Week Ten: November 13-19
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New cup design |
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Baxter & Canal |
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Cortlandt Alley |
With so many flags around, it’s inevitable that many will be thrown away.
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Marlboro. Country. |
Deli and billboard displays will end, some sooner than others.
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Star-spangled hydrant |
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Sidewalk in Kearny, NJ |
But other reminders will be with us for a while.
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The fine print |
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Ten Dollars |
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Twenty Dollars |
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Red, white, and rhinestone |
By now the souvenirs for sale on Canal Street have gone through several iterations. Most are designed in the U.S. and manufactured overseas.
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The all-inclusive FDNYPD |
Weekends are always busiest on Canal Street. The hand-knit sweaters and hats for sale outside my door are replaced with more patriotic designs.
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Military dress |
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Nancy Whiskey |
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Thanksgiving approaches |
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Nor the soles of her shoe? |
Reminders can be found anywhere. Tacked up in a bar, taped to windows, well-lit in store fronts.
Some clearly took a lot of time to make.
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Emergency vehicles |
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245th Anniversary Saint Andrew’s Day Banquet, Waldorf-Astoria |
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2 Jonathans |
Fall is always benefit season in New York, though this year it feels a little more intense.
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Raffle to benefit the Twin Towers Fund |
Saturday night I go Scottish country dancing with some high-school friends at a benefit in Midtown, then head down to Tribeca to catch the final night of fund-raising at my local bar.