I’ve always been drawn to Coney Island, a faded seaside resort in southern Brooklyn facing the breezy Atlantic Ocean. Once a thriving retreat for New Yorkers, the area has been slowly decaying …
Coney Island in winter: New York photo feature Read More
Here’s the remains of the famous Parachute Drop in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Standing 262 feet (80 m) tall and weighing 170 tons, the amusement ride was once known as …
Remembering the wonderfully precarious Coney Island Parachute Jump Read More
Curious street scene in SoHo, New York, December 2007. [More New York photos]
New York sidewalk street scene: Marilyn, a giant hand and a passer-by Read More
An uncertain fate awaits New York’s famous Chelsea Hotel, as the building closes its doors to guests for the first time since it opened in 1894.
Chelsea Hotel, New York closes its doors to guests Read More
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 …
New York signs – seven photos from the streets of NYC Read More
The New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn is a great place to visit if you’re in New York and have a bit of an interest in old trains, mechanical things, old …
Old trains galore at the New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn Read More
Seeing as today is Independence Day in the US, I thought I’d get in the mood by posting up a small selection of photos from my New York visits over …
July 4th: Happy Independence Day 2011, USA [New York photos] Read More
I’m well chuffed to see one of my New York panoramas now being displayed on the walls at Netherlands’ busiest airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport Park opens – with my photos on the wall! Read More
The High Line offers a fabulous walk through the heart of lower Manhattan, with the park being built on the tracks of a long abandoned elevated railroad route.
A walk along the High Line, Manhattan NYC Read More
I spotted this crazy collection of spider-like chimneys stuck on the side of a building in New York’s lower Manhattan. [More New York photos]
Pic of the day: New York chimneys Read More
Busy scene on an early morning Manhattan subway. [More New York photos]
Pic of the day: NYC subway scene Read More
Here’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.
Anarchy in Manhattan and other street scenes Read More
The first of a chain of US fast food restaurants specialising in hot dogs, the original Nathan’s restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island. Al …
Hot dogs at Nathan’s Delicatessen, Coney Island, New York, USA Read More
Four colourful photos from the fabulous Farmers Market at Union Square, Manhattan, New York.
Red, orange and green: winter at Union Square market, NYC Read More
Turn up the Frank Sinatra on your MP3 player, pull up your collars, light up a Marlboro, tilt your trilby at a jaunty angle and take a stroll with me …
A rainy night in Manhattan, New York Read More
The 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.
The Ear Inn – the oldest working bar in NYC, with a Nunhead connection Read More
‘Hollow Sidewalk – No Trucks Allowed’ handwritten sign, Soho, Manhattan NYC scene.
Three pics: Hollow sidewalk, Joe’s Locksmiths, fire hydrant, NYC Read More
Spurred on by a particularly daft bunfight on the urban75 boards about ‘who makes the best bagels‘, I’ve been wishing I was close enough to pop out and bag myself …
Daniel’s Bagels, Third Avenue serves up some of NYC’s finest bagels Read More
This sad little diner located at 357 West Street in NYC has been closed since 2006. It was originally built sometime in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s by the …
Abandoned diner, 357 West Street, Greenwich Village, NYC Read More
Night scene at Block drug stores, 101 2nd Ave (between 5th St & 6th St) in the East Village, New York. [More New York photos]
NYC street scene: Block drug stores and feather top hat Read More
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan one November evening, we were greeted by this absolutely stunning sunset.
Into Manhattan with a stunning Brooklyn Bridge sunset, NYC Read More
I love walking through cities in the rain, and when it’s New York in late November, there’s rarely any shortage of the stuff.
Battery Park, New York City in the driving autumn rain Read More
Situated on New York’s almost-completely gentrified Lower East Side at 152 Ludlow Street is the Cake Shop, a small cafe/music venue where we’ve spent many hours, scoffing bagels, surfing the …
Cake Shop, Ludlow Street, New York – photos and memories Read More
Standing rather forlornly on a barge at the end of a Manhattan jetty on New York’s west side is retired British Airways Concorde aircraft, number G-BOAD.
Concorde at the Intrepid Museum, NYC Read More
The snow has hit New York city very hard indeed, and my good friend Jim P has sent over this incredible photo of abandoned cabs and buses on Avenue A …
Avenue A freeze out, as snowstorm hits New York City Read More
There’s not many bars I can think of that double up as a flower shop, but the Sycamore at Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218 can boast that that rare distinction. …
Sycamore Flower Shop & Bar, Flatbush, Brooklyn NY Read More
We’re happy to tramp quite vast distances in our quest for great cafes and good coffee, and our trek out to the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn was rewarded by excellent beverages …
Bedford Hill Coffee Bar, Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC Read More
Here’s another selection of photos from our December 2010 NYC trip, starting with these buskers on Bedford Avenue subway station, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
New York photos: subways, buskers, transvestites and fallout shelters Read More
Last week, I took another look around the busy farmers’ market in Union Square, New York City. If you’re looking for apples in the Big Apple, this is the place to …
Union Square Greenmarket – Farmers’ Market in New York Read More
Another handful of pics hot from the (cold) streets of Noo Yoik!
More New York snaps Read More