Window Washer discountable-photo "Inevitably the downtown changes will

"Inevitably the downtown changes will destroy much of the historic character of an area where reminders of Dutch and English rule and the early days of independence still abound

January 22

the focal center of modern jazz in New York was 52nd Street

The image is a wonderful representation of this description by New York Times reporter Andy Newman

Window Washer discountable-photo "Inevitably the downtown changes willLike an artist working with a wide brush, a window cleaner creates a soapy pattern before rubbing and scrubbing to make a storefront sparkle on Broome Street in Manhattan, January 26, 2006. While street level windows are easy to reach, New York's many skyscrapers present dangers and require tapered ladders, cherry pickers, special belts or scaffolding platforms. Glass buildings must be washed about twice a year, and windows on towering buildings more