#2nd Avenue

[monkeyssalad-blog]

New York Medical College for Women by National Library of Medicine Via Flickr: Collection: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM) Publication: April 16, 1870 Format: Still image Abstract: Woman student dissecting the leg of a cadaver. Extent: 1 print Technique: wood engraving NLM Unique ID: 101436227 NLM Image ID: A013010 Permanent Link: resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436227

[wanderingnewyork]

A #rainy_day on #2nd_Avenue at East 84th Street, #Manhattan.

[doo-wop-city]

Neon Lights 2: North Wildwood

There are so many neon signs around Wildwood that make the island aglow and illuminate the night skyline in the summertime. These photos were taken on Saturday, August 24th, 1968. (…Or, was that 2024?) We concluded our previous entry on John F. Kennedy Boulevard. in North WIldwood. Turning west on 4th Avenue, we encounter the beautiful Jade East, whose neon sign has a decidely oriental…

[marimatsumoto-filmphotography]

Me and Monika, having our match latte together in East Village, NY in May, 2024.

[cowbrains]

2nd Avenue (2022) - The Movers

[hplonesomeart]

Going to post this small snippet spoiler for another SMG4 animatic I’m cooking up for viewing pleasure (and also simply because these characters are slowly seeping into my subconscious. As we speak Mr. Puzzles is directing my actions so that I can push his name into stardom with “gloriously animated content” HE’S KEEPING ME HOSTAGE HELP /J)

IT’S NOT FINISHED IT’S A POTENTIAL WORK IN PROGRESS

I love musicals and Mr. Puzzles strikes me as a theater nerd so I figured Hairspray (song being Welcome to the 60’s) was a good fit, plus wouldn’t it be fun to see Meggy try and help him along to start a redemption arch? Like how could they not carry a bit of sentimentality over the time spent together? I feel like her resilient passive aggressive energy pairs well with how he can be stubborn sometimes too…she can give him the push (or more like a well-intentioned shove) he needs to get his act together and give it another try! Because a part of me feels like he would want to regress into unhealthy past habits after facing so many defeats at the hands of SMG4 crew; shut himself in solitude and stare at a screen. So think the animatic would start with that scene and then lead into the musical number :D

[tuxxydo]

thinking about how the hadouken is the first step for disciplined ki control. How ryu's ki manifests similar to electricity and ken's manifests as fire. thinking about how blanka and birdie shares these affinities (lightning for blanka. fire for birdie), albeit undisciplined.

blanka—through constant consumption of electric eels and having to face the harsh jungles of Brazil—was able to manifest his ki as lightning. Birdie—thanks to prior wrestling experience, most likely frequenting bar fights, and already being a hot-headed individual—his ki naturally manifests as fire.

[thedustyrebel]

Process Shots: NYC Pride Mural by David Puck Featuring Drag Icon Sasha Colby

Process shots of David Puck working on their portrait of drag goddess Sasha Colby for this year’s 2nd Avenue Pride mural in NYC. I absolutely love that I got to work with David again, who is one of the artists featured in my upcoming documentary about Queer Street Art, OUT IN THE STREETS. More about the documentary and how you can help here: queerstreetart.com

Getting to curate the 2nd Ave Wall has become such a fun NYC tradition to kick off Pride. This year I was so excited to bring in David Puck to create this incredible mural to honor drag legend, Sasha Colby.

The current backlash against the LGBTQ community can feel overwhelming, which is why it was so important to express the beauty and joy of the queer experience in this piece—a reminder that our love for each other is louder.

I’m also so thankful for Hard Rock Hotels for their support this year. They’ve been such a great partner in helping this wall come together.

The mural—which is located at the corner of Houston and 2nd Ave—is on view for all of June.

More photos: David Puck, Queer Street Art, 2nd Ave Mural

[aiiaiiiyo]

[mwagneto]

avenue 5 cancelled. carnival row cancelled. the nevers cancelled. cant have shit in detroit

[amphibifish]

wait was it sept 3rd

[wanderingnewyork]

From 2017: The #2nd_Avenue_Station on the F line, #Manhattan.

[doo-wop-city]

Neon Lights 1: North Wildwood

Most of our visits to Doo Wop City are during the daytime, but the neon lights only come out at night. This is the first in a series of posts featuring the town’s glowing lights. We commence in North Wildwood. Our adventure begins just off Surf Avenue in North Wildwood, at Ivanhoe. This is the first instance of the extravagance that awaits us. Adjacent to Ivanhoe is the extremely Googie…

[elgallinero]

La Musica e Vita

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’ B178 (Op. 95): I. Adagio – Allegro molto by Wolfgang Sawallisch & The Philadelphia Orchestra https://www.shazam.com/track/352491270/symphony-no-9-in-e-minor-op-95-b-178-from-the-new-world?referrer=share

[the-writing-bre]

Literally the 2nd time ever posting on here, but I’m just dumbfounded by the many different avenues they could’ve actually taken before coming to this!

[bixels]

Give it up for the New York Wonderbolts!

Siobhan "Spitfire" Pierce-Evans, Irish immigrant. Got her start as a aeroplane mechanic's apprentice before becoming the first female pilot in WW1, flying reconnaissance for the UK. After the war, she went on to fly competitively, winning third place in the 1924 Italian Schneider Cup. After that, she immigrated to the US, where she began her baseball career with the New York Wonderbolts and quickly rose the ranks to become team captain. Pitcher, killer curveball. [Inspired by Dorothy Arzner]

Soren "Baby Face" Christensen, Scandinavian-English American. Lives in Brooklyn near the Fifth Avenue Line. Competitive pie eater. Slugger, with a 0.340 batting average. Mama's boy. Used to work on an airstrip and fly in the airmail service in the early 1920s. [Inspired by Babe Ruth, Superman, and the human form of the tanukis from Pom Poko]

Faizah "Fleetfoot" Farraj, 2nd-gen Syrian American. Lives in Little Syria, Manhattan with her family. Has been playing baseball all her life. Fastest sprinter on the team, infamous base-stealer. Despite being one of the youngest on the team, she has a head of grey hair due to a magical incident from her childhood. Speaks with a lisp. [No inspiration]