105. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I am not sure how, but this image distills something of the spirit of Williamsburg. Maybe its the swagger, the barbecue and the bridge . . .
104. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Looking northwest down Washington Avenue from Eastern Parkway (the Manhattan skyline in the background). The photo gives a clue as to why its called Crown Heights.
103. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Randall’s Island. Looking at the southern tip of the Bronx. You can’t see it, but in between flows a narrow straight called Bronx Kill.
102. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. A shoreline community in south Brooklyn that was flooded out by Hurricane Sandy. I made a short video to publicize their plight, and thanks to heroic volunteers it was not the end for this fascinating neighborhood. Link to the video here.
101. NEW YORK ON FOOT. East Midtown, Manhattan. This image reminds me somehow of the Manhattan short stories by O Henry. They are worth reading, certainly not for their literary value, but they capture something of the restless aspirations of “The City”.
100. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Midtown Manhattan. The allure of Times Square and the nocturnal motion of the city.
99. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Midtown Manhattan. Under the Park Avenue Viaduct on East 45th Street.
98. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Grand Central Terminal. One of the great indoor spaces in the world.
97. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Park Avenue South, Manhattan. Thanks to the city ordinance known as “Local Law 11”, Manhattanites spend a lot of time under scaffolding. It doesn’t suck in a hard rainstorm.
96. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Red Hook, Brooklyn.
95. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Brownsville, Brooklyn. “Brown brick two story” describes a lot of the architecture in outer Brooklyn and Queens. Municipal workers refer to the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) as “Fidny”.
94. NEW YORK ON FOOT. On Greenpoint Bridge (one of the dividing lines between Brooklyn and Queens). Looking west at the Manhattan skyline on a placid summer evening. This image proves again that digital doesn’t modulate light anything close to film.
93. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Brooklyn. On the border between Crown Heights and Bedford Stuyvesant.
92. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Urbano Hipsteric Ironia, known simply as Billy(burg).
91. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Queensborough Bridge. A nice sentiment from a poor speller.
90. PASSAGES. Jersey Shore.
89. NEW YORK ON FOOT. The Bronx. Taken from the Willis Avenue Bridge, the Triborough Bridge in the background.
88. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Upper East Side. Sidewalk life on Second Avenue.
87. NEW YORK ON FOOT. Park Slope, Brooklyn. You can tell its Brooklyn because sky and trees are featured.
86. PASSAGES. Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. They got some nice back alleys in Beverly Hills, not many alleys come with road signs.