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In photos: the deserted streets of New York during the coronavirus lockdown, April 2020
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In photos: the deserted streets of New York during the coronavirus lockdown, April 2020

Thu 9th April, 2020Thu 9th April, 2020 - by Jim_NYC - Leave a Comment

Jim, our resident New York snapper, took to the deserted streets of Manhattan recently and sent us these scenes of the city in full coronavirus lockdown: 0

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New York 20 Years Ago: Street scenes, Chelsea Hotel, Twin Towers, neon, snow and rain, January 2000
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New York 20 Years Ago: Street scenes, Chelsea Hotel, Twin Towers, neon, snow and rain, January 2000

Fri 24th January, 2020Fri 24th January, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

New York is a fascinating place to visit and photograph – here’s a selection of 60+ street images taken during January 2000 – exactly twenty years ago. 0

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Tour diary - The Monochrome Set on the west coast of the USA
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Tour diary – The Monochrome Set on the west coast of the USA

Wed 1st May, 2019Wed 1st May, 2019 - by Contributor - 1 Comment

In March this year, The Monochrome Set embarked on a breakneck USA tour, packing in nine gigs in ten days on both the East and West coasts of America. Merchmeister …

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Dispatches from the Monochrome Set's USA tour, March 2019
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Dispatches from the Monochrome Set’s USA tour, March 2019

Wed 27th March, 2019Wed 27th March, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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In photos: Central Park in the snow on St David's Day, New York, March 2019
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In photos: Central Park in the snow on St David’s Day, New York, March 2019

Wed 13th March, 2019 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Here’s a selection of snowy scenes taken in New York’s Central Park on the 1st March 2019, St David’s Day. 0

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Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London
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Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London

Sat 16th June, 2018Fri 15th June, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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In photos: Snow in Manhattan. Wintry scenes on the streets of New York
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In photos: Snow in Manhattan. Wintry scenes on the streets of New York

Fri 5th January, 2018Fri 5th January, 2018 - by Jim_NYC - 1 Comment

Jim, 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. …

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9/11: a World Trade Tower memory
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Ticket to the Top – a World Trade Center memory on 9/11

Fri 11th September, 2015Fri 11th September, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Faces of New York - street scenes from the Big Apple, NYC
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Faces of New York – street scenes from the Big Apple, NYC

Thu 27th August, 2015 - by editor - 1 Comment

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 …

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Photos of the snow-covered deserted streets of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Juno
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Photos of the snow-covered deserted streets of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Juno

Tue 27th January, 2015Tue 27th January, 2015 - by Jim_NYC - 1 Comment

The 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. 0

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Don't look now, but there's dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes
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Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes

Tue 2nd December, 2014 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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. …

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Photos of the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair, Williamsburg, New York, May 2014
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Vinyl galore at the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair, Williamsburg, New York

Thu 16th October, 2014Thu 16th October, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

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) …

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America: where the trains look like submarines
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America: where the trains look like submarines

Thu 11th September, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

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 …

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The abandoned townhouses of Admiral's Row, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York
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The abandoned townhouses of Admiral’s Row, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York

Mon 8th September, 2014Mon 8th September, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Street musicians of Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, Summer 2014
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Street musicians of Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, Summer 2014

Tue 2nd September, 2014Tue 2nd September, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s some scenes of musicians playing outside in the late afternoon summer sun around the small town of Beacon, Dutchess County, New York. 0

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