Ganesh Temple (Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam), 45-57 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY
Sri Raghavendra Swami Sannidhi shrine, across the street from the main Ganesh temple.
Inside the Sri Raghavendra Swami Sannidhi
Close-up of the Sri Raghavendra Swami Sannidhi murti.
Main St.-Flushing - the end of the line for the #7 train
The "Bronx Zoo", Yankee Stadium
Groundskeepers water the infield, while the Anaheim Angels warm up in the outfield.
The Yankees and Angels exchange lineup cards and discuss the ground rules with the umpires.
Chien-Ming Wang on the mound for the Yankees
Jorge Posada in the batter's box facing ex-Blue Jay Kelvim Escobar.
The Yankees head for the clubhouse after losing another one. Final score: Angels 3, Yankees 1
Thank you, Rudy Giuliani, for making Times Square safe for average-size Caucasian folks!
There's always war news of some kind on the Times Square ticker
The Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington line is a faster alternative to the #7 subway for the trip between mid-Manhattan and Flushing
The classic main concourse of Grand Central Terminal
Another view of the inside of Grand Central Terminal. Just in case you forgot about 9/11, another U.S. flag is hanging from the roof.
Memorial Day Homa, Hastings-on-Hudson. Swamiji prepares to light the homa fire.
Adding more fuel to the homa fire
Karunamayi sings a bhajan
Burn baby burn! The homa fire is still blazing as one of Amma's long-time devotees expresses his thanks.
A devotee does Arati to Karunamayi (sung to the Mahishasura Mardini stotram)
The homa fire pit. Still smoking!
Hastings-on-Hudson Metro North station
Hastings-on-Hudson town hall
The Metro North train to Grand Central arrives at Hastings-on-Hudson. Yes, this is a third rail-powered EMU
I've always liked the Chrysler Building better than the Empire State as a monument to Art Deco kitsch or the Hoover administration's denial of the Great Depression.
New York Public Library, a landmark at 5th Ave. & 42nd St since 1897.
Sri Durga's lion waits outside while She browses the Hinduism (Dewey decimal 294.5) collection.
A Long Island Bus, as if you couldn't tell by the New York Islanders colors
The Q48 bus at Main and Roosevelt in Flushing. This part of Queens is Chinatown on steroids, with a lot of Koreans to boot!
MTA bus #8969. The TTC has a few of these RTS buses in its fleet.
The view from inside MTA bus #659
MTA hybrid bus #6421 on route M60 at LaGuardia Airport.
