Category Archives: Everyday
Suits and Ties?
Another black and white subway shot, but look carefully – suits, ties, haircuts, giant newspapers you had to fold to read, no iPhones, and those terrible old hand grabs that split your skull if you accidentally stood up directly under … Continue reading
Back on the Bus
This small boy, on the Uptown M7 bus today, had nothing to do with the two older ladies with walkers, but being New Yorkers, both of them immediately adopted him and spent the rest of of the journey explaining the … Continue reading
On the Bus
It’s amazing how young you can be and yet have learned already how to be a true New Yorker.
Another of Bloomberg’s Best
Christian de Portzamparc’s One57 Tower on West 57th Street actually makes this cluster, viewed from near the Central Park Skating Rink, look even better. Best of all, Essex House, with its wonderful and wildly illegal sign by current standards, still … Continue reading
Myers of Keswick
For any Brit living in New York, Myers of Keswick, on Hudson Street in the Village, is an essential destination for all that good stuff you grew up with. Pork Pies, Steak and Kidney Dittos, Cornish Pasties, Bangers, Chippolatas, Scotch … Continue reading
New York
Downtown Number 1 Subway Train, Broadway at 50th Street. One of a series of images of everyday life in the City.
Back in the Big Apple
Uptown M 104 Bus, 83rd Street and Broadway, New York. One of a series of images of everyday life in the City.
Babies Everywhere
Mexican Mums aren’t shy to trot their offspring out the minute they can get a pair of booties on them. This minuscule Mexican was on display this week just around the corner from us.
Just a Bit of Mexico
Just a corner in San Miguel. One of thousands of the exuberant storefronts here.
Grasshoppers, Yum
Chalupines is what the Mexicans call these tasty little creatures. They are in season now and here a couple of guys from the campesino have brought a bunch in to sell in our street. They’re crunchy with a toasty, yeasty … Continue reading