Just Another NYC Weekend

We had a fun and eventful weekend. I took Friday off and we went to Coney Island. This is the final season before it gets turned in to a "retail/amusement/residential project." As you'll see in the photos, a lot has closed already, but we did get to ride the world famous Cyclone, see a freak show, eat a Nathan's hotdog, and walk along the beach on probably the most perfect day of the year. See photos at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christockos/sets/72157606560510681/

On Sunday we went to see David Byrne's "Playing the Building." It's described as "a sound installation in which the infrastructure, the physical plant of the building, is converted into a giant musical instrument. Devices are attached to the building structure — to the metal beams and pillars, the heating pipes, the water pipes — and are used to make these things produce sound. The activations are of three types: wind, vibration, striking. The devices do not produce sound themselves, but they cause the building elements to vibrate, resonate and oscillate so that the building itself becomes a very large musical instrument." It's set to close next weekend.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christockos/sets/72157606559967557/

We also walked and explored the city on foot and managed to see 2 of the 4 "waterfalls." It's a public art exhibit by artist Olafur Eliasson.

Is this a great city or what??