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![Last week, the New York Post got in touch to ask if they could licence one of my old photos of Ray’s Pizza in Prince Street, Manhattan New York, a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rays-pizza-new-york-115x115.jpg "Ray’s Pizza, New York: cash stuffed bras, drugs and the mob connection")
Ray’s Pizza, New York: cash stuffed bras, drugs and the mob connection
Posted on Monday, Sep 23, 2013 | No CommentsLast week, the New York Post got in touch to ask if they could licence one of my old photos of Ray’s Pizza in Prince Street, Manhattan New York, a […] -
![Spurred on by some very flattering words about my photos from a native New Yorker (thanks, Victoria!), I thought I’d share this wonderful sunset I witnessed as I crossed the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/brooklyn-bridge-sunset-01-115x115.jpg "New York sunset: a beautiful sky seen from Brooklyn Bridge")
New York sunset: a beautiful sky seen from Brooklyn Bridge
Posted on Friday, Sep 13, 2013 | 2 CommentsSpurred on by some very flattering words about my photos from a native New Yorker (thanks, Victoria!), I thought I’d share this wonderful sunset I witnessed as I crossed the […] -
New York City at night – seven nocturnal photos
Posted on Friday, Jun 14, 2013 | 1 CommentSeven photos taken on the streets of New York at night. All photos were handheld and taken with a Panasonic Lumix LX-5 compact camera. -
![I loved the design on this truck supplying parts for Rosenwach Wood Tanks in New York. Now the last company making water tanks in New York City, Rosenwach have been in business since 1865, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/rosenwach-water-tanks-115x115.jpg "Rosenwach Wood Tanks – ‘On the Skyline of New York’")
Rosenwach Wood Tanks – ‘On the Skyline of New York’
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 | No CommentsI loved the design on this truck supplying parts for Rosenwach Wood Tanks in New York. Now the last company making water tanks in New York City, Rosenwach have been in business since 1865, […] -
A bit of New York on the move around Brixton, London
Posted on Friday, Mar 29, 2013 | 2 CommentsSeen moving along Atlantic Road at a surprisingly sprightly rate was this large poster of Times Square, New York. -
![Spotted in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I snapped a photo of this guy because he really reminded me of the character I’d drawn for my Cardiff City football comic, Bluebird Jones. The character – […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/williamsburg-1970s-man-115x115.jpg "Photo of the day: 70s Man, Williamsburg, New York")
Photo of the day: 70s Man, Williamsburg, New York
Posted on Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 | 1 CommentSpotted in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I snapped a photo of this guy because he really reminded me of the character I’d drawn for my Cardiff City football comic, Bluebird Jones. The character – […] -
![If you take the 7 train down to Long Island City, Queens, NY you’ll come across this amazing showcase of graffiti art – but you’d better get there quick because […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/5-pointz-graffiti-2-115x115.jpg "New York’s iconic 5 Pointz graffiti building scheduled for demolition")
New York’s iconic 5 Pointz graffiti building scheduled for demolition
Posted on Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 | 1 CommentIf you take the 7 train down to Long Island City, Queens, NY you’ll come across this amazing showcase of graffiti art – but you’d better get there quick because […] -
![All around New York State – and particularly in New York City – you’ll often see people wheeling around makeshift trolleys piled high with bags of discarded cans and bottles. I […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tin-cans-harlem-115x115.jpg "The tin can collector, Harlem, NYC")
The tin can collector, Harlem, NYC
Posted on Monday, Feb 4, 2013 | No CommentsAll around New York State – and particularly in New York City – you’ll often see people wheeling around makeshift trolleys piled high with bags of discarded cans and bottles. I […] -
Reverend Billy lends his support to Brixton Market’s Nour Cash and Carry
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s good to see New York’s Reverend Billy (from the The Church of Life After Shopping) lending his wholehearted support to the campaign to keep Brixton Market’s Nour Cash and Carry store open. -
![The gentrification currently sweeping over Brixton reminds me of what happened to the Williamsburg neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Just like in south London, locals have been priced out by developers as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/gentrification-williamsburg-115x115.jpg "Anti-gentrification graffiti in Williamsburg, New York City")
Anti-gentrification graffiti in Williamsburg, New York City
Posted on Monday, Jan 28, 2013 | 4 CommentsThe gentrification currently sweeping over Brixton reminds me of what happened to the Williamsburg neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Just like in south London, locals have been priced out by developers as […] -
![A mighty gust of wind from Hurricane Sandy on Monday night caused the collapse of this construction crane boom, perched at the top of a 74-story luxury skyscraper called One57 in Manhattan, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/damaged-crane-new-york-storm-01-115x115.jpg "New York construction crane dangles perilously over Manhattan after Storm Sandy")
New York construction crane dangles perilously over Manhattan after Storm Sandy
Posted on Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 | No CommentsA mighty gust of wind from Hurricane Sandy on Monday night caused the collapse of this construction crane boom, perched at the top of a 74-story luxury skyscraper called One57 in Manhattan, […] -
![New York is still cleaning up after the huge storm that hit the city on Monday night, and our intrepid US reporter Jim has been taking a look around his nearby streets. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/new-york-hurricane-sandy-01-115x115.jpg "After the storm – street scenes from the East Village, New York, NYC")
After the storm – street scenes from the East Village, New York, NYC
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 | 2 CommentsNew York is still cleaning up after the huge storm that hit the city on Monday night, and our intrepid US reporter Jim has been taking a look around his nearby streets. […] -
![I’m thinking of my friends in New York tonight as Hurricane Sandy heads inland. Vast chunks of New York have closed down, and there’s already been severe flooding around New […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/new-york-rainstorms-04-115x115.jpg "New York hit by Hurricane Sandy, subway floods, residents evacuated, power station blows")
New York hit by Hurricane Sandy, subway floods, residents evacuated, power station blows
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 | No CommentsI’m thinking of my friends in New York tonight as Hurricane Sandy heads inland. Vast chunks of New York have closed down, and there’s already been severe flooding around New […] -
Pic of the day: Love in a dangerous place, NYC
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 | No CommentsSeen on the Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York. More New York photos here. -
Pic of the day: stormy afternoon by 2nd Avenue subway station, NYC
Posted on Saturday, Sep 8, 2012 | No CommentsI like this near-monochrome image of a rain-lashed, winter’s late afternoon by Second Avenue subway station in New York City.