The 1st Precinct stands alone, 
encroached upon 
by late 20th Century 

monoliths on the Old Slip 
between Front St. & South

St. There is no longer any 
sign of police activity barely 
6 blocks from the Fulton

Fish Market. only a plack 

near the door reading, Land- 
mark Preservation Commision.

I saw the figure 5 
in gold. On a silver 
earring on a young

punk. Who was able to 
push the limit I thought 
was no longer pushable.

& whose girlfriend ran 
like a person who hasn't 
ran anywhere since she 

was 6. On my way to the 
train to Bill Lluoma's 
sister's in-laws for X-Mass

Buffer. & it woud have 
gone unheeded, had I not 
seen the same earring

again on the same youth. 
On the train home.

More than 1/4 Mile
          for Rod Smith
The chairs the League 
of Justice (which over- 
look Buttermilk* Channel 
& Governor's Island) sit in 
have been decorated for X- 
Mass & I can see their 
lights from the Brklyn
Bridge, & now realize 
that the Empire State 
Building should be vis- 
able from here. when I 
look for it, lit of late (by
Lenora Helmsley) in green 
& red for the Holiday 
Season, I see it has gone 
dark.
(*I do not know why it is called Buttermilk 
Channel. However, my experience with 
buttermilk is rather limited, & when compared 
with those from the 17th century who named 
this passage, very limited indeed.)

My choices are always indirect & 
the least likely to succeed. 

But I am happiest when I'm alone & 
there's no one to object that this

"Makes no sense whatsoever." 

On the wall under the domed mall of the south 
wing of the Manhattan Boro Hall, a sign reads:

These bicycle stands have been placed here by 
the City of New York for the convenience of 
the cycling public. However, the City is not 
responsible for any damage to or loss of bicycles 
or personal property.

There are neither bicycles nor bicycles stands in sight.

Teardrop shaped white flowers 
with 3 papery external petals 
& 3 leafy internal petals, grow 

among the ivy in the most pretentious 
part of the park. They smell vaguely

like freesias in the middle of the 
night, as the temperature dips 
into the low 40's. 

They've created a disney land effect 
in lower Manhattan. It is too late

& there is no stopping them. They've 
even put up a sign to make it seem 

more 'like' N.Y. Welcome to Robert F. 
Wagner Jr. Memorial Park. & on 

the side of an ancient building— 
Historic Pier A. This historic pier,

built in 1886, will soon undergo a 
comprehensive rehabilitation. Schedualed 
to re-open in 1998, Pier A will accomidate 
excursion vessels, water front reasturants

& catering spaces, a visitor center, & 
retail shops. Thus returning it to its

original functions. "Appear—Disappear" 
& I wonder when will they remove the 
Korean War Memorial?