D_a_on_ Corner

Never could resist missing letters.

Savings

Mirage

Just a little bit of ducks in duotone on this Sunday evening.  The Lower East Side skyline from the Brooklyn Waterfront, near the Williamsburg Bridge.

Best Hou ekeeping

I always love a good game of store front hangman, this time it was on Avenue A on the Lower East Side, bordering the East Village.

Lower East Side Rooftops

Bowery Mutant

Lower East Signs

Taken from Essex Street on Lower East Side of Manhattan...

Essex Beauty

Near Essex and Stanton on the Lower East Side.

Yellow Means Hurry

The Brooklyn Bridge gets all the glory, but the Manhattan Bridge gets to be the subject of my photographs.

LES Cyclist

Waiting for my Man

The Velvet Underground song seems to fit the mood of this shot; it should be noted however, that this shot was taken on the opposite side of the city of the place that is indicated (125th and Lexington) in the song.  This shot was taken near the corner of 2nd and Houston on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.  This shot contains quite a bit of detail and is best if viewed large, you may do so by clicking the image…

I'm waiting for my man
Twenty-six dollars in my hand
Up to Lexington, 125
Feel sick and dirty, more dead than alive
I'm waiting for my man

Hey, white boy, what you doin' uptown?
Hey, white boy, you chasin' our women around?
Oh pardon me sir, it's the furthest from my mind
I'm just lookin' for a dear, dear friend of mine
I'm waiting for my man

Here he comes, he's all dressed in black
PR shoes and a big straw hat
He's never early, he's always late
First thing you learn is you always gotta wait
I'm waiting for my man

Up to a Brownstone, up three flights of stairs
Everybody's pinned you, but nobody cares
He's got the works, gives you sweet taste
Ah then you gotta split because you got no time to waste
I'm waiting for my man

Baby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout
I'm feeling good, you know I'm gonna work it on out
I'm feeling good, I'm feeling oh so fine
Until tomorrow, but that's just some other time
I'm waiting for my man

Song: Waiting for my Man, from the album Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)

Trekking the Williamsburg Bridge

 

What exactly do I mean by trekking?  Strolling on foot over the East River from Williamsburg Brooklyn to the Lower East Side of Manhattan with temperatures in the lower to mid 20’s with wind gusts of 35 mph…Hell no!  My camera and I were warmly aboard a Manhattan bound J train, besides, getting strange looks from people as I excitedly bounced from window to window of the car getting my shots made the experience even more satisfying.

The Williamsburg Bridge is a productive, multimodal one; it serves automobiles, three subway routes, pedestrians, and cyclists.

The grade of the bridge is slight, but enough to add an interesting slant to the Williamsburg skyline when I use it as the perspective for my composition.

The two shots above show both structures from Cooperative Village and public housing on the Lower East Side of Manhattan as soon as you cross the East River.

As soon as you pass Cooperative Village, the train begins its journey underground into Lower Manhattan under Nassau Street.

The 'Newer' Lower East Side

New, modern condos and offices now mingle with the old tenements of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The neighborhood was once a working class area of the city, is rapidly becoming one of Manhattan's trendiest areas to be. Taken on Essex Street in the heart of the LES.

Pigeon Toilet

Ever been the unwitting victim of a volley carried out by a fleet of pigeons? For those of you who haven't ever experienced the honor, allow me to provide valuable insight: It sucks. If you ever find yourself walking near Grand and Essex, watch yourself from above... Taken on the Lower East Side of Manhattan...

Fun With Yellow

All of the shots in this post are all connected by one small factor, they prominently feature the color yellow. Yellow is not a favorite color of mine in particular, but I really do like the way it looks in photographs.

These first two shots were taken from the same intersection in Dumbo, Brooklyn; Jay and York Streets...

A yellow handrail in the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway station in Downtown Brooklyn.

A yellow cab and sign stands out in front of Boss Tweeds Saloon on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. For some reason, the man to the left kind of reminds me of Boss Tweed, the 19th century of equivalent to Elvis; thought to be dead, but gets spotted on occasion...

Yellow Cab and an In God We Trust decal on the white van. Upon closer inspection of the large size of the this shot, you will also notice a Playboy Bunny decal on the side of the same van. Taken on Van Brunt Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn...

More yellow vehicles on 6th Avenue in Greenwich Village, Manhattan...

Taken at the base of the Williamsburg Bridge on the Manhattan side of the East River...

The Bargain District Heart

When one thinks of Manhattanization, this is not the generally accepted concept. Taken at the corner of Clinton and Broome, an area of relatively lower density on the Lower East Side of Manhattan...

Best if viewed large...

Bleary Eyed in the Bowery

...And my camera wasen't the only one. Taken at the corner of Delancy and Bowery in the Bowery section of the Lower East Side, Manhattan.