"Release The Elves!" 2021

Photos from Saturday afternoon in and around Union Square. Many shoppers, and just as many police.

A crowd of ice skaters were waiting for the junior-sized Zamboni to freshly shave the ice.

Not exactly Santa's sleigh, but an unfortunate sign of the times.

Neiman Marcus.

Lobby of the St. Francis hotel at Union Square.

The Sir Francis Drake Hotel was buttoned up tight. I heard they're undergoing a major renovation that might include a new name. See the impact one employee retiring can have? (Tom Sweeney, legendary Beefeater doorman)

They added a small tuba. I would've gone with more cowbell.

The Ghost of Lefty O'Doul's. Really a shame; they had a big toy drive for kids every Christmas. And of course much drunken holiday singing around the piano.