Where in the City is This?

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 19 Comments

by Glenn McAnanama

A community garden. A cyclist. A highrise in the background. Where in New York City is this?

mike

E. Houston Street
http://continuousemergency.blogspot.com/ Jason

and Second Ave?
mfs

east river park?
http://www.livablestreets.com/people/Glenn/ Glenn

No to both, but you’re heading in the right direction…
Lars

A scene from the new WIll Smith movie?
http://continuousemergency.blogspot.com/ Jason

Ave C and 4th street?
http://www.livablestreets.com/people/Glenn/ Glenn

Sorry, I’m going to have to say it’s not the lower east side.
Matthew

Battery Park City
http://www.livablestreets.com/people/Glenn/ Glenn

Ok, now I’m going to rule out Manhattan Island. The big hint is that this community garden is close to the East River.
ddartley

Socrates Sculpture Park?
http://www.startsandfits.com AD

I’ve gotta say that it is somewhere on the Upper Green Side (i.e., Upper East Side) of Manhattan. Whoops- I now see that you ruled that out. Hmmmm. ASTORIA.
http://www.livablestreets.com/people/Glenn/ Glenn

Ok, you guys are getting close. So as a final clue, Riddle me this:

What lies within Upper Green Side territory (Community Board 8), but does not lie within the island of Manhattan?

Astoria/sculpture Garden is not correct.
http://www.livablestreets.com/people/Glenn/ Glenn

I don’t why the smily face came up – it should read Community Board eight above.
mike

Roosevelt Island.. now as to where on the Island….?
http://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/ Xris (Flatbush Gardener)

Roosevelt Island?
http://www.livablestreets.com/people/Glenn/ Glenn

Yes – Roosevelt Island is the answer.

On the far northside of the island, there is a 124-plot community garden. Each family with a small plot (I’m sure there is a waiting list!)tends it themselves, but anyone is allowed in to relax and enjoy the day.
http://www.livablestreets.com/people/Naparstek/ Aaron

What do they win, Glenn?
Clarence

This was a good contest. I thought it might be Long Island City…
http://www.livablestreets.com/people/Glenn/ Glenn

I can send them more pictures of my bike trip over there. Some really cool views of the East River. I also took a picture of a non-descript steel container with wires coming out of it and going into the water which I believe are for the East River tidal power station.

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