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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. -
![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. -
![Here’s a selection of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags spotted on my recent travels around New York. Most of the photos were shot around Brooklyn, although the above graffiti comes […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/new-york-signs-stickers-flags-011-115x115.jpg "Photos of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags, New York")
Photos of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags, New York
Posted on Friday, May 23, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags spotted on my recent travels around New York. Most of the photos were shot around Brooklyn, although the above graffiti comes […] -
Shop fronts and street signs in Brooklyn and downtown Manhattan, New York
Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 | No CommentsHere’s a selection of shop fronts and street signs I came across during my many walks around Brooklyn and Manhattan a couple of weeks ago. -
New York’s famous Pearl Paint art and craft shop closes for good
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 22, 2014 | No CommentsI was saddened to hear that the legendary downtown New York art-supplies store, Pearl Paint, has closed down. -
![Running from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District right up to 30th Street, the High Line park follows the route of a disused elevated freight railroad spur on the west side of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/high-line-walk-new-york-city-00-115x115.jpg "A rainswept stroll along the High Line public park, Manhattan, New York")
A rainswept stroll along the High Line public park, Manhattan, New York
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 16, 2014 | No CommentsRunning from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District right up to 30th Street, the High Line park follows the route of a disused elevated freight railroad spur on the west side of […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![Designed by architect William Van Alen for automotive magnate Walter P. Chrysler, the Chrysler Building in New York is a glorious skyscraper, packed full of Art Deco style. First catching sight of its […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chrsysler-building-nyc-04-115x115.jpg "The Art Deco splendour of the stunning Chrysler Building, New York City")
The Art Deco splendour of the stunning Chrysler Building, New York City
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 | 1 CommentDesigned by architect William Van Alen for automotive magnate Walter P. Chrysler, the Chrysler Building in New York is a glorious skyscraper, packed full of Art Deco style. First catching sight of its […] -
![Once one of the seedier parts of Manhattan, Times Square was cleaned up in the mid-1990s, with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani overseeing the closing of the porno theatres and pressurising the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/times-square-new-york-01-115x115.jpg "A twilight walk through Times Square, New York")
A twilight walk through Times Square, New York
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012 | No CommentsOnce one of the seedier parts of Manhattan, Times Square was cleaned up in the mid-1990s, with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani overseeing the closing of the porno theatres and pressurising the […] -
![It’s the birthday of one of my best mates today, so in his honour I’m posting up seven snapshots from the streets of his beloved hometown, New York. Happy birthday […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/new-york-street-signs-04-115x115.jpg "New York signs – seven photos from the streets of NYC")
New York signs – seven photos from the streets of NYC
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 6, 2011 | 6 CommentsIt’s the birthday of one of my best mates today, so in his honour I’m posting up seven snapshots from the streets of his beloved hometown, New York. Happy birthday […] -
The Ear Inn – the oldest working bar in NYC, with a Nunhead connection
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Ear Inn at 326 Spring Street, NY (btw. Greenwich and Washington) claims to be the oldest working bar in NYC and is a designated Landmark of the City of New York. -
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.