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Because Safety Week would be overkill.

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Impressive crane work at 1WTC. It must happen all the time, but I’ve never noticed it before.

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In case you thought it was yours.

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Now that’s old-school job hunting.

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The Whole Foods staff is getting frisky. Gerlinde—who’s the customer-service manager or something like that—should try to get upgraded to a more appealing aisle.

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Take a fun photo? Email it to tribecacitizen@gmail.com.

All those pens and not one ruler.

Very Important Plants.

Meanwhile, at the Gstaad Nail Salon & Day Spa....

It's hard to be dignified with a bird on your head.

You gotta love the government. Don't even think about coming into work early!

No, it's not.

FREDDY
Freelances in the fashion industry | Lives in the East Village but loves Tribeca and often visits his best friend here | Frequents Jem Fabrics | When he’s gloomy he dresses to improve his mood.

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LYNE
Visiting from Quebec City | In Tribeca walking around and enjoying the weather | Describes her style as original and not too serious.

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BENNETT
Lives on Pineapple Street in Brooklyn Heights and works in the area | His sartorial sense has “no preconceived notions. It’s more like I know it when I see it.”

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ISAAC
Works in the neighborhood at the Department of Health | Caught him on his way home to Staten Island | Dresses to make himself happy every day and believes others should do the same.

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VICTORIA
Visiting from Hamburg, Germany | In Tribeca relaxing after the 9/11 Memorial | Likes army jackets, leather, and always likes to wear one very colorful accessory (her rock-star sea foam green sneakers are somewhat washed out by the sun).

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TOKIO
Lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn | Walked across the Brooklyn Bridge to enjoy the day | Aspires to dress uniquely.

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VIVIAN
From Dublin, Ireland | In a mad rush to get to the theater looking like a fairy princess.

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Previous editions of Citizen Style
••• March 2012

You know what would be helpful for foreign tourists? Using only English on your signs. Even better, choose a word no native speaker would ever actually say!

That's better, although those quotation marks make it feel like someone is trying to sell you something....

One gnome's planter is another gnome's garden.

I had never been up to Jimmy, the rooftop bar of the James Hotel, so I stopped by last weekend. What a view! I wished I had brought my real camera. Anyway, the scene is sort of annoying (too many people, loud music, etc.) but it's worth going up just to gawp at the view. No one will make you stay for a drink.

I could've stayed there all night.

This is how the very rare zelion gets created.

The *inside* of a garage (on Vestry).

Kudos to New York Design Architects for doing a little old-fashioned sign-painting.

The cute-o-meter just broke.

I saw a New Mexico address on your website. Are you not in New York? I am originally from the New York area although I’ve lived out west for many years. I’ve lived part-time in New York for the last five years, mainly for the purposes of working on this ongoing project.

Why water towers? Many years ago an artist mentor, New York painter Robert Miles Parker, encouraged me to “look up.” I mention this in passing in the book because as a child in New York in the 1950s I was always taught to look down and not make contact with people or attract attention. Pretty weird, eh?

Anyway, about 10 years ago with Miles’ encouragement I started making photographs of the water towers. Those were fairly ordinary. In 2007, with a small stipend, I returned to the concept with the idea that these icons would be more interesting at eye-level or above. The challenges were access in a post-9/11 city as well as how this desert panoramic artist would “visualize” it. I often found myself sitting on rooftops chatting with the towers! The results were good and got better through hundreds of images and dozens of different sites. I kept to Manhattan for focus and fell in love with New York all over again. I went out with crew from Issek Brothers (tank builders) a few times and got unique and often difficult access to high rises and obscured rooftops.

By this time I was hooked and began doing research on the history and impact of the water towers; how they came to New York as such a unique and essential resource, and their impact on the cultural anthropology on the city, as well. The resources made available to me both in the public and private sector was rewarding and led to the accompanying essays in the exhibition book which has now grown to a coffee table art book, as well.

“Skyline Sentinels” will be at Warburg Realty (100 Hudson, at Franklin; 212-380-2401) from April 18 to June 29.

Suicide is not the answer.

The trouble with this approach, in my experience, is that stupid persons rarely recognize their own stupidity.

General strike-through is more like it.

Presented without comment.

Gives "walking the plank" a whole new meaning.

Probably a few meat byproducts, too.

Salaam Bombay would like you to know that it's open.

AT&T is celebrating the 10-and-a-half-year anniversary of 9/11.

The perks of royalty aren't what they used to be.

I was walking along Vestry when I saw these window (?) washers cleaning the overhang.

I've been fixated on this switch that someone attached to the traffic-signal box at Broadway and Warren.

And then the tape was removed! Is it official? Is the DOT shopping at Home Depot? Adam asked me if I tried flipping the switch, but I was afraid of what might happen.

Of all the things in the world to write as graffiti....

Lady Liberty has really embraced the green movement.

Do kids today know what a see-saw even is? Maybe the DOT should switch to swingsets or something....

Breaking my heart on a daily basis.

It's Goldman Sachs's world; you just live in it. (P.S. Number 6 should have a period at the end.)

Tommy Flynn sent this in:

And I took two a bunch more:

Thanks, Claudine:

And thanks, Andrea:

P.S. My camera has a hard time focusing on individual flowers for some reason….

P.P.S. Why don’t you put trees outside your building? Trees for Tribeca can help.

P.P.P.S. Send your own nice photos of this year’s flowering trees (to tribecacitizen@gmail.com) and I’ll add them.

If the reception to this post is positive and people on the street continue to be responsive—in other words, if she asks you, say yes!—she’ll do more.

MATT
Works at Kansas Gallery on Franklin Street ◊◊◊ Looks for colorful patterns, good quality fabric.

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AMBER
Television and film consultant ◊◊◊ In Tribeca running errands ◊◊◊ Describes her style as rock-and-roll mixed with high fashion.

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SIDNEY
High-school student ◊◊◊ In Tribeca to shop ◊◊◊ Loves colorful looks (this picture does no justice to her wild pink lipstick), reads magazines like Seventeen for inspiration.

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TAKU & ERICA
Residents of Astoria ◊◊◊ In Tribeca to shop ◊◊◊
Taku says he doesn’t have a sartorial sense—he just appreciates fine clothes.

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ANGELA
Works in manufacturing and production for Saks Fifth Avenue ◊◊◊ Resident of FiDi (Pine Street) ◊◊◊ Simply aspires to dress cool.

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LINDA
Professor ◊◊◊ Lives on Murray Street ◊◊◊ Style: Funky, chic, with an Asian influence (note the asymmetric and lined skirt).