We went for a tour of Gracie Mansion last week. Next to it is a park overlooking Hell Gate:

What a good idea!

Two test positive for bubonic plaque.

They're from New Mexico. Another reason not to visit "fly-over" country.

Geeky gay boys, sitting alone at tables with their burritos, cruising the other geeky gay boys. Teenage girls from the Fashion Industries High School, sketching new fashions. Skinny straight boys with Central Park Conservancy t-shirts.