{"id":13847,"date":"2014-01-10T11:45:48","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T11:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=13847"},"modified":"2014-01-10T12:01:51","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T12:01:51","slug":"lower-manhattan-soho-and-east-village-and-a-dangling-pretzel-ten-new-york-street-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/lower-manhattan-soho-and-east-village-and-a-dangling-pretzel-ten-new-york-street-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village and a dangling pretzel &#8211; ten New York street photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-03.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a selection of ten photos I took around Lower Manhattan during my recent visit to New York.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the photos were taken with an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wirefresh.com\/our-camera-of-the-year-olympus-om-d-e-m5-micro-four-thirds-compact-system-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\">Olympus OM-D camera<\/a> and a rather splendid 75mm f1.8 lens I&#8217;d just purchased.<\/p>\n<p>Above you can see a pretzel dangling artistically from a street vendor&#8217;s stall near Grand Street.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-01.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another street vendor takes it nice and easy during a lull in business.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-05.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"431\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The neon sign of the famous Fanelli&#8217;s Cafe on Prince Street, which has been in business since 1847 and claims to be &#8220;the second oldest continuous food and drink establishment on the same site in New York.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13850\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/lower-manhattan-soho-and-east-village-and-a-dangling-pretzel-ten-new-york-street-photos\/lower-manhattan-photos-08\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-08.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,439\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;URBAN75@GMAIL.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village &amp;#8211; ten street photos\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-08.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13850\" style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-08.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-08.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-08-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13851\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/lower-manhattan-soho-and-east-village-and-a-dangling-pretzel-ten-new-york-street-photos\/lower-manhattan-photos-07\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-07.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,395\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;URBAN75@GMAIL.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village &amp;#8211; ten street photos\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-07.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13851\" style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-07.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-07.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-07-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Street booksellers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13852\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/lower-manhattan-soho-and-east-village-and-a-dangling-pretzel-ten-new-york-street-photos\/lower-manhattan-photos-06\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-06.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,421\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;URBAN75@GMAIL.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village &amp;#8211; ten street photos\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-06.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13852\" style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-06.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-06.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-06-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><\/p>\n<p>East Village mosaic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-09.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Battered old phone box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13854\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/lower-manhattan-soho-and-east-village-and-a-dangling-pretzel-ten-new-york-street-photos\/lower-manhattan-photos-04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,465\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;URBAN75@GMAIL.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village &amp;#8211; ten street photos\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-04.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13854\" style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-04.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-04.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-04-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The city has now has its own &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/londons-boris-bikes-speed-past-their-first-birthday-tfl-celebrate-with-a-feast-ofacts\/\">Boris Bike<\/a>&#8216; cycle hire scheme &#8211; and some New Yorkers are determined to use them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/new-yorker-on-a-boris-bike-battles-the-city-snowfall\/\">no matter how bad the weather gets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13856\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/lower-manhattan-soho-and-east-village-and-a-dangling-pretzel-ten-new-york-street-photos\/lower-manhattan-photos-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,437\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;URBAN75@GMAIL.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village &amp;#8211; ten street photos\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-02.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13856\" style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" alt=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-02.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-02.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-02-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Street signs by Grand Street.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lower Manhattan, Soho and East Village - ten street photos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lower-manhattan-photos-10.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"376\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking the dog for a walk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a selection of ten photos I took around Lower Manhattan during my recent visit to New York. 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