New York City

Austin Street - May 15, 2022

On May 15, 2022 I set out to walk the entire length of Austin Street - from its beginnings in Kew Gardens, through Forest Hills and ending in Rego Park. Afterwards, I spent some time exploring Rego Park and backtracking through Forest Hills Gardens.

The entire trek took 10.2 miles to complete and resulted in 677 photos. Check out a highlight gallery and a link to the full photo shoot below:

HIGHLIGHT GALLERY:

Click on the map below to see the entire photo shoot from May 15, 2022.

New York City At Night - Battery Park City

Winter Garden Atrium

Battery Park City is a modern, glittering neighborhood just west of the World Trade Center. It's anchored by Brookfield Place (formerly the World Financial Center), whose centerpiece is the Winter Garden Atrium. Taken from North Cove, this long-exposure photo shows just how far the area has come over the past fifteen years.

Featured Photo - NYC at Night

LOVE - Midtown

One of the iconic sights in Midtown Manhattan is the "Love" sculpture at West 57th Street and the Avenue of the Americas. With all of the tourists it attracts, it's almost impossible to get a clear shot of it during the day. But at night is a different story. Here, a long exposure provides a vivid, colorful image.

Featured Photo - New York City At Night

City of Gold

For the next couple of weeks I'll be highlighting the work I've been doing this summer in New York City as the sun sets and the bright lights take center stage. Here we see the remnants of sunset over the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park. The prominent twin-towered building is the aptly-named "Eldorado" (after the fabled Lost City of Gold) luxury apartment building at 300 Central Park West.

Central Park Sunset - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir - Manhattan - NYC

Featured Photo - East Harlem

Midtown From Harlem

East Harlem is a mixture of residential, working class homes and towering, utilitarian housing projects. Unlike its more famous westerly neighbor, Harlem, there are fewer attractions and landmarks. But the train station at 125th Street and Park Avenue offers an unparalleled - and notably contrasting - view of the soaring, glitz of Midtown.

Harlem-125th Street Station at Park Avenue & Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard - East 125th Street - Spanish Harlem - El Barrio - East Harlem - Manhattan - NYC

Featured Photo - Civic Center

New York by Gehry

Much of the Civic Center contains classical and utilitarian stone buildings, court houses, and centers of governance. Because of this, the already unique twisting, organic design of New York by Gehry (formerly the Beekman Tower) at 8 Spruce Street all the more striking. Here the moon accompanies one of the tallest residential towers in New York City.

New York by Gehry & Moon - Civic Center - Manhattan - NYC

Featured Photo - Chinatown

East Broadway

Chinatown is an ever-expanding neighborhood. East Broadway is a natural border, but as can be seen here, Chinatown's influence extends much further. Taken with a 16-3mm wide-angle lens from the Manhattan Bridge, this photo manages to capture not just Chinatown, but the distant neighborhoods of the Civic Center and the World Trade Center.

Market Street and East Broadway, from the Manhattan Bridge - Chinatown - Manhattan - NYC

Featured Photo - Central Park

Sheep Meadow

A virtual oasis in the midst of soaring skyscrapers and urban jungle, Central Park offers a natural refuge from city life. And of all the vistas and attraction of the Park, Sheep Meadow offers the most relaxing, serene, and memorable settings in not just the Park, but the city itself. Here, a warm, late-spring day shows the view and the recreation to be had.

Sheep Meadow - Central Park - NYC

 

 

Introducing: Ridgewood, Queens

New Ridgewood, Queens neighborhood page!

Welcome to the new neighborhood page for Ridgewood, Queens! I've only covered half of the neighborhood so far, but I already have a trove of incredible shots from this amazingly picturesque and timeless neighborhood. As an introduction, please visit the neighborhood page to enjoy the slideshow, highlight gallery, and link to the full cityneighborhoods.nyc photo gallery (there are already over 300 photos from Ridgewood).

Ridgewood Highlight Gallery