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new arts center for BAM

May 11, 2010

After the brief downpour on Saturday morning I ventured out on my bike and with camera and a 55 mm lens in tow. The winds were were blustering but otherwise a pretty day, sun shining and in the 70′s. I went to the Groundbreaking of the Richard B. Fisher Building at The Brooklyn Academy of [...]

enough with the snow already

February 27, 2010

Seemed like everyone else I know had the day off yesterday. I was stuck in the office, but took the opportunity to go wandering around DUMBO on my lunch break. It was quiet and the snow was like a soft blanket covering the cobblestone streets. There were a few other photographers out, but for the [...]

cold ghost

February 17, 2010

This ghost bike was put up this year for Julian Miller who was struck and killed by a motorcycle back in September. I think the ghost bike is a touching (and sad) memorial. Seeing this frosty white bike last night reminded me of the bicyclist who is no longer with us. A reminder of the [...]

row houses

December 8, 2009

I took this while riding my bike through my old neighborhood on the Bed-Stuy/Clinton Hill border. Different maps define the neighborhoods differently. When we first rented the place, the Craigslist ad said it was Clinton Hill. However, the car service begged to differ: they always wanted to charge me $5.00 more because they considered it [...]

washington ave, december

December 7, 2009

It’s getting cold out there. This is a view from my rooftop down Washington Avenue. I enjoy the first few weeks of Winter in New York. I’m usually sick of it after New Years. Soon the holidays will be over, it will start raining everyday, and the streets will be paved with ice until March. [...]