Do I take the car or not?
With gas prices the way they are, I opt for the train. I depart from the Bronx via the 6 train.
I arrive in Long Island City about one hour later.
Breakfast consists of a buttered Blueberry Bagel and Orange Juice from Panera Bread.
After breakfast, I begin my walk to work down 35th Avenue. What's this? Looks like I can definitively tell you how to get to Sesame Street. It's one of many current television shows and films produced at the Kaufman Astoria Studios. The studio has an interesting and storied history; It was the east coast home of Paramount Pictures in the 1920's, the Marx Brothers made The Cocoanuts (1929) and Animal Crackers (1930) here and The Cosby Show was taped here, as well.
Exiting: Traffic Safety Zone. Entering: Highway to the Danger Zone (It's what I think of every time I see this sign just before making the turn onto 31st Street).
This sad, condemned structure on 31st Street....
...reminds me of the house from Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends. I don't know why. Other than pitched roofs and haunted appearances, they share little else in common.
Moments later, I make another turn onto 38th Avenue and descend the hill where I'm greeted by this view every morning.
Detail (l. to r.): Empire State Building, Trump World Tower and a portion of the Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge.
More Detail (foreground and center): Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge and Citigroup Center.
Finally, I arrive for another day of work at Holiday Image Inc.
BONUS: I work about three blocks north of another major New York City film studio Silvercup Studios. While this studio has a much briefer history than Kaufman (it was originally the Silvercup Bakery factory), it's productions are no less notable. They include the HBO series The Sopranos and Sex in the City. Currently in production there are NBC's 30 Rock (an amazing show, by the way) and ABC's Ugly Betty.
