Last weekend when we went for a walk we happened on the aftermath of a shooting. Accounts vary, but it seems a crazed man with several guns climbed a tree or a scaffold as a choral concert on the steps of the Cathedral of St John the Divine was ending. Shouting, “kill me, kill me,” he shot into the air sending people on the street scrambling for safety. The police then shot him dead and then tons more police and emergency vehicles converged on the site.
Click any image to see them all enlarged.
New luxury apartments, the full length of the block from Amsterdam Avenue to Morningside Drive, have gone up on the North side of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, eroding still further its once imposing dominance of the neighborhood. Seen from this angle, the verticals almost make it look like the new buildings were designed to sit comfortably alongside the Cathedral but a wider view proves they were not.
The image has not actually been converted to black & white from its native color, although I did reduce the “vibrance” of the colors in Lightroom.
Taken by the Cathedral of St John the Divine. It’s worth noting that it was about 30°F (-1°C) and I was bundled up against the cold.
I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen St John the Divine without bus-loads of tourists milling about everywhere. Had to take a snap.
