For the record.

Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, February.
The new owner of the Plaza has changed its name and its sign. This old one was vastly superior. See also 2.14.

Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, September 1999.
And a Zipern.com correspondent reports that this ancient crane, which defined the skyline of the mighty Gowanus, was recently junked.

The city as we know it is vanishing. Photograph everything now.