The Great Subway Swamp-Ass Stamp Out

This would probably be much more appropriate in the dead-middle of July, but you never know when the malady might strike.  Like anything, the Goldilocks principle applies; not too dry, not too wet, but just right.  Fresh graffiti in the Bowery Station on the Nassau line in Manhattan.

The Dirty Dozen Value Addition I

When putting The Dirty Dozen post together, I had to choose only one photo which I believed would best represent the station as a whole. Some of these decisions we difficult to make for one reason or another. Take this shot for example: While this photo does a far superior job at demonstrating the dilapidated nature of the station, it feels like it could have been taken anywhere. Even though it didn't make the original post, I still really like the shot, so here we are, outtakes and deleted scenes.

Chambers Street Discontinued

The downtown/city hall Chambers Street station is one of the oldest, and perhaps, ugliest of all the subway stations in all of New York City. It is also one of my favorite subway stations, for it carries much unadulterated history. The real prize, the original city hall station is sealed off from the regular public, but this station also has much to offer.

This station is still in service using the inner platforms, but the two outer platforms have been out of service since the 1930's. This platform is fully visible, while the one on the opposite side of the station has long since been walled in.

A nice little piece of New York City Subwaycana...Long before there was the MTA (Metropolitain Transit Authority), there was the IRT (Inter-borough Rapid Transit Corp), BMT (Brooklyn-Manhattan Rapid Transit Corp), and the Independent Subway System.

Bed-Stuy Through my Eye

For those of you that may not know, I now New York City, specifically Brooklyn. Up until a few months ago, I was living part time between New York and Indianapolis, staying in Manhattan until I finally made the move to a full time NYC resident. There are many reasons why I chose Brooklyn over the other boroughs in the city and decided on a place in the neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant (or as its called in the neighborhood, Bed-Stuy).

Bed-Stuy, like many neighborhoods in New York City is currently experiencing gentrification and is surrounded by other neighborhoods like Williamsburg, Bushwick, Fort Greene, and Prospect Heights. The neighborhood has changed quite a bit over the years and no longer lives up the the whole 'Bed Stuy, do or die' image it once held. These photos are a small tour of the neighborhood I call home.

New architecture being integrated with the elders...

The neighborhood is very bike friendly with plentiful bike lanes and nearby access to the Williamsburg bridge to take you into Manhattan via the Lower East Side...

The neighborhood is also home to some pretty cool graffiti and street art...

And some not so good ;)

I like to call this one 'Special Hair Grocery'...

More new with the old...

These were taken from the platform of the Flushing/Broadway Station along the old elevated BMT Nassau Line (JZM Trains)...

These images are best if viewed large, and as always, are geotagged in Flickr; you may view this by clicking on the images...