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Below Williamsburg bridge, Brooklyn, New York – 22 photos
Posted on Saturday, Mar 8, 2014 | 4 CommentsTaken in December last year, here’s a series of 22 photos showing scenes around and underneath Williamsburg Bridge, New York. -
The future looks bleak for three abandoned trolley cars from the Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn
Posted on Monday, Feb 17, 2014 | 1 CommentThe Red Hook waterfront has been dominated by the sight of three abandoned trolley cars for many years, but last weekend they were unexpectedly removed and now face an uncertain future. -
![Rarely has an area gentrified as rapidly as Williamsburg in Brooklyn, and although I’ve been visiting the neighbourhood for well over a decade, it was startling to see just how […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/williamsburg-brooklyn-photos-17-115x115.jpg "Williamsburg, Brooklyn – gentrification, street scenes and dustbin lids")
Williamsburg, Brooklyn – gentrification, street scenes and dustbin lids
Posted on Thursday, Jan 30, 2014 | 4 CommentsRarely has an area gentrified as rapidly as Williamsburg in Brooklyn, and although I’ve been visiting the neighbourhood for well over a decade, it was startling to see just how […] -
![Here’s a selection of ten photos I took around Lower Manhattan during my recent visit to New York. Most of the photos were taken with an Olympus OM-D camera and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lower-manhattan-photos-03-115x115.jpg "Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village and a dangling pretzel – ten New York street photos")
Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village and a dangling pretzel – ten New York street photos
Posted on Friday, Jan 10, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of ten photos I took around Lower Manhattan during my recent visit to New York. Most of the photos were taken with an Olympus OM-D camera and […] -
New Yorker on a Boris Bike battles the city snowfall
Posted on Friday, Jan 3, 2014 | No CommentsSeen on the Lower East Side this morning was this hardy New Yorker riding the US equivalent of a ‘Boris Bike‘ down the snow covered streets. -
![With many familiar haunts being priced out of the Lower East Side in the last decade, it was refreshing to see that the Cake Shop is still up and running […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cake-shop-ludlow-new-york-1-115x115.jpg "Return to the Cake Shop, Ludlow Street, New York")
Return to the Cake Shop, Ludlow Street, New York
Posted on Thursday, Jan 2, 2014 | No CommentsWith many familiar haunts being priced out of the Lower East Side in the last decade, it was refreshing to see that the Cake Shop is still up and running […] -
The West coffee shop and liquor bar, 379 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Posted on Saturday, Dec 14, 2013 | No CommentsSituated in Union Avenue, Brooklyn, this modest sized coffee bar quickly became our favourite breakfast haunt in the neighbourhood. -
![After my once-beloved Cardiff City FC turned into a farcical travesty of itself courtesy of a Malaysian ego-maniac, I feared that I had lost one of the great passions in […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dulwich-hamlet-new-york-11-115x115.jpg "Sharing the Dulwich Hamlet FC love in Brooklyn, New York")
Sharing the Dulwich Hamlet FC love in Brooklyn, New York
Posted on Friday, Dec 13, 2013 | No CommentsAfter my once-beloved Cardiff City FC turned into a farcical travesty of itself courtesy of a Malaysian ego-maniac, I feared that I had lost one of the great passions in […] -
![Connecting Wall Street with Brooklyn Bridge Park/DUMBO, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Long Island City and Midtown Manhattan, the East River Ferry is an affordable way of getting around New York. And boy […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/east-river-ferry-new-york-011-115x115.jpg "A trip on the East River Ferry from Williamsburg to E 34th St, New York")
A trip on the East River Ferry from Williamsburg to E 34th St, New York
Posted on Thursday, Dec 12, 2013 | 3 CommentsConnecting Wall Street with Brooklyn Bridge Park/DUMBO, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Long Island City and Midtown Manhattan, the East River Ferry is an affordable way of getting around New York. And boy […] -
![Whenever I’m in New York, I always take a walk through the Union Square farmers’ market where there’s plenty of fresh fruit,veg and snacks to be bought. The market is […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/union-square-christmas-market-121-115x115.jpg "Photos of Union Square Farmers’ Market and Holiday Market, New York")
Photos of Union Square Farmers’ Market and Holiday Market, New York
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013 | 2 CommentsWhenever I’m in New York, I always take a walk through the Union Square farmers’ market where there’s plenty of fresh fruit,veg and snacks to be bought. The market is […] -
![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.