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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. -
![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) […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/brooklyn-flea-record-fair-011-115x115.jpg "Vinyl galore at the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair, Williamsburg, New York")
Vinyl galore at the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair, Williamsburg, New York
Posted on Thursday, Oct 16, 2014 | 1 CommentIt’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) […] -
![Affording fabulous views of Manhattan across the East River, Grand Ferry Park is a lovely place to pass away a few quiet hours and watch the world go by. Located between Grand […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/grand-ferry-park-nyc-09-115x115.jpg "A walk around Grand Ferry Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York")
A walk around Grand Ferry Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
Posted on Friday, May 30, 2014 | No CommentsAffording fabulous views of Manhattan across the East River, Grand Ferry Park is a lovely place to pass away a few quiet hours and watch the world go by. Located between Grand […] -
The mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of New York
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 | 4 CommentsThey’re a common sight in many cities around the world, but when it comes to big displays of sneakers/trainers hanging off power lines, New York does it better than most. -
![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. -
Below Williamsburg bridge, Brooklyn, New York – 22 photos
Posted on Saturday, Mar 8, 2014 | 4 CommentsTaken in December last year, here’s a series of 22 photos showing scenes around and underneath Williamsburg Bridge, New York. -
![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 […] -
![Spotted in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I snapped a photo of this guy because he really reminded me of the character I’d drawn for my Cardiff City football comic, Bluebird Jones. The character – […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/williamsburg-1970s-man-115x115.jpg "Photo of the day: 70s Man, Williamsburg, New York")
Photo of the day: 70s Man, Williamsburg, New York
Posted on Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 | 1 CommentSpotted in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I snapped a photo of this guy because he really reminded me of the character I’d drawn for my Cardiff City football comic, Bluebird Jones. The character – […] -
![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 […] -
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. -
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. -
Williamsburg, Brooklyn photos
Posted on Friday, Mar 2, 2007 | No CommentsSome more pics for you! More Williamsburg photos here and here -
![The City Reliquary is a sort of DIY museum stuffed full of old bits of New York, including a chunk of metal off Williamsburg Bridge, old coins, a sand bucket, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/city-reliquary-06-115x115.jpg "City Reliquary Museum, Brooklyn")
City Reliquary Museum, Brooklyn
Posted on Friday, Mar 2, 2007 | No CommentsThe City Reliquary is a sort of DIY museum stuffed full of old bits of New York, including a chunk of metal off Williamsburg Bridge, old coins, a sand bucket, […] -
![NEW YORK BLOG – 5th – 17th November (Photo gallery to follow!) Saturday 5th November: New York bound! With a thick head after last night’s alcohol-slopping Offline (that beer at […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2005/11/url-115x115.jpg "New York blog – Williamsburg and Lower East Side adventures")
New York blog – Williamsburg and Lower East Side adventures
Posted on Sunday, Nov 20, 2005 | No CommentsNEW YORK BLOG – 5th – 17th November (Photo gallery to follow!) Saturday 5th November: New York bound! With a thick head after last night’s alcohol-slopping Offline (that beer at […]