I'd like to steal this quote from Jimmy Breslin because it's the truest thing I've ever heard. Truer than God or "My name is ____" or gravity.
I knew it early on, after having lived here for only a few years, and I know it now, after nearly eight. For every thing I love about
But this isn't a post about the things I hate about
Bridges.
I’ve been over most of them. I’m particularly well-acquainted with the
I love the Verazzano-Narrows. I think it is beautiful, even if it is connected to
I’ve walked over the
Snowman had swatted at a birthday piñata underneath the
I’ve taken the George Washington on my way to and from the Berkshires.
When I take a cab home and it’s nighttime and we’re cruising on the top level of the Queensborough, I always take a look over my shoulder at the city all lit up, speeding away from me. That’s my city. A co-op city where everyone owns a little piece. I’m always a little bit awed. I can never quite believe it. Is this how Dorothy felt when she saw the
I lean back in the taxi and smile to myself. Suddenly, I can’t wait for tomorrow.
'Cause everyone's your friend in New York City
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see...
-They Might Be Giants
13 comments:
I share in your love/hate.
I think the Brooklyn Bridge is my favorite. I would have that same feeling of awe upon cabbing home late at night, crossing the river, The Statue lit up to the right, the giants behind me, Brooklyn ahead.
What's your favorite bridge in the world?
That's a beautiful post--especially about carrying a birthday cake across the Brooklyn Bridge! Driving across a bridge sometimes makes me feel like I'm in a movie, especially when the music is right.
It's hard to beat the Brooklyn Bridge for favorites. It's mythical, like riding a dragon.
TT, that was your birthday cake I was carrying! It was 9/11/2003. We shared cake with strangers. You got feathered underwear. I took that opening picture that night. What a strange, lovely night it was though.
Indeed, such a beautiful post.
After living here for eight years, I love it much more than I hate it. I haven't lost my awe or wonder one bit, even though I feel I have claimed my piece of the coop at this point. This city still surprises and entrances me, and I hope it is always that way.
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Great post, 'chellephant.
I'll put in my NY 2 cents ($2.25) after 5 years here, I hate much more than I love.
But the few things I do love, like the Brooklyn Bridge, I love much more deeply than the way I feel about the many things that I hate.
I'm ready to move back to the suburbs... but I'll always want to visit ;)
Ed, your comment is right on. I probably hate more than I love too, but what I love, I love very much. Damn, where would we all be without the Brooklyn Bridge?
Shannon, if you're ready to move, what's holding you back? I'm sure your dog would appreciate a backyard!
well, we both work in manhattan and as expensive as our apt. is, we can't really get anything better for the money right now. So until we're ready to buy a house, it just doens't make sense to move yet.
I love that song. It's about what I love in this city. We also played it at our wedding, so I'm partial.
I also love this entry because you perfectly expressed what I love about this city... the magic and the possibility of this place.
And the Brooklyn Bridge kicks the ass of every other bridge ever.
The Brooklyn Bridge is my favourite landmark, period, end stop, etc.
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