Did you see the gigantic flamingo floating down the East River?
Other New York Oddities After the Gigantic East River Flamingo
“Attention, would-be influencer who maybe lost track of a giant pink flamingo floaty ahead of an Instagram-oriented Memorial Day pool party: I found your inflatable, it’s been cruising up and down the East River all day, dutifully creating Content in advance of your big summer kick-off bash…”
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What the Promenade Remembers
The light on the East River in the early morning is different from the light anywhere else on the Island. It comes in low and sideways, catching the water in long, uneven flashes. On certain days it makes the promenade feel less like a walkway and more like a corridor someone once meant to finish but never quite did. When I was younger I found the suggestion to stop and look at it faintly ridiculous.
