the plebes of new york

today it is a full 60 degrees fahrenheit outside - gorgeously warm! such days bring out the masses to public spaces, and today on lunch break at my gallery in brooklyn, i ate my yummy lentil chili in this great green park under the manhattan and brooklyn bridges and took in what was possibly the most perfect and stereotypical combination of new yorkers ever. enjoying the sunshine with me were:

a few couples of russian lovers
latino teenagers
a Hasidic jewish family (little 4 year old boy with full prayer-shawl and yammukah = adorable)
a group of hippie artists sketching
20-something disillusioned hipsters smoking with their vintage cruiser bikes
businessmen in suits sipping coffee on their cell phones
an east asian couple in full bridal-wear having their pictures taken*
and of course a celebrity: jason schwartzmann this time around. known most recently for playing louis XVI in sofia coppolla's marie antoinette, he is most endearing to me in wes anderson's darjeeling limited. check out the 'stache:

huzzah for the never-ending eclectisim of this city! :)

*why is it that it is only asian couples you see doing this? is it only asians getting married these days? or are they the only people who want their pictures taken outside in famous new york-spots? i swear, you see them ALL OVER the place.

**this picture of the manhattan bridge above i stole from my computer here at the gallery (i'm still on my lunch break - huzzah!), taken from an outdoor exhibition they did a few months ago - rad, yeah? isn't the view from this place just so dang stunning?