Monthly Archives: December 2011

Rooftop Wrap Up 2011 (plus a Preview of 2012)

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

While some Looking Up with Leslie readers live outside New York City, I fashion this blog for your inner-NYC self, keeping the posts intentionally short so you can read one quickly, enjoy the photos and move on with your hectic … Continue reading →

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Ice Hockey on the Rooftop Rink (Riverbank State Park, Harlem, 145th Street and Riverside Drive)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

On Sunday, December 18 at 5:30 a.m. in New York City it is dark.  I know this because that’s when my alarm went off and I began to get bundled in layers of clothes:  Tights and an extra pair of … Continue reading →

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Rooftop Art at Ground Level (W. 46th Street at Eighth Avenue)

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

I was in the theater district, having just come out of a Red Bull Theater reading of “The Shoemaker’s Holiday,” when I saw these curious roofs sitting on the ground behind the chain link fence on Eighth Avenue.  I momentarily … Continue reading →

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Rock ‘n Roll on the Rooftop (Le Jardin, Diplomat Hotel, W. 43rd Street near Sixth Ave)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

We’re going back to November 4, 1973 on a rooftop near Times Square when a magical New York thing happened.  Patti Smith, renowned rock ‘n roller for nearly four decades, was then a kid who occasionally performed poetry.  She redefined … Continue reading →

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