first photo from NYTimes subway photos taken in 1978, electricians on a break at the sheridan square station. below photo taken by me in 2011.
this underground station was opened on july 1, 1918. i am not sure if these two photos were taken in the exact same spot, because the space for posting the large poster ad isn't there anymore. the plastic chairs were replaced with a wooden bench and part of the bottom white tiles were also replaced with color tiles.
in 1994, artist lee brozgold and the students of P.S. 41 designed the 12 framed mosaic murals entitled greenwich village murals and it depict the history of greenwich village. the names of the panels are: bohemians, rebels, founders, and providers.
yesterday i took a day off from work, brought my camera and a nyc guide book pretending to be a tourist and wandered around in the village. at first i felt the non-stopped raining very bothersome and troublesome because my goal was to snap as many photo as i could and the rain just makes it harder to do so. but then everything seems worthwhile when i stumbled upon two kids frolicking in the rain and 
a conspicuous foreigner who happened to take shelter from the rain at amy's bakery with me.
---not all new yorkers are aloof, some are very hearty depending on which part of the city you are in. yesterday while i was wandering around like a tourist, two very friendly new yorkers asked me if i was looking anything specific or lost. i thanked the first woman with "no". minutes later, i encountered another friendly gentleman asking me if i was lost even in the heavy rain. i was indeed lost looking for the no. 75 1/2, new york's narrowest home. (maybe it's too narrow, i had passed it couple times and missed it. ha)
me: i am looking for this house (showing him my ny guide book)
gentleman: i don't have my glass. if you tell me where you want to go, i can show you the way.
me: i want to go to 75 1/2...
gentleman: oh, the narrowest house? it's right at the corner (pointing at the alley i'd walked pass a couple times)
me: oh, thank you!
gentleman: where are you from?
me: (hesitated for a second, because i almost forgot i was a tourist.)... (not showing what i replied here, because someone might think it's offended)gentleman: welcome to new york!
i thanked him again as we parted.
