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- Extinction Rebellion protests: Day 3 – arrests on Waterloo Bridge, Weds 17th April 2019
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- In photos: A Loughborough Park and Somerleyton Road stroll as redevelopment slowly grinds on, Brixton, April 2019 on Guinness trust estate campaign continues in Brixton [video]
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![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/usa-tour-1-1-115x115.jpg "Dispatches from the Monochrome Set’s USA tour, March 2019")
Dispatches from the Monochrome Set’s USA tour, March 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 27, 2019 | No CommentsEarlier 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 […] -
In photos: Central Park in the snow on St David’s Day, New York, March 2019
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 13, 2019 | 3 CommentsHere’s a selection of snowy scenes taken in New York’s Central Park on the 1st March 2019, St David’s Day. -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/popular-posts-2018-115x115.jpg "The Top 12 posts of 2018 – dangling sneakers, fake houses, festival searches, turbines, drums, pyramids and recording studios")
The Top 12 posts of 2018 – dangling sneakers, fake houses, festival searches, turbines, drums, pyramids and recording studios
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 8, 2019 | No CommentsHere’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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/beat-positive-getty-gallery-01-115x115.jpg "Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London")
Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London
Posted on Saturday, Jun 16, 2018 | No CommentsIt’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 […] -
In photos: Snow in Manhattan. Wintry scenes on the streets of New York
Posted on Friday, Jan 5, 2018 | 1 CommentJim, 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. -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9-11-trade-tower-ticket-115x115.jpg "Ticket to the Top – a World Trade Center memory on 9/11")
Ticket to the Top – a World Trade Center memory on 9/11
Posted on Friday, Sep 11, 2015 | No CommentsThis 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/faces-of-new-york-street-scenes-011-115x115.jpg "Faces of New York – street scenes from the Big Apple, NYC")
Faces of New York – street scenes from the Big Apple, NYC
Posted on Thursday, Aug 27, 2015 | 1 CommentHere’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 […] -
A photo walk across Williamsburg Bridge from Brooklyn into Manhattan
Posted on Thursday, Mar 5, 2015 | No CommentsHere’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. -
Photos of the snow-covered deserted streets of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Juno
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015 | 1 CommentThe 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. -
![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. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/subway-dancers-new-york-06-115x115.jpg "Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes")
Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 2, 2014 | 2 CommentsI 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. […] -
![It’s taken me a while to post these up (sorry!) but I came across this busy record fair in the East River State Park (90 Kent Ave. at North 7th St) […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/brooklyn-flea-record-fair-011-115x115.jpg "Vinyl galore at the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair, Williamsburg, New York")
Vinyl galore at the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair, Williamsburg, New York
Posted on Thursday, Oct 16, 2014 | 1 CommentIt’s taken me a while to post these up (sorry!) but I came across this busy record fair in the East River State Park (90 Kent Ave. at North 7th St) […] -
![When I was in the US recently, I caught an Amtrak train from Philadelphia to New York and was rather struck by how much like a submarine parts of it […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/amtrak-submarine-new-york-12-115x115.jpg "America: where the trains look like submarines")
America: where the trains look like submarines
Posted on Thursday, Sep 11, 2014 | 1 CommentWhen I was in the US recently, I caught an Amtrak train from Philadelphia to New York and was rather struck by how much like a submarine parts of it […] -
![Currently crumbling away in Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn is this row of derelict Second Empire style townhouses, formerly used by naval officers. Named Admiral’s Row, the once-grand buildings formed part of Brooklyn Navy Yard […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/admirals-row-brooklyn-011-115x115.jpg "The abandoned townhouses of Admiral’s Row, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York")
The abandoned townhouses of Admiral’s Row, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York
Posted on Monday, Sep 8, 2014 | No CommentsCurrently crumbling away in Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn is this row of derelict Second Empire style townhouses, formerly used by naval officers. Named Admiral’s Row, the once-grand buildings formed part of Brooklyn Navy Yard […] -
![Here’s a short selection of photos from a quick wander around the attractive town of Beacon in New York, showing off some of the local architecture and items of interest […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/beacon-ny-architecture-03-115x115.jpg "The architecture and sights of Beacon, New York – a photo tour from Summer 2014")
The architecture and sights of Beacon, New York – a photo tour from Summer 2014
Posted on Friday, Sep 5, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s a short selection of photos from a quick wander around the attractive town of Beacon in New York, showing off some of the local architecture and items of interest […] -
![Now being described as ‘Williamsburg on the Hudson,’ the small town of Beacon in the post-industrial Hudson Valley has seen big changes in recently years. Many of those changes are in […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/street-signs-graffiti-beacon-ny-011-115x115.jpg "Street signs, shopfronts and graffiti seen around Beacon, Dutchess County, New York")
Street signs, shopfronts and graffiti seen around Beacon, Dutchess County, New York
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 3, 2014 | No CommentsNow being described as ‘Williamsburg on the Hudson,’ the small town of Beacon in the post-industrial Hudson Valley has seen big changes in recently years. Many of those changes are in […]