New York street scenes. Some photos of graffiti, skylines, neon shopfronts and fallout shelter signs from our travels around Brooklyn and Manhattan last winter

 

 

 

More photos here: New York street photos

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Last winter we paid another visit to Red Hook, Brookyln ? a down-at-heel, former industrial port which was once dubbed the 'crack capital of America.'

Here's some photos I've finally got around to posting up!:

 

 

More photos here: Red Hook photos part one
Red Hook photos part two

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After the death-by-yuppie demise of our favourite Williamsburg cafe, the Read Cafe on Bedford, we'd been looking for a good hang out cafe in Brooklyn.

We still like the Atlas cafe Havemeyer St, but when it comes to tasty veggie/vegan food, Boneshakers has become our number one neighbourhood cafe.

The menu has a great choice of sandwiches named after famous cyclists and as keen cyclists, we liked all the bike references.

It may be a far way off the beaten track, but the the friendly staff and pleasant laid back atmosphere makes for a rewarding visit - and there's free wi-fi too.





The range of food on offer was interesting and tasty. Here's a selection from their bike-themed menu:

Merckx Werkx tofurky, sham, olive tapenade, chipotle mayo, lettuce, tomato, on a ciabatta hero
Da' Crank sham & cheddar, lettuce, tomato, on rosemary foccacia
Peleton pesto, provolone, lettuce, tomato, sprouts, on a kaiser roll
10 Speed veggie patty cheese, lettuce, tomato, on a kaiser roll
Hill Bomber veggie patty, avocado, lettuce, tomato, on a kaiser roll
Training Wheels side salad with mixed greens, sprouts, carrot, tomato, red onion, with balsamic vinegrette

Cafe info:
Cafe hours:
Mon-Fri. 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Boneshakers
134 Kingsland Ave
(between Beadel St & Lombardy St)
Brooklyn, NY 11222
(718) 963-0656
brooklynboneshakers.com 

Drop me a line  if you ever pay a visit and tell me what you think!

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Some wintery photos from Prospect Park, Brooklyn

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Some more pics for you!









More Williamsburg photos here and here

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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, discarded false teeth, 'an aquatic fruit found in the Hudson River' and a little bottle of soil taken from a small island in New York bay.



The place rocks - even more so now they've got a proper space to display their curious trinkets!

City Reliquary Museum

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I've posted up another 15 or so photos from our December trip. There's still loads more to go, but I'm getting there!



NYC photos

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I'm slowly working my way through the photos taken during our trip to New York in December last year:



New York photos



I've also added a short feature on my favourite Brooklyn cafe, the Read Cafe on Bedford Avenue.

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