I try to take skyline pictures when I can, such as the modest skylines of Birmingham or Little Rock. I had the good luck of being near the highest point in Brooklyn when I was able to take a shot of Manhattan.

Actually, Brooklyn in the foreground, Manhattan in the background.

Topical humor, spotted on the subway.

A sign in Brooklyn offering a novel interpretation of “all day.”

I had an idea of taking pictures of construction sites in New York during this visit, as I managed to do in Denver last year. Pretty soon I got tired of it. The air was chilly, for one thing, but more importantly, construction sites seem to be everywhere. If nothing else, New York is a city always reinventing itself.

I took a few. Such as a high-rise underway at 161 Maiden Lane in Lower Manhattan.

It will be a residential tower. More deluxe apartments in the sky. Not all has gone smoothly.

I was also able to get a shot of the Ann St. sign, which I sent to Ann for her amusement.

As part of my walk in Lower Manhattan, I got a look at the South Street Seaport district, which I’d read about, probably even written about (it’s hard to keep track), but never seen.

From Wiki: “It features some of the oldest architecture in downtown Manhattan, and includes the largest concentration of restored early 19th-century commercial buildings in the city. This includes renovated original mercantile buildings, renovated sailing ships, the former Fulton Fish Market, and modern tourist malls featuring food, shopping, and nightlife.”

The drizzle made my walk-through a little less pleasant than it could have been, but I did enjoy seeing the restored buildings. I can imagine that on a pleasant summer weekend, the place is probably pretty busy.

At the edge of the district is South Street Seaport Museum, which I didn’t have time for. I did get a look at the nearby Titanic memorial, which is in the form of a lighthouse.

The plaque on the lighthouse says: “The lighthouse was originally erected by public subscription in 1913. It stood above the East River on the roof of the old Seamen’s Church Institute of New York and New Jersey at the corner of South Street and Coenties Slip. From 1913 to 1967 the time ball at the top of the lighthouse would drop down the pole to signal twelve noon to the ships in the harbor. This time ball mechanism was activated by a telegraphic signal, from the Naval Observatory in Washington D.C.

“In July 1968 the Seamen’s Church Institute moved to 15 State Street. That year, the Titanic Memorial Lighthouse was donated by the Kaiser-Nelson Steel & Salvage Corporation to the South Street Seaport Museum. It was erected at the entrance to the museum complex, on the corner of Fulton and Pearl streets, in May 1976, with funds provided by the Exxon Corporation.”

I got a look at, but did not board, the Wavertree, which is docked permanently at one of the piers, and which is part of the museum. It was built in 1885.

Wiki again: “The ship was launched in Southampton. It is 325 feet (99 m) long including spars and 263 feet (80 m) on deck. The ship is the largest remaining wrought iron vessel. Initially it was used for transporting jute from east India to Scotland, and then was involved in the tramp trade. In 1947 it was converted into a sand barge, and in 1968 it was acquired by the South Street Seaport Museum.”

One more image, also from Lower Manhattan, though at some distance from South Street Seaport. I just happened to walk by.

Engine 6 of the FDNY. The Tigers.

The New York State Museum says, showing a picture from before the tiger was added to the door: “On September 11, 2001, six firefighters from the FDNY Engine 6 Company were dispatched to the World Trade Center where they hooked the Engine 6 Pumper into a Trade Center standpipe on West Street. Four men from the Company — Lieutenant Thomas O’Hagan, Firefighter Paul Beyer, Firefighter William Johnson, and Firefighter Thomas Holohan — were killed in the tower’s collapse. Firefighters Billy Green and Jack Butler survived.”