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Clubs & Nightlife / New York / photos

Remembering the fabulously scuzzy Mars Bar in East Village, New York

Wed 2nd June, 2021Wed 2nd June, 2021 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’ll be the first to agree that it wasn’t the prettiest place to look at – and things only get more gritty inside – but the Mars Bar was one …

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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:

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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 - 1 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.

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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 - 2 Comments.

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.

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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
New York / Places

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.

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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.

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Photos of the day: road signs, Beacon, New York
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Photo of the day: road signs, Beacon, New York

Thu 28th August, 2014Thu 28th August, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ll be posting up a load of photos from my recent trip to Beacon in Dutchess County, New York soon, but here’s a couple of pics of some road signs that caught my …

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A walk along a deserted Hunter's Point South Park, Long Island City, New York,
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A walk along a deserted Hunter’s Point South Park, Long Island City, New York

Fri 4th July, 2014Fri 4th July, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The new Hunter’s Point South Park can be found on Long Island City, across the East River from Midtown Manhattan.

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Brooklyn magazine advertises its charms
New York / Places

Brooklyn magazine advertises its charms

Wed 16th April, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a very unfortunate search result on Google I thought I’d share with you all 🙂  

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A rainswept stroll along the High Line public park, Manhattan, New York, USA
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A rainswept stroll along the High Line public park, Manhattan, New York

Wed 16th April, 2014Wed 16th April, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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A wonderful First Avenue subway moment in New York
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A wonderful First Avenue subway musical moment in New York

Fri 28th March, 2014Fri 28th March, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was one of those wonderful late night New York moments. We were waiting for a subway train at First Avenue and heard this amazing busker, who was playing classical …

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Below Williamsburg bridge, Brooklyn, New York - 22 photos
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Below Williamsburg bridge, Brooklyn, New York – 22 photos

Sat 8th March, 2014 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Taken in December last year, here’s a series of 22 photos showing scenes around and underneath Williamsburg Bridge, New York.

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New York / photos / Places / railways

The future looks bleak for three abandoned trolley cars from the Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn

Mon 17th February, 2014Mon 17th February, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

The 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.

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn - 17 street scenes
New York / photos / Places

Williamsburg, Brooklyn – gentrification, street scenes and dustbin lids

Thu 30th January, 2014Mon 10th August, 2015 - by editor - 4 Comments.

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 …

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Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos
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Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village and a dangling pretzel – ten New York street photos

Fri 10th January, 2014Fri 10th January, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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New Yorker on a Boris Bike battles the snowstorms down 1st Avenue
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New Yorker on a Boris Bike battles the city snowfall

Fri 3rd January, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Seen 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.

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Return to the Cake Shop, Ludlow Street, New York
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Return to the Cake Shop, Ludlow Street, New York

Thu 2nd January, 2014Thu 2nd January, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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A trip on the East River Ferry from Williamsburg to E 34th St, New York
New York / photos / Places

A trip on the East River Ferry from Williamsburg to E 34th St, New York

Thu 12th December, 2013Thu 12th December, 2013 - by editor - 3 Comments.

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 …

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Ray's Pizza, New York, cash stuffed bras and the mob connection
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Ray’s Pizza, New York: cash stuffed bras, drugs and the mob connection

Mon 23rd September, 2013Mon 23rd September, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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A New York sunset: a beautiful sky from Brooklyn Bridge
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New York sunset: a beautiful sky seen from Brooklyn Bridge

Fri 13th September, 2013Tue 17th September, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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 …

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