Another Fifth Avenue Fire

The small emporium of spiritual curiosities on Fifth Avenue and Douglass was burning just now (about 5pm). My favorite Chinese takeout next door was also damaged. Earlier this year another, bigger fire raged just two blocks away. UPDATE: Botanica La Fe was apparently torched in a robbery attempt. The NY Daily News has more. GL UPDATE: A great round-up of coverage and eyewitness stories here.

The Colour Purple: Atlantic Avenue Rig

On the junction of Fifth Avenue and Atlantic this afternoon.

Desktop Day: Flatbush and Fifth

The bright red JRG Cafe has been Ratnered and the Williamsburg Bank clock is still shrouded. Here they both are sized to fit your PC desktop. While you're here let us know what size desktop you have using the quick poll over on the right. Instructions Left-click on the image first to open up the large version. Windows PC: Right-click on the large image and select 'set as desktop background'. You can also right-click and 'save as', then use your desktop properties settings to add the file you just saved and format it how you prefer. There's more info on customising your PC desktop here.

Mac: Macintosh instructions can be found here.