Icy Walk along New Utrect Avenue

 

My photographic documentation of the city tend to slow to the crawl during winter months.  I find it difficult to muster the motivation to squeeze in time for a photographic section during inclimate weather, but something had to give, and it occurred on a windy, 18 degree, February day.  This walk took place on New Utrect Avenue in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn.

Umbra

Winter sunlight induced visual occlusion of an indistinct highrise in downtown Brooklyn.

Local Scale

Demonstrating the somewhat more human scale perspective that is the Brooklyn neighborhood. Taken in Cobble Hill.

BBQ after SMOKE JOINT

The proper order of events seem to be in the proper sequence here, even if the snow harshes things a bit. Taken near Fulton and Lafayette in the Ft. Greene area of Brooklyn.

Greenpoint Winter Flashback

There may not be snow on the ground this time around, but it feels just as cold. Taken from Greenpoint Avenue in Brooklyn.

Brrrrrrrrrrrooklyn

Well ok, its in the mid to upper 50's today, but when this photo was taken a few days ago, it was much colder. Taken at the corner of Boerum and Dean, where the neighborhoods of Boerum/Cobble Hill neighborhoods border each other.

Winter-Deli

A very cold day on Bedford Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn...

Neighborhood above the Tracks

Residential houses along the Brighton Line of the of the subway system in the Flatbush area in Central Brooklyn.  Taken in late winter after all the snow has melted, but before the leaves grew on the trees.

Shadow Lurker

Taken in front of the 225 Broadway-Transportation Building near the Financial District in Lower Manhattan.  Obviously taken several months ago when winter attire was required.

Fluffy Flashback

I definitely am not missing scenes like this! Taken near Broadway and Astor Place in the East Village area of Manhattan.

A Cold Day in Brooklyn

Taken at the corner of Metropolitan and Union in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg.

Winter Relapse

Less than 48 hours ago, it was 68 degrees, the snow was all but melted, and sunny.  Tonight it snows...

Taken at the corner of Bedford and Lafayette, the subway entrance in my neighborhood.  This photo should be viewed large, you may click the image to do so.

Snow Removal

"You can sit there and say, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,' or you can get out and get a shovel and get to work." - Michael Bloomberg

New Yorkers hold a special hell for city officials that botch a winter storm.  Luckily for a parties involved, the public and officials, this storm was handled much better by the city than the December blizzard.  There were transit delays, public schools were closed (a rare event), but the job of snow removal can be considered a success.  If the culture of snow removal interests you, check out this post over at the blog: The Urbanophile.

This shot was taken in an area of Lower Manhattan known as Cooper Square, exact location is geotagged on the Flickr image page.

Another Winter Storm

I’ve lost count as to the amount of winter storms in which have yielded significant amounts of accumulation.  This morning, I woke up to this scene; taken on Bedford Avenue, by the Bedford-Nostrand Subway station in my Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant.

Scenes from Quiet, Snowy, Hollis

Hollis is a remote neighborhood in the outer lying region of Queens. The neighborhood is in close proximity to Nassau County, Long Island and has no direct subway access. These shots were taken from and near the platform of the Long Island Railroad station in Hollis.

As the New York City area braces for another dumping of snow, let take a moment to remember the last one and my the city formulate a better response. Taken during a sunrise from my Brooklyn street where the only thing that underwent snow removal were the renters and homeowners who were good enough to shovel their stretch of sidewalks.

Its...Another Alleyway

Alleyways, always ready for a photo op...Taken near the corner of Washington and Pennsylvania in downtown Indianapolis.

Post Snowmageddon Limp

The fallout from the performance (or lack their of) of snow removal by the Department of Sanitation is still in full force. Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Goldsmith, and Sanitation Commissioner Doherty have all caught heat. Frustrations over the matter quickly turned to rumors of intentional work slowdowns by the Department of Sanitation, in retribution of budget cuts. A week later and the snow has all but melted; the mounds of snow have been supplanted by mounds of trash.

I was in Indianapolis when the blizzard struck, due to fly back on December 26, but that didn't end up happening until December 29th. I was much luckier than those who got stuck in the airports all over the county for I was staying with family. These shots were taken on December 30th, and at this time, Brooklyn and Queens were still crippled with many streets still unplowed. All of the photos you see here were shot within a few blocks of where I live in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn with the exception of the last one, which was shot in Bensonhurst.

Another view of the previous post

While the Department of Sanitation has been focusing on snow, the garbage has been piling on top of the garbage that was there initially covered, by snow. Could be worse, rats and flies could be the beneficiaries of a sanitation strike in the middle of July.

The Noodle gets Extra Slippery in the Winter

The Slippery Noodle Inn is the oldest continually operating pub in Indianapolis which was opened in the early 1850's. It has quite a colorful history, legend has it that it was once a brothel and there is still a bullet lodged in the wall that was meant for John Dilliger's head.

The Crumbling Vacated Merrill Street

I visited Indianapolis and the family for the holiday season and was supposed to go back to NYC on Sunday. That was until a major blizzard pummelled the east coast; as a result I am still here and that extended time can mean only one thing: Indianapolis Photos! This collection focuses on the area of Pennsylvania and the now vacated Merrill street, near the Lilly complex.

Used to be a tunnel, but most of that has been ripped out other than the rail overpass. Used to be a prominent hangout for homeless people and Lilly employees that smoked until all this was done. The dozens of homless people moved to another similar underpass about five blocks away. Taken on the near south side of Indianapolis in an area known as Pogue's Run.

Looking at the Chase Tower from Pennsylvania Street.