You may know me well enough to know I find the idea of the commons rather endearing. This concept of the commons is often found in the green urban space of any city (assuming it has green urban space, of course). I mentioned before the outdoor cafés of Bryant Park. The Dag Plaza is another place I am drawn to find peace amidst chaos within moments.
Peace within moments.
I still believe in international cooperation. I know, I know; it sounds like a dying futile dream, but I won't give up on it. So I persevere in the evolution of my street activism to gain access to halls of power. As long as they are international halls, of course. DC is not my gig. New York, however, is.
The cafés at the United Nations building in New York are usually very busy. If you can squeeze in line a few minutes before rushing off to the next meeting, you are a fortunate soul. Even when you can manage to get all the way up to the counter before ultimately deciding to bail, there is a fairly good chance they have run out of whatever it is you wanted to get anyway.
I learned to pack almonds. In fact, that was pretty much all I ate most of the time I was there for the duration of the sustainability conference. (FYI, almonds are a good travel food. You can argue with me about the sustainability of almonds as a ubiquitous food choice later).
I don't have any pictures from those cafés, but I have a few at the plaza across the street, which has a secret garden that took a while for me to find. It also took a while for me to find this picture...
I appreciate how green space can be so elegantly woven into the urban environment. The stones along this pathway each have a clever quote from a famous actress of long ago, whom I greatly admire for her role in The Philadelphia Story, one of the best films ever. She was one of the first actresses to successfully transition her career from Broadway to the screen, and she made a hell of a lot of money doing it. This beautiful park is dedicated in her memory and honor.
Peace within moments.
I still believe in international cooperation. I know, I know; it sounds like a dying futile dream, but I won't give up on it. So I persevere in the evolution of my street activism to gain access to halls of power. As long as they are international halls, of course. DC is not my gig. New York, however, is.
The cafés at the United Nations building in New York are usually very busy. If you can squeeze in line a few minutes before rushing off to the next meeting, you are a fortunate soul. Even when you can manage to get all the way up to the counter before ultimately deciding to bail, there is a fairly good chance they have run out of whatever it is you wanted to get anyway.
I learned to pack almonds. In fact, that was pretty much all I ate most of the time I was there for the duration of the sustainability conference. (FYI, almonds are a good travel food. You can argue with me about the sustainability of almonds as a ubiquitous food choice later).
I don't have any pictures from those cafés, but I have a few at the plaza across the street, which has a secret garden that took a while for me to find. It also took a while for me to find this picture...
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Secret garden named after "a famous actress whom I adore but
I'm not telling you which one" park in the Dag Plaza.
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I appreciate how green space can be so elegantly woven into the urban environment. The stones along this pathway each have a clever quote from a famous actress of long ago, whom I greatly admire for her role in The Philadelphia Story, one of the best films ever. She was one of the first actresses to successfully transition her career from Broadway to the screen, and she made a hell of a lot of money doing it. This beautiful park is dedicated in her memory and honor.
