At the bar

Wasabi
Greenpiont, Brooklyn

Community meeting

With all the time in the world to compose this I couldn't decide how much grass should be at the bottom. I think it's too heavy for the composition in the lower photo.

Jungle path

Northern Florida. The road has a name, but I didn't write it down.

Old Neon

The Turtle Shack

Flagler Beach, Florida

Group picnic area

Marineland, Florida

Airporch

Rocking chairs in the Daytona airport.

Waiting for the ride home

Atlanta airport

Washington Square drummer - spotlight

I thought the severe winter sun was casting shadows on this guy like a stage spotlight, so I was trying to see if I could get something that looked more like a stage than than the middle of a park. Results in order of satifaction.

Washington Square drummers - audience

Actually, I guess there's just one drummer and a bunch of break dancers or acrobats or something. I like the faces. A little out of range for my lens, but still a nice display.

Inner Walls

I'm going to have to learn the real name of this building. These walls are going into the building somewhere but it doesn't look like it's getting any taller (on this day).
"7 Berry" @ N7th and Berry

Pizza

This was a picture of the sun on the upside down chairs, but I caught more of the reflection than I expected. I'm keeping it as my token abstract of the week.
Houston St.

'They're wearing hats'

St. Augustine, Florida

Cut-rate drive through

St. Augustine, Florida

Barrier 13

North Florida

On the road again

Mirror mirror on the block

It's hard to convey what it's like to stand in front of a ten story mirror.

This is that new condo in Hudson Square with the odd back yards.

Split street

I've been thinking the black and white efforts I've made have been too gray so I leaned on the contrast more with this one. I think I like it better.

Thompson St.
Here's the color version for what it's worth

Dinner at the bar

Williamsburg

N4th and Driggs above ground

I have photos of this as a hole in the ground from several months ago. I'm not sure what the hold up was but it looks like it's off and running now.

Shepard Fairey blitz

It's probably not Shepard Fairey himself doing the posting, but lately there have been a lot of large Andre posters around Williamsburg. The first batch I saw were pretty quickly defaced, like this one:

But then these prettier ones started cropping up:

This one's actually in Manhattan. Renwick St. I think. Hudson Square.

I think these are from 2005, but I also know that Shepard Fairey did this batch himself.

Assorted graffiti round up

Above: I think this is pretty old, but it's fitting for the season.
Below: MOTUG -I think this was done this past summer. (Keap & Hope, Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

And I learned from the link above that this is the one they did in 2005

Below: Greenpoint

Banbalotto

The hookah place on N4th is open.

In case you're curious, a happy hour hookah costs 7 bucks.

South 4th Bar and Cafe

Remember this place?
The Berry St. side still looks like that, but the South 4th St. side looks like this. It's called the South 4th Bar and Cafe.

It's been open a couple weeks but it took me a while to get down here for the photo.

94

I like the spider web on the window.
South 1st St.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Northside Piers - progress check

This thing is so big it's hard to get it all in the frame.

Here's the funny part. The building directly across from the construction, the building that's losing its river/sunset/skyline view to the new building has this sign posted:

You might have to click it for the larger size to read it. It says, "Construction workers clean up if you're going to eat outside our home please. -101" Insult to injury.

LAFCO

The Los Angeles Film Co-op is what it says on the side of the bus. I don't know if there are people living in there but it's been parked on Wythe for about a week. Wythe and whatever Indian Larry is on, what's that, N11th?

Damn sun

it was harsh today.

Washington Square Park

Handmade

Old Ride

Not the Classic Car Club

Dobbins St. Northside, Brooklyn

City mirror

Today's bright, harsh light made for good reflections.
Broadway

Sad end

I know it's not news that Tower Records is closing, but I didn't realize how low they'd sunk. A guy with a sandwich board and dicount porn tapes? Ug.

Kool Bloo

I never heard of Kool Bloo, but I guess there's one on E23rd St. This one is on Varick and Broome. I'm pretty sure it's brand new because I don't remember seeing a big orange facade there and the signs all say "open 24 hours" but it's not open, so I'm thinking it's just not open yet.

What's weird is that the building is literally 5 feet deep. It's basically the width of a single person. I can't imagine how they're going to run any kind of restaurant out of here.

The Classic Car Club of Manhattan

I pass this place all the time and findaly got around to checking it out. Another sign in the window says you can't buy these cars, or rent them, but you can drive them if you're a member of the club. The Classic Car Club of Manhattan.

They've got a little lounge area inside and a garage area as well. I'm not sure if members are allowed to work on their own personal classic cars in their or if it's all club cars. Strangely, no one seemed to care that I was walking around in there taking pictures and kicking tires.

Viper

Who in their right mind parks their Viper on the street?

Actually one answer might be, who in their right mind would give the keys to the Viper to a parking garage attendant? The real answer, though, I think, is that this is on Dominick St. right around the corner from the Classic Car Club of Manhattan. I'll make a separate post of those photos.

Triangle bike

I saw two people riding these today.

Shadows dine

McDougal Street

Grimy garage

Dark House

Long Island City, Queens
44th Drive

The old Restaurant 147

About a billion years ago I lived on 15th Street and the former firehouse was converted to a restaurant called 147. Later it became Man Ray and I think Johnny Depp owned it. I happened by there the other night and saw this for sale sign. The only news I can find about the space is this BlogChelsea post from back in April when there was an effort under way to put a high end Kosher place in there. I guess that didn't happen. Anyone know how long this For Sale sign has been in the window?

El Loco Burrito

I'm still looking for a good Mexican place. This was pretty good for a hefty to-go plate of nachos for $4.25.
Bedford around S 1st.

Night drying

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Deck the cars

This second one was blasting Christmas music too.
Both photos in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

You are beautiful

North 4th, Williamsburg
The crazy thing about this is that each letter is made from what appears to be a sheet of plywood. I guess it's a good way to put up something like this, but 15 sheets of plywood is a pretty big investment in something that could be taken down at any moment.

Skylight

Oxaquanos

Tower

This looks so cool I think they should leave it this way.
LIC

J.C. Stairway

Northside holidays

Brief Interviews shooting on N11th

Also Bedford
I'm thinking this is the John Krasinski project - the guy from The Office.

Blogfest in Soho

This is the mirrored ceiling. I'm not sure why I can't find myself in this shot. I guess I'm under the light.

Wooster Street

Night lights

When I took those Chrysler Building pictures last week it was actually this building that I was looking for. On 42nd and pretty far east, it's got a hollow core and glass skin, so at night it's like looking at a giant cross section of an office building with a garden atruim at the bottom. Unfortunately a lot of the depth is lost in 2D, but I still like the shapes.

Hook line

7 Train

Glass bricks

LIC, Queens

Tanks

I was a little disappointed with what the switch to B&W did for this. Maybe I should have tweaked the contrast a little harder.

That corner spot at N8th and Wythe

OK, this is an embarrassingly poor shot, but I wanted to point out that there's a lot of work that's been done in there. If I can get a better one tonight I'll replace this. Looks like a lot of counter space. Maybe a coffee bar?

UPDATE:

A good shot finally of progress on the interior of the space on the corner of N8th and Wythe in Northside. I don't see any indication of a name yet. It's bigger than I thought it was, running all the way back through the building and out into the yard out back. It's obviously a bar, you can see the taps are installed (no tap handles yet) and in the foreground are natural wood counters with some kind of shiny heavy laminate on them. The place looks good so far.

Life in Flight

Shooting in Northside:

Keep an eye our of Amy Smart. She was the biggest name I recognized on the cast list.

55 Berry gets a neighbor

I assume this is a different building and not part of some complex. What has to be a bummer for 55 Berry residents is that the new structure is already taller than that roof-top common area. If they're lucky that deck will get a bit of setting sun but otherwise it looks like it's going to be pretty shady.

Unzipped

The demolition of the zipper factory on Berry Street. I have one last one of these to upload which I'll add later. Then the construction series should begin.

Adding this last one...

I like the mood of this better with just the one lady, but it's a little more honest to show more people since it's not like she was in some desolate waiting area. The metal work in the gates at this station is pretty impressive (but hard to photograph).

Down the line

Take the train to the train

NYC subway above, LIRR below
Woodside station

Boxed in

Woodside, Queens

One (red)

Happy Birthday to Julia

East River casting

On The Gantry in Long Island City, Queens, this pier even has a scaling table with a channel down the center. I'm not sure anyone would want to eat what they catch here, but I guess it's good for cutting bait at least.

The fire experiment

My sister in law asked once how to take a picture of fire. While I do think it's possible to meter for the fire, that doesn't leave much light for the surrounding area. Below is a series of shots of a ritual they regularly perform outside the Buddhist Temple on Washington Street near Rector. They looked a little freaked out that I took so many pictures, but I got to try a variety of shutter speeds.

Santa warm up

Old meets new

LIC Queens

Moon over Queens

The rising moon was huge all last week. This may not look like much, but it's a personal victory to have found a way to take a picture of the moon that isn't just a white disc. If you view the large size you'll see that I got its shadows. Now I just have to figure out how make it look as impressive as it did in person.

Oh Christmas Tree

The Rock Center tree through glass bricks in the lobby.

Times Square rider

Hello my name is... open bar

Or maybe it's a company Christmas part of some kind.
Madison near 42nd.

Parked carts

Life immitates Banksy?

OK, this is a bit of a stretch, but you can see how one reminded me of the other:

Trees under trees

Such beautiful buildings on the upper west side. It's funny how each neighborhood requires a different mind set. I wish this one didn't have the big store name in the middle of it. bleh.
Broadway in the 70's.

Empty spot in Tribeca?

There was a cafe here called Cima. It looks like it's gutted, but then, the people working outside aren't a typical construction crew, so I'm not sure what they're doing. It's a good location, so the right kind of place could do well there I think.
N.Moore and Greenwich.

Apple break

I love how ConEd equipment is always so overflowing with hoses and wires and pipes and tools. Their trucks are like that too.
N.Moore @ Greenwich.

Harry's

Havermeyer in Williamsburg

Rooster on Wooster

Solar garbage cans?

Queens Boulevard around 27th St.

Action on N 3rd

Above: Work making its way above street level.
Below: This is the adjacent lot seen from Metropolitan. Last week guys in municipal uniforms were in there cleaning it up and cutting the wild grass and stuff. Does the city do that for empty lots or does that mean there's a city project going on here?

Inner peace

Sometimes you walk past something every day and one day it just strikes you that it's time to take the picture. I'm pretty sure this is one that every photoblogger takes, particularly since it's right on N6th and Berry in the middle of everything. Anyway, now I've got one.

City lights

It's just an out of focus picture, but I like it.

Chrysler Building views

This last one is the Chrysler Building reflected in the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
If you walk down 42nd to Tudor City ther are longs flights of stairs with nice views and a wall to set the camera on if you don't have a tripod.

Color walk

I tried cropping out the bank logos, but it took away too much of the color. Nice crisp silhouettes though.
Midtown

Double view

I don't know how well you can see this, but the view on the ad is almost the same as from the street.

Gyroscope

The post production on these is a little heavy, but I took them in the dark with the little camera and I figured the surrealism of the subject matter justified it. Where else but in Brooklyn (Metropolitan near Kent) can you find a human gyroscope in front of a huge fun house mirror just sitting on the sidewalk?

Northside skies

Before Friday night's storm.

Decking the halls

N 6th and Bedford, Williamsburg

Complex

The under side of the Queensboro bridge is dizzying.