Pic of the day: NYC subway scene
Busy scene on an early morning Manhattan subway. [More New York photos]
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Anarchy in Manhattan and other street scenes
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.
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Hot dogs at Nathan’s Delicatessen, Coney Island, New York, USA
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 …
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Red, orange and green: winter at Union Square market, NYC
Four colourful photos from the fabulous Farmers Market at Union Square, Manhattan, New York.
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A rainy night in Manhattan, New York
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 …
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The Ear Inn – the oldest working bar in NYC, with a Nunhead connection
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.
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Three pics: Hollow sidewalk, Joe’s Locksmiths, fire hydrant, NYC
‘Hollow Sidewalk – No Trucks Allowed’ handwritten sign, Soho, Manhattan NYC scene.
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Daniel’s Bagels, Third Avenue serves up some of NYC’s finest bagels
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 …
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Abandoned diner, 357 West Street, Greenwich Village, NYC
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 …
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NYC street scene: Block drug stores and feather top hat
Night scene at Block drug stores, 101 2nd Ave (between 5th St & 6th St) in the East Village, New York. [More New York photos]
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Into Manhattan with a stunning Brooklyn Bridge sunset, NYC
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan one November evening, we were greeted by this absolutely stunning sunset.
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Battery Park, New York City in the driving autumn rain
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.
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Cake Shop, Ludlow Street, New York – photos and memories
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 …
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Avenue A freeze out, as snowstorm hits New York City
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 …
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Sycamore Flower Shop & Bar, Flatbush, Brooklyn NY
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. …
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Bedford Hill Coffee Bar, Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC
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 …
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London’s Shoreditch turns into Williamsburg (circa 2005)
Currently swarming with hipsters, estate agents, career-seeking graffiti artists, wannabe musicians, website-promoting entrepreneurs, record-bag clutching DJs and – thankfully – a fair few normal people, is the area of Shoreditch in east London.
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New York photos: subways, buskers, transvestites and fallout shelters
Here’s another selection of photos from our December 2010 NYC trip, starting with these buskers on Bedford Avenue subway station, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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Union Square Greenmarket – Farmers’ Market in New York
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 …
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More New York snaps
Another handful of pics hot from the (cold) streets of Noo Yoik!
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New York City snapshots
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
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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A bleak view of Spray View Ave/Beach 35th St, Rockaway, Queens NYC
My Ramones-inspired pilgrimage to Rockaway Beach in 1986 disappointed on several levels – where were the punk rockers? Where were the rock’n’roll bars? – but, undaunted, a took a stroll …
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Canal Street NYC: photos
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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Times Square at night, NYC
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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New York blog is here!
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 …
New York blog is here! Read MoreBad news from the Big Apple – the Raven Bar burns down
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/Brooklyn photos posted!
Williamsburg/Brooklyn photos posted! I’m slowly working through the hundreds of photos from my November NY trip and have just posted up 80+ pics taken in Brooklyn. Manhattan shots to follow! …
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Williamsburg photos are up!
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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New York blog – Williamsburg and Lower East Side adventures
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 …
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