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We might have mentioned this before, but in case you missed it, here goes. Today, rain or shine (or, uh, rain), is the beginning of Open House New York, the one weekend of the year when hundreds of generally inaccessible places around New York get opened up to the public. It's really pretty awesome and worth your taking advantage of.
And if you bring your digital camera (or your old fashioned one for that matter) and take pictures of exteriors, interiors, details or people along your way you can submit them to the OHNY photo contest to be judged (that photo to the right? Yeah, that's the one of last years winning interior photos, shot from the inside of the Jefferson Market Library Tower).
Think OHNY sounds interesting but don't know where to start? Check out their search tool on their website to try to narrow down your options. Personally at the moment we're thinking the Chrysler Building, the Water Tower at the 63 High Bridge and the Cass Gilbert designed Brooklyn Army Terminal. Anyone else have any thoughts, plans, or just want to share their experiences at any of the OHNY sites?
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i suggest:
saturday-- the jefferson market tower, and the 59th street garbage facility tour
sunday-- the two temples in LES, one on eldridge, one on norfolk.
Don't get me wrong - OHNY is great. But there's really only a handful of public sites that are open that aren't generally, or at least every once in a while. The private homes and offices are really what's worth seeing.
Greenwich Village residents are waging a war to keep Jefferson Market Library [425 Sixth Avenue] open and not just during an "Open House NY" weekend. In case you're in the dark: Susan K., a transplanted Angeleno is trying to close this facility for (boo hoo) TWO years and thinks she can sneak it past Community Bd 2. Hmmmm.