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![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 […] -
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. -
![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 […] -
![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, […] -
![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 […] -
![After 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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/williamsburg-brooklyn-011-115x115.jpg "A winter’s walk around Williamsburg and Brooklyn, New York")
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. -
![I’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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/coney-island-new-york-33-115x115.jpg "Coney Island in winter: New York photo feature")
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 […] -
![Here’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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/coney-island-sneakers-115x115.jpg "Remembering the wonderfully precarious Coney Island Parachute Jump")
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 […] -
![The 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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mta-new-york-transit-museum-01-115x115.jpg "Old trains galore at the New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn")
Old trains galore at the New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 5, 2011 | 3 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. -
![We’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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bedford-hill-coffee-bar-new-york-01-115x115.jpg "Bedford Hill Coffee Bar, Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC")
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 | 1 CommentCurrently 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.