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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,... -
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 winter’s walk around Williamsburg and Brooklyn, New York
Posted on Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 | 1 CommentAfter residents lost the battle to stop Williamsburg’s waterfront being rezoned for high-end development in 2005, the area has been gentrifying at an incredible rate. Although the main drag at... -
Umbrellas fail to survive a Brooklyn storm
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011 | No CommentsWe saw broken brollies in Brooklyn and snapped off spokes in SoHo as we battled though a fierce New York rainstorm last Winter. -
A walk from Bedford Hill down Bedford Avenue to Brooklyn Museum, New York
Posted on Monday, Nov 28, 2011 | 1 CommentAfter enjoying an excellent coffee at the Bedford Hill Coffee Bar in Bedford-Stuyvesant, we decided to walk the 1.7 miles to Brooklyn Museum, neat Prospect Park. -
Coney Island in winter: New York photo feature
Posted on Thursday, Nov 24, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve always been drawn to Coney Island, a faded seaside resort in southern Brooklyn facing the breezy Atlantic Ocean. Once a thriving retreat for New Yorkers, the area has been slowly decaying... -
Remembering the wonderfully precarious Coney Island Parachute Jump
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011 | 1 CommentHere’s the remains of the famous Parachute Drop in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Standing 262 feet (80 m) tall and weighing 170 tons, the amusement ride was once known as... -
Old trains galore at the New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 5, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn is a great place to visit if you’re in New York and have a bit of an interest in old trains, mechanical things, old... -
Anarchy in Manhattan and other street scenes
Posted on Friday, Apr 29, 2011 | 1 CommentHere’s a collection of street photos taken around Manhattan and Williamsburg, starting with this fire service box (or whatever it is Americans call them!) in lower Manhattan. -
Into Manhattan with a stunning Brooklyn Bridge sunset, NYC
Posted on Monday, Jan 24, 2011 | 3 CommentsWalking across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan one November evening, we were greeted by this absolutely stunning sunset. -
Bedford Hill Coffee Bar, Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC
Posted on Friday, Dec 17, 2010 | 1 CommentWe’re happy to tramp quite vast distances in our quest for great cafes and good coffee, and our trek out to the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn was rewarded by excellent beverages... -
London’s Shoreditch turns into Williamsburg (circa 2005)
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 15, 2010 | No CommentsCurrently swarming with hipsters, estate agents, career-seeking graffiti artists, wannabe musicians, website-promoting entrepreneurs, record-bag clutching DJs and – thankfully – a fair few normal people, is the area of Shoreditch in east London. -
New York photos: subways, buskers, transvestites and fallout shelters
Posted on Monday, Dec 13, 2010 | 1 CommentHere’s another selection of photos from our December 2010 NYC trip, starting with these buskers on Bedford Avenue subway station, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. -
More New York snaps
Posted on Saturday, Dec 4, 2010 | No CommentsAnother handful of pics hot from the (cold) streets of Noo Yoik! -
New York City snapshots
Posted on Monday, Nov 29, 2010 | No CommentsHere’s some camera phone pics from NYC (using the HTC Desire phone and the Vignette app). Above is a scene in Williamsburg, with cranes looming in a chilly winter sky.