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New York City snapshots

Mon 29th November, 2010Tue 7th December, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’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.

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New York – Manhattan street shots

Thu 4th November, 2010Fri 5th November, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I love photographing New York – for a while I was lucky enough to live and work there and I’m hoping to get back over this year. I’ve visited the …

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Coney Island archive photos: 1986 and 1999

Fri 6th August, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Dug up from my photo archives is this series of photos of the faded seaside town of Coney Island, Brooklyn, which I visited in 1986 and 1999. I was terrified …

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Queensboro Bridge & the Roosevelt Island Tramway, NYC

Tue 16th March, 2010Tue 16th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We’re slowly working our way over every bridge out of Manhattan – we’ve strutted over the Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, the George Washington Bridge and the Brooklyn Bridge, and a …

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5Pointz, Queens NYC: the most graffiti’d building in New York?

Sun 14th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Situated by Jackson Avenue at Crane Street and Davis Street in Long Island City, 5 Pointz claims to be the “world’s premiere ‘graffiti Mecca,’ showcasing aerosol artists from around the …

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Some photos: Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY

Fri 12th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some more photos from our travels around Williamsburg, Brooklyn NYC:

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New York street photos

Thu 6th August, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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: …

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Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYC photos

Wed 5th August, 2009 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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 …

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P.S.1 MoMA Contemporary Art Center, NYC

Mon 26th January, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

One of the largest and oldest institutions in the US dedicated to contemporary art, we checked out the non-profit P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center during our winter stay in New York. …

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Stars and stripes, New York.

Thu 22nd January, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Americans go berserk for their national flag – wherever you look in new York, you’ll see a giant size Stars and Stripes or two flapping away in the wind. Here’s …

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Reverend Billy Buy-Nothing event, Union Sq, NYC

Tue 13th January, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Union Square, New York, 28th Nov 2008 On the day that a Walmart worker in Valley Stream was crushed to death by a stampeding mob of frenzied shoppers, the Rev …

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Riding a vintage NYC subway car

Wed 17th December, 2008 - by editor - 1 Comment

This is well cool: every Sunday in December, New York City Transit run a 1930s subway train along a regular route, so startled passengers might find this old beauty rumbling …

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Offline in Brooklyn, NYC

Fri 12th December, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A few photos: Loads more New York photos coming soon!

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A trip to Rockaway Beach, 1986

Tue 18th November, 2008Sun 1st August, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Allow me to introduce a youthful photo of me near Rockaway Beach, on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens, circa 1986 – a trip taken …

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New York photo updates

Tue 25th March, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m slowly getting through the huge backlog of photos from our December 2007 trip to New York. Here’s some updates – hope you like ’em! New York street photos part …

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Canal Street NYC: photos

Sat 19th January, 2008Sun 11th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Visitors keen to find a piece of untamed New York should check out Canal Street, in lower Manhattan. It’s stuffed full of counterfeit handbags, suspect jewellery, fake Rolex watches, knocked …

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New York subway scenes

Fri 18th January, 2008Thu 18th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some more photos from last month’s New York trip…

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Times Square at night, NYC

Fri 18th January, 2008Sat 10th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s some pics taken when we walked through the tourist-tastic neon eyestorm of Times Square. It’s bonkers but fun – like Piccadilly Circus on steroids – but it’s not a …

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Winter walk in NY

Mon 14th January, 2008 - by editor - 2 Comments.

I’ve posted up a few more photos from trip to New York last month – but I’ve still got loads more to work though. Sat on top of a residential …

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Sailors’ Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NYC

Wed 9th January, 2008 - by editor - 1 Comment

When we were in New York last month, we took the free ferry out of Manhattan to Staten Island and braved an icy walk to visit the Sailors’ Snug Harbor …

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City Island, Bronx, New York

Thu 3rd January, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Amazingly, this island – with its New England architecture, wooden houses and fishing boats- is in the Bronx, New York! Loads more photos: City Island, Bronx, New York

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Offline Club – New York and London!

Tue 18th December, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There’s been no less than four Offline Club nights since I last updated this blog. Here’s a couple of snaps from the nights: Nov 29th: JAMM, Brixton. Thirty samba drummers, …

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New York: Central Park in the snow

Tue 18th December, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We’ve been away in New York for the past couple of weeks, and as soon as we got back to London, I had to run two Offline nights, so things …

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Some more New York photos…

Thu 19th April, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m slowly getting through my pics from December’s trip! Here’s some more from Midtown Manhattan

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New York photos update

Tue 13th February, 2007 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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New York blog is here!

Wed 3rd January, 2007Fri 1st April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Sorry it’s taken so long, but here’s my blog from our trip to New York, 1st-14th December, 2006. As ever, I’ll be posting up lots of photos from the trip …

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New York Guide

Tue 21st November, 2006 - by editor - 1 Comment

New York City Guide: Offbeat destinations for adventurous visitors With the considerable help of a NY resident on the excellent Wired New York forums, I’ve posted up a comprehensive insider’s …

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Good news from the Raven, NYC!

Tue 7th March, 2006Wed 22nd December, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Good news from the Raven, NYC! Happily, the building has passed the city’s inspector’s tests and – with luck – may be reopening in a month or so! urban75 bulletin …

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Bad news from the Big Apple – the Raven Bar burns down

Fri 3rd March, 2006Wed 28th July, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Bad news from the Big Apple Last night, my very favourite New York bar, The Raven, suffered a serious fire and there’s a chance that the place may have to …

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Williamsburg photos are up!

Fri 10th February, 2006Fri 4th June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Williamsburg photos are up! Well, actually, only a tiny handful are there so far (23), but I’ve made a start! It’s going to be a massive task – I took …

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