Straus Park, Broadway between 106th and 107th Streets

[Merry]

After being captivated by a photo of Straus Park from the wonderful book, The Light of New York (http://www.amazon.com/Light-New-York-Andre-Aciman/dp/275940174X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225003564&sr=1-1), containing 60 beautiful black and white photos, all taken at dawn by Jean-Michel Berts, I was prompted to find out about this park.

I highly recommend this book. My favourite photo is a view of Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn Bridge Park. There's also a great view of the Terminal Building and Starrett-Lehigh Building. The word ethereal came to mind immediately when I was quickly flicking through it at the bookstore, and the photography is indeed so described on the inside flap of the dust cover.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51l-7mrxHDL._SS500_.jpg

Straus Park at Wikipedia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straus_Park)

Straus Park at NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/M085/)

What a gorgeous, welcoming and user-friendly little oasis it is.

I found some very nice images, courtesy of Marnie Hall on his Guided Sightseeing Tours (http://www.biking-in-manhattan.com/index.htm) website. More photos here (http://www.biking-in-manhattan.com/u202-straus.htm).

http://www.biking-in-manhattan.com/uws2/Img_0447w-Straus.jpg

http://www.biking-in-manhattan.com/uws2/IMG_2219w-118-Straus.jpg

http://www.biking-in-manhattan.com/uws2/IMG_3735w-4-Straus.jpg

http://www.biking-in-manhattan.com/uws2/IMG_4343w-226-StrausN.jpg

http://www.biking-in-manhattan.com/uws2/Img_0206wv-Straus.jpg

And on Flickr, courtesy of Cresny (http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=straus%20park&w=66724483%40N00)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2677707005_d010853110_b.jpg

and Yoshitaka Tokusho (http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=straus%20park&w=28978275%40N06)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/2755844310_f3c2020f11_b.jpg

[NYatKNIGHT]

Thanks Merry, oasis indeed.

[ablarc]

Lovely.

Decades ago, when I lived around the corner on 106th and then 108th, its potential may have been palpably there amid the scruffiness, but it was certainly not realized.