Windsor Terrace Panoramic Scene 2

A panoramic scene connecting a panoramic movie taken in Bartel Pritchard Square with a movie taken at the intersection of 16th Street and Prospect Park West. In the second movie the filming of "I Hate Valentine's Day" is visible

Windsor Terrace Panoramic Scene 1

This incorporates some of the blocks near to the "I Hate Valentine's Day" film shoot:
A panoramic scene made from 2 adjacent panoramic movies taken in Windsor Terrace in June 2008. The first movie was taken at the intersection of Windsor Street and Fuller Place. It connects westward to Prospect Park West and Windsor Street

Washington Heights Panoramic Scene

A panoramic scene connecting a panoramic movie taken in El Conde Steakhouse Restaurant on 184th Street and Broadway (4139) to a panoramic movie taken at the intersection of 187th Street and Broadway (approx 4360)

Peekskill Riverfront Green Park: Panoramic Scene

Two linked panoramic movies taken at Riverfront Green Park on July 5th, 2008

General Grant Square Panoramic Movie

Taken at the intersection of Rogers Avenue and St. Marks' Avenue. Not my best effort since by aiming my camera upward towards the statue I threw off the proper angling necessary to maximize the stitching effect

DiFara's Pizza Panoramic Movie

A panoramic movie of the intersection of Avenue J and E. 15t Street. The location of the famous DiFara's Pizza

Al Smith Projects Panoramic Scene

A panoramic scene connecting two panoramic movies of the Alfred E. Smith Projects, featuring the lovely gardens

Catherine Street Panoramic Scene

A panoramic scene connecting a panoramic movie of Catherine and Cherry Street to a panoramic movie of Catherine and South Street. Look for the connecting hot spots

Bushwick Panorama 2

A panoramic move of Gilbert Ramirez Park on McKibben St, between Bogart and White

from nycparks

GILBERT RAMIREZ PARK,1.036 acres
“There are those who will not see that which they are not prepared to believe.”
“It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve been knocked down, it’s how many times you get up.”
This park on McKibben Street, between Bogart and White Streets, is named for one of Brooklyn’s leading civic figures. Gilbert Ramirez (1921-2000) was born on June 24, 1921, in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico and was blinded in early adulthood. He received a Bachelors of Arts and a teaching license from the University of Puerto Rico, and continued his education at Columbia University Teachers College and New York University. He ultimately attended Brooklyn Law School, where he completed the four-year night course in three years, working full-time during the day. After passing the Bar Exam, Ramirez began his legal career as a trial lawyer from a Brooklyn storefront office. In 1965, Ramirez became the first Puerto Rican elected to the New York State Assembly. His legislative career was shortened by redistricting, but in 1967 he served as a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention.
Ramirez was appointed to the Family Court Bench by Mayor John V. Lindsay in 1968, and served until his election to the State Supreme Court in 1975. Ramirez recorded all of his court sessions on audiotape, and was famous for replaying key moments in the courtroom in order to jog his memory. He was affiliated with numerous professional organizations, including the New York Puerto Rican Bar Association, the National Black Bar Association, the Bedford-Stuyvesant Legal Services Corporation, and the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Law School Alumni Association. He was appointed to the New York State Commission on the International Year of Disabled Persons in 1981, and to the State Board of Regents Select Commission on Disability in the early 1990s.
In addition to his distinguished legal career, Ramirez was a vocal and active community leader in the Williamsburg and Bushwick areas. He gave his time and expertise to the Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, the Board of Directors of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Beautification Association, the Brooklyn Council of Boy Scouts, and many other organizations.
In all of his capacities, Ramirez worked to end discrimination on the basis of race or disability. As a judge, Ramirez received many awards and commendations for his service both on and off the bench, including the Presidential Medal from Brooklyn College, the Emilio Nuñez Judiciary Award, an honorary Doctorate of Laws from Long Island University, and the keys to the City of Miami. Upon his retirement in 1997, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani proclaimed a “Justice Gilbert Ramirez Day.” Ramirez died of cancer on December 23, 2000, at the age of 76.
Gilbert Ramirez Park opened to the public as McKibben Park in 1936. The original design included handball and basketball courts, horseshoes, shuffleboard, and senior swings. In 1999, Mayor Giuliani allocated $850,000 and City Council Member Victor Robles allocated $585,000 for the complete renovation of the site. Alecksandra Szefke’s whimsical design, which takes its inspiration from both the subway line and the proposed city water tunnel that run beneath the site, received the Art Commission Award for Excellence in Design in 2001. The materials and style of the construction reflect an exciting urban-industrial environment. The diagonal lines of the underground tunnels ascend to a play area with a subway theme. Musical chimes accompany a series of water spray arches. A fence along the edge of the property features cut-steel panels depicting neighborhood scenes. The park re-opened on May 2001 as Gilbert Ramirez Park. It stands as one more tribute to a memorable and inspiring man, who lived a life devoted to justice.

Bushwick Panorama 1

A h/t to digitalurban
now I have to go back and change all my "tool-less pans" :)
A panoramic movie taken in Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick

from nycparks

MARIA HERNANDEZ PARK,6.87 acres
In 1989 the City Council renamed this park for a community leader who gave her life in the fight to rid her block of drug dealers. A long-time resident of Bushwick, Maria Hernandez (1953-1989) was born in Brooklyn and was educated at public schools in the borough. She received an undergraduate degree in accounting from New York University. Residing in Bushwick, she worked as a bookkeeper for the Hospital Investment Management Corporation in Englewood, New Jersey.
Hernandez and her husband Carlos were leaders in the struggle against drugs in Bushwick. They pleaded with drug dealers to leave the streets and provided information to the police about drug trafficking. To rally support for her efforts and to educate her neighbors about the need to evict the dealers, Hernandez organized block parties, athletic activities, and social and cultural gatherings. She was a positive role model for young people and a loving inspiration to all. On the morning of August 8, 1989, Hernandez was struck by five shots fired through the window of her Starr Street home and died soon after. Her block, her neighborhood, and her city mourned the death of his brave and dedicated woman.
The park had been known as Bushwick Park for almost a century. The Dutch town of Boswijck, meaning "heavy woods," was established in 1660. After 1840 many German immigrants settled in the area, and by the 1880 there were at least eleven breweries operating within a fourteen-block area known as "brewer's row." Bushwick became part of the City of Brooklyn in 1854. Farms gave way to city blocks, and development increased after the 1888 opening of an elevated line to Manhattan. Other ethnic groups-including Italians, Puerto Ricans, African-Americans, and Dominicans-established enclaves in Bushwick in the 20th century. The last two local breweries in the neighborhood, Rheingold and F and M Schaefer, closed in 1976.
The City of Brooklyn purchased the land for Bushwick Park from several landowners including showman Phineas T. Barnum and his wife Nancy. Major landscaping and building transformed the site into a showplace park by 1896. Bushwick Park was a popular spot for neighborhood recreation, from Fourth of July and Labor Day celebrations to croquet matches, from dancing to baseball games.
In the late 1930s new sliding boards, sand box, and swing sets were installed in the playground, and a softball field with bleachers was constructed. Renovations in the early 1970s added at least three more basketball courts and improved drainage and plumbing systems. Five years after the park was renamed for Maria Hernandez, it underwent an intensive five-day clean-up and repair campaign. Park workers removed broken glass, debris, and graffiti; repaired and painted benches and fencing; restored the ballfield; and cleaned the sewer line. The spruce-up paid particular attention to the trees, pruning existing ones and planting new ones. Kindergarten students from nearby P.S. 123 helped to plant a callery pear tree in the park.

Northern Liberty Panoramic Movie 2

The panoramic movie of the intersection of Brown Avenue and North 4th Street in the Northern Liberty neighborhood of Philadelphia. Honey's Sit & Eat is visible

On the map below the site of Panorama is at B. The previous Northern Liberty Panorama (Fairmont and North 2nd) is at A

Northern Liberty Panoramic Movie 1

The panoramic movie of the intersection of Fairmont Avenue and North 2nd Street in the Northern Liberty neighborhood of Philadelphia

You can find tha intersection on this mind map below. From the map of the week blogsite

Delancey-Essex-Grand-Norfolk-Broome Panoramic Scene

Crossing Delancey was shown outdoors on 5/17/08 in the parking lot on Broome and Norfolk. It was an event sponsored by the LES Business Improvement District.
This panoramic scene connects three panoramic movies: a panoramic movie taken at the intersection of Grand and Essex, a panoramic movie taken of Essex looking North to Delancey, and a panoramic movie of the film site in a parking lot at Broome and Norfolk. Look for the hot spots that link one movie to another.

Owl's Head Park Panoramic Scene 2

This panoramic scene combines three panoramic movies in the vicinity of Owl's Head Park (2 of the Park and one of the nearby pier), look for the hot spots to connect one panorama to another. The hot spots approximate the real geographic connecting points

Merchant's Concourse Panoramic Movie

A panoramic movie of one of the parking lots in the Merchant's Concourse Shopping Center in Hempstead, Long Island. Featured are Target's and Famous Dave's

Owl's Head Park Panoramic Scene

A panoramic scene (combining two panoramic movies) of Owl's Head Park, look for the hot spots to connect one panorama to another. The hot spots approximate the real geographic connecting points

Owl's Head Park Panoramic Movie 2

A panoramic movie of Owl's Head Park, approximate SW section facing New York Bay

Owl's Head Park Panoramic Movie

A panoramic movie of Owl's Head Park, approximate mid-southern section

Greenpoint Panorama: Franklin Avenue And Calyer Street

A panoramic movie of the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Calyer Street in Greenpoint on 5/20/09

Greenpoint Pier Panorama

A panoramic movie from the India Street pier in Greenpoint on 5/20/09