One sure fire indicator that you’re beginning to age, you lose touch with the finer nuances of modern vernacular. Another indicator, when you begin to express ideas by starting with “In my time” or “where I come from”. Well, in my time, the word “dope” was an insult or a reference to illicit substances.
Dope, as defined on Urban Dictionary. See definition #2.
The R42 cars are the second oldest cars in revenue operation on the New York City subway system. They were built around 1970 by the St. Louis Car Company. You will mainly see these cars in service during rush hour in peak directions as the J and Z train engage in a skip stop pattern to and from Lower Manhattan to Jamaica. Much like the R32 trains, they are rusty and rickety.
There’s nothing quite like neon signs at night, and this one has the added bonus of lighting a winterized tree. Taken on Roebling Street, near the Williamsburg Bridge on the Brooklyn side.
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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.
Looking at the Navy Yard near Flushing Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. From this perspective, you get a unique view of both the Williamsburg Bridge and the Midtown Manhattan skyline…
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