Jamaica, via Jamaica?

Graffiti on shutter, New York

Weekend stop-over in New York, before Jade and I hop onboard a flight to Montego Bay, tomorrow. Did you know that there's a Jamaica in New York? Imfamously-cold Long Island Railroad station.. en route to JFK airport. As I was brought by taxi-cab to Jade, we drove along Jamaica Avenue. Really!

When I see those signs, I can't quite believe that we are heading for the real Jamaica. But yes, we are!!

Yesterday, still fighting a cold, (it had better be gone within the next 24 hours!) I wandered around the Lower East Side. It was the colours and textures, rather than the touristy-scenes-and-famous-landmarks of the city that attracted my attention.

Peeling paint and graffiti. Bricks and stone. Boards and hoarding. Painted metal shutters and cobbled streets.

More colour and texture photos here: http://www.alisontoon.com/-/galleries/life/graffiti-and-rust

And then Sunday; a walk up 6th Avenue, Bryant Park, reflections in the windows, a blue sky with scudding clouds.

More midtown photos here: http://www.alisontoon.com/-/galleries/places/usa/new-york/manhattan

A cold, chill breeze is rising. Snow flurries are forecast for tomorrow. We will be flying away from all that.