Dia: Beacon

I've been back in New York - back from a few weeks at home after school ended - for a month now, and haven't had a chance to do much outside of my apartment, where I'm usually applying for jobs, watching The West Wing (as always), reading, or avoiding the cold. Otherwise, there has pretty much only been my usual time spent in the theatre district and uptown around Columbia. On Sunday, though, Meena and I hopped on a Metro North train from Grand Central.

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Manhattan views from Brooklyn

On a summer afternoon in Brooklyn, I wandered solo through Cobble Hill, spending a lot of time checking out the new (ish?) bookstore Books Are Magic and then walking around the lovely neighborhood. I ended up at an entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Promenade, so I headed over to Brooklyn Bridge Park to see the always great skyline view while catching the sunset.

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Washington Square Park

With the end of the academic year at NYU came a week of commencement and graduation ceremonies, crowds of purple gowns at Yankee Stadium and Radio City Music Hall, and hordes of people in Washington Square Park. Plus, there was an unfortunately-timed heatwave throughout the week. I spent the week doing some graduation photoshoots, collectively sweating and squinting in Washington Square Park, trying to find spots without too many people walking by, and waiting for shots in front of the arch, while enjoying some friends' exciting moments of graduating from NYU. Our 'campus' was hot but pretty, sunny and green in the park (with lots of NYU purple). Cap tosses, graduation gowns, and time in the park for something more fun than cutting through to get to class.

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