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Caffeine Underground – our favourite, no frills Brooklyn coffee hangout with wonderful bagels

Tue 12th March, 2024Tue 12th March, 2024 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Located on Central Ave in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the Caffeine Underground gets our vote as the best coffee shop in Brooklyn, and the best bagels for miles.

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New York street photography: a walk from Bushwick to Williamsburg in fifty images

Thu 18th January, 2024Fri 19th January, 2024 - by editor - 1 Comment

A while back, I walked from Bushwick in Brooklyn to the rapidly gentrified Williamsburg on a gloriously sunny late autumn afternoon. Here’s fifty images from the walk:

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Swallow cafe in Brookyln serves up a tasty cream cheese bagel and coffee
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Swallow cafe in Brookyln serves up a tasty cream cheese bagel and great coffee

Fri 20th June, 2014Fri 20th June, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Located in the rapidly gentrifying area around Bogart Street situated between Williamsburg and Bushwick, Swallow Cafe is a great place to grab a coffee and a bite to eat.

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Sneakers dangling on the power lines of New York
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The mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of New York

Wed 28th May, 2014Wed 4th June, 2025 - by editor - 7 Comments.

They’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.

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Photos of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags, New York
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Photos of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags, New York

Fri 23rd May, 2014Thu 22nd May, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Shop fronts and street signs in Brooklyn and downtown Manhattan, New York
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Shop fronts and street signs in Brooklyn and downtown Manhattan, New York

Wed 21st May, 2014Fri 23rd May, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’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.

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Bring Back Our Girls graffiti by the Bushwick Collective, New York

Wed 14th May, 2014Wed 14th May, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This striking piece of graffiti supporting the campaign to reunite 200 kidnapped Nigerian girls with their parents was seen in Morgan Avenue, Bushwick, an area located in the northern part of …

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