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Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

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A Thousand Migrants Slept Outside or in Subways, NYC Official Survey Says

While the Adams administration says the population in its care has gone down, that doesn’t account for the migrants evicted from shelters and left to their own devices while seeking a new placement. By Gwynne Hogan Feb 16 5:00am EST…

Central Park, NYC, Easter 2021

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In 2019, A Sun Washed New York City

Sun washed New York City today… Muffled by days gray with rain and clouds, New York City came up clean and bright, Upper East Side skyline stretched from river to rooftops. But that was 2019, and what a difference one…

Wonderful World

AscendWithPride, Four Freedoms Park

A remarkable moment in time, AscendWithPride, a sun-soaked expression of barriers torn down, folks of all ages and genders. All walk into FDR Four Freedoms Park to appreciate and share gay pride on Roosevelt Island in New York City.

Waiting for the Light, New York City Heat

Waiting for the Light is street photograph. It captures the gritty realism of urban alienation on a hot summer afternoon.

NYC Confiscates 34 Ice Cream Trucks But World Does Not End

NYC confiscates 34 ice cream trucks, striking back against scofflaws. In a story first reported in the New York Times, New York City came up with a clever way to punish companies not paying fines on illegally parked trucks. by…

Pigeon Bird Man of NYC and Other Washington Square Oddities

Pigeon Bird Man NYC is a photo I couldn’t resist. I saw him in Washington Square Park, New York City, June 1st, 2019, when we sat down to enjoy Greenwich Village falafels. You might think the birds flock around this…

FIGMENT NYC 2019 Today

FIGMENT NYC 2019 kicked off today In New York on Roosevelt Island. June 1st, 2019, Roosevelt Island welcomed its first FIGMENT NYC participatory art project in Lighthouse Park. The crowd for this fun family event was perfectly light, and it…

The Gigantic Flamingo In The East River

Did you see the gigantic flamingo floating down the East River? Other New York Oddities After the Gigantic East River Flamingo Pigeon Bird Man of Washington Square Hula Hoop Violinist A Piano That Kills Fascists “Attention, would-be influencer who maybe…

Get a unique perspective of New York City from the Brooklyn Bridge

Walk the Brooklyn Bridge… That’s how my friend kicked off tours of New York City, herding visitors off on a hike up the Brooklyn Bridge. No need to go all the way up. After a few hundred feet, you see the…