Hoboken (consumed, not pictured).

Lower Manhattan Skyline and 9/11 memorial

Rest in Peace, Officer Webb.

30 Hudson Street - I've seen this building 5,700 times without ever knowing what it's called

Solitary Together

Too good for a caption

Singapore: Inside Out

I met up with the Forefront Photo Guild last night; and after a brief chat about found light, we went out to nearby Madison Square Park to find some light. We stumbled across the under-construction Singapore: Inside Out exhibition; and I couldn't tell whether or not the scaffolding is part of the exhibition, but it does kind of tie the room together. 

Pulaski Bridge

I walked over the Pulaski Bridge, between Long Island City and Greenpoint, after writers' group last night, because it'd been a few days since I'd taken some pictures, and my shutter finger was itchy.
Yes, even with all the exploring I do, some days I don't always see anything that says "Jeff, photograph me or you'll regret it!"
I digress. The bridge took me over the entrance to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, one of the only at-grade railroad crossings in the city, and past one of Brooklyn's trademark welcome signs.

Queens-Midtown Tunnel toll booths

Skyline and the Suicide Fence

LIRR at-grade railroad crossing near Hunterspoint Avenue

Like No Other Place In The World!

Greenpoint and 1 World Trade Center

Roosevelt Island

After a slow day at work, I took advantage of one of my few weeknights without plans and took a spur of the moment photography trip over to Roosevelt Island.

East side skyline marching down the river

Triborough Bridge and Midtown

Looking down on Main Street

Retired tram cars resting underneath the bridge to Queens

Welcome Center - and the Eleventh Commandment

One Hell of a Road Trip

Yesterday's travels brought me to Kips Bay, just east of Grand Central Terminal, where I found this most interesting of license plates.
Also, a couple night shots from Washington Square Park.

This guy must've driven all the way from Aruba

Wet and peaceful - Washington Square Park fountain on a rainy night

Prelude before Chick-Fil-A: Washington Square Arch at night

Brooklyn Bridge (or, Too Many Shots for One Post)

I did get to see the tribute lights! After braving the firefighter/first responder crowds near Engine 10, I headed for the Brooklyn Bridge and braved the tourist crowds. Were the shots worth it? I think so. 

Panoramic shot of the Manhattan Bridge

Verrazano Narrows Bridge in the distance

Midtown Skyline

Tribute lights together with the new 1 WTC

What Tourists Left Behind

Congrats Lauren.

Never Forget

I worked all day yesterday, because Your Humble Photographer's got bills to pay and coffee to buy. In the evening, I saw someone mention the tribute lights on Facebook, so I headed downtown, phone and zoom lens in hand, to check it out.

Crowd milling around Engine/Ladder 10 at 124 Liberty St

FDNY Band

Reunion crowd with One World Trade Center rising in the background

Tribute lights rising above the skyline

Kaufman

Just one photo today. I was en route from one Astoria coffee shop to another, and crossed the street to get this shot when I unexpectedly stumbled across the Kaufman Studios gate.