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In photos: the deserted streets of New York during the coronavirus lockdown, April 2020
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In photos: the deserted streets of New York during the coronavirus lockdown, April 2020

Thu 9th April, 2020Thu 9th April, 2020 - by Jim_NYC - Leave a Comment

Jim, our resident New York snapper, took to the deserted streets of Manhattan recently and sent us these scenes of the city in full coronavirus lockdown: 0

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New York 20 Years Ago: Street scenes, Chelsea Hotel, Twin Towers, neon, snow and rain, January 2000
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New York 20 Years Ago: Street scenes, Chelsea Hotel, Twin Towers, neon, snow and rain, January 2000

Fri 24th January, 2020Fri 24th January, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

New York is a fascinating place to visit and photograph – here’s a selection of 60+ street images taken during January 2000 – exactly twenty years ago. 0

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Sneakers dangling on the power lines of New York
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Shoes on power lines, fake houses, trains, photos, gentrification and architecture – the most popular posts in 2019

Tue 31st December, 2019Mon 30th December, 2019 - by editor - 2 Comments.

With the year nearly over, here’s a listing of the fifteen most popular posts on this blog in 2019, with the mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of …

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New York street art and signs - SoHo and the Bowery in forty photos
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New York street art and signs – SoHo and the Bowery in forty photos

Thu 20th June, 2019Mon 17th June, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was back in New York earlier this year, and took this series of forty photographs showing some of the street art and scenes around Soho and the Bowery. 0

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On tour in America: signs, street lights, snow, wires and stop signs
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On tour in America: road signs, street lights, snow, wires and traffic signs in 100 photos

Thu 30th May, 2019Thu 30th May, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a set of photos of road signs, street lights, wires and traffic signs from the east and west coasts of America. I grabbed the pictures as I toured with …

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Dispatches from the Monochrome Set's USA tour, March 2019
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Dispatches from the Monochrome Set’s USA tour, March 2019

Wed 27th March, 2019Wed 27th March, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Earlier this month, I was with The Monochrome Set on a whistle-stop tour of the US, taking in no less than nine gigs and three radio sessions on both the …

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In photos: Central Park in the snow on St David's Day, New York, March 2019
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In photos: Central Park in the snow on St David’s Day, New York, March 2019

Wed 13th March, 2019 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Here’s a selection of snowy scenes taken in New York’s Central Park on the 1st March 2019, St David’s Day. 0

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The Top 12 posts of 2018 - dangling sneakers, fake houses, festival searches, turbines, pyramids and recording studios
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The Top 12 posts of 2018 – dangling sneakers, fake houses, festival searches, turbines, drums, pyramids and recording studios

Tue 8th January, 2019Mon 7th January, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a listing of the most popular posts on this blog over 2018 – and it makes for quite an eclectic collection of articles covering a diverse range of topics …

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Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London
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Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London

Sat 16th June, 2018Fri 15th June, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s quite a small exhibition, but there’s some cracking images to be seen at ‘Beat Positive,’ a photographic celebration of early hip hop culture at the Getty Gallery in central …

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In photos: Snow in Manhattan. Wintry scenes on the streets of New York
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In photos: Snow in Manhattan. Wintry scenes on the streets of New York

Fri 5th January, 2018Fri 5th January, 2018 - by Jim_NYC - 1 Comment

Jim, our resident New York snapper, took to the snowy streets of Manhattan yesterday to capture these dramatic views of the streets under snow as temperatures plummeted across the city. …

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9/11: a World Trade Tower memory
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Ticket to the Top – a World Trade Center memory on 9/11

Fri 11th September, 2015Fri 11th September, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This has been on my pin board since 1999. It’s a ticket stub for a trip to the observation deck of the World Trade Center in New York, which would be …

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Faces of New York - street scenes from the Big Apple, NYC
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Faces of New York – street scenes from the Big Apple, NYC

Thu 27th August, 2015 - by editor - 1 Comment

Here’s a selection of candid street shots from my various New York travels. I hope some of you find them of interest.  Scroll down to the bottom to find out details of …

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A photo walk across Williamsburg Bridge from Brooklyn into Manhattan
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A photo walk across Williamsburg Bridge from Brooklyn into Manhattan

Thu 5th March, 2015Wed 4th March, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a series of photos capturing a walk over Williamsburg bridge into Manhattan from Brooklyn, New York. Check out the dude in shades and leather jacket skateboarding by. 0

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Photos of the snow-covered deserted streets of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Juno
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Photos of the snow-covered deserted streets of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Juno

Tue 27th January, 2015Tue 27th January, 2015 - by Jim_NYC - 1 Comment

The predicted Biblical winter storms never arrived, but a deathly hush descended over New York today as the streets lay empty under a covering of snow. 0

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Don't look now, but there's dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes
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Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes

Tue 2nd December, 2014 - by editor - 2 Comments.

I sometimes enjoy a bit of street theatre and impromptu dance, and it was fun to see these guys bursting into a NYC subway train and start acrobatically spinning around the carriage. …

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