Impromptu

A while ago I went on a photowalk that stopped by a small public garden in the East Village. While everybody else was photographing the garden I zeroed in on this gentleman and asked, "Do you mind if I take your photo?".

Red banner

I seem to be posting a lot of photos of flags of one kind or another this month! This time from Union Square. For some reason the Hare Krishna people were out in force this year, I don't remember seeing them there before.

Skateboarder

Blue, green, rust

The Red Hook streetcars, in colour this time.

Hold that pose

Mysterious filming captured in progress the Meatpacking District, under the watchful gaze of Bob Dylan.

High fashion

Street interview in progress in Soho. I like the interviewer's expression of eagerness as she interviews this young trend-setter, you can tell she's a pro.

The People's Flag

A real slice of New York: a man carrying the flag of the People's Republic of China and handing out literature in Columbus Park, Chinatown. He didn't seem to have any takers, though.

Sense of scale

Another shot of the Glenwood Power Plant in Yonkers. It really is gigantic, it's no wonder it was left deserted for all these years.

Winter sky

Winter is fast approaching here in New York, so here's a photograph I took from last winter. Pat yourself on the back if you know where I took it!

Repairs in progress

Wandering around the East Village a few months ago I came across this guy repairing a French-made Solex motorized bicycle, as he was kind enough to explain to me. I hadn't heard of motorized bicycles before but it turns out they were once quite popular! You can, indeed, learn a lot walking the streets of New York.

The fighter

I saw this guy waiting outside a restaurant in the meatpacking district on a Friday afternoon. I asked him if he was a local and he said he was from California, visiting New York on business. I asked what kind of business and he said, "I'm a fighter".

Landscape

In Central Park after the hurricane.

The flag man

Flag vendor snapped at the southeast corner of Central Park.