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  • Waiting For Hillary

    On my way back from a dental appointment, I accidentally stumble upon a crowd waiting to hear Senator Clinton’s (potentially) big announcement. (Baruch College, Manhattan)

  • Jo’s 3LD:Redux Of Choice

    (3 Legged Dog, Greenwich St, Manhattan)

  • Powerless & Peckish

    When the power goes out at your favorite Sichuan restaurant and they stop taking orders, you’ll wish — as we did — that you ordered that fourth dish after all. (Ollie’s, 42 St & 9 Av, Manhattan)

  • On The Tram

    (Roosevelt Island Tram, East River)

  • Becoming

    (13 St & 3 Av, Manhattan)

  • Chopper

    (East River & 34 St, Manhattan)

  • Monday Is Cat Week: 3 Speed

    Not unlike an old bike, my cat has exactly three speeds: 1. Begging for food whenever I walk into the kitchen. 2. Hopping on the table and trying to eat whatever I happen to be eating. 3. Looking all cute and whatnot when sleeping. (Bklyn Blggng HQ)

  • For Folding

    The only thing better than being on a bike today is being on a folding bike. And the only thing better than that is being on a folding bike at the Time’s Up Folding Bike Ride & Festival. So what are you waiting for? (23 St & East River, Manhattan)

  • This Is Not An Improvement

    This is not an improvement over the previous facade. This looks like a cheap PC case. This looks like a refrigeration unit. This looks like a Bose Acoustic Wave. This is a facade that won’t grow on anyone, gay or straight. This is an improvement t…

  • One Fifty Box

    (Mulberry St & Canal St, Manhattan)

  • Beyond Street Meat

    Like many others, I enjoy the halal cart at 53 St & 6 Av, even though I usually avoid street food I and I generally refuse to wait more than 10 minutes in line at any New York eatery. But the food here is pretty tasty, and the line is actually par…

  • Audition

    Want to be an officially sanctioned subway musician? You’ve just missed this year’s auditions, but there’s plenty of time to get ready for next year. (Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan)

  • Thespianism Lesson

    That’s not deep contemplation, that’s acting, baby. (Houston St & Broadway, Manhattan)

  • See See

    (Columbus Circle, Manhattan)

  • DUMBO

    (John St, Brooklyn)

  • Bklyn Bike Fridays

    It was a perfect day for a ride. (North 11 St, Brooklyn)

  • Uh Oh!

    The most cinematic interior in Chinatown is apparently under Health Department lockdown. Will they re-open like my once beloved Fay-Da? Honestly, the grime here was part of the charm. (Mei Lai Wah, Manhattan)

  • To Cross

    This button does not inspire confidence. (Roosevelt Av, Queens)

  • Elmhurst

    (89 St & Roosevelt Av, Queens)

  • Stop Moon

    (Fenimore St & Flatbush Av, Brooklyn)

  • Loft, Targeted

    (42 St & Broadway, Manhattan)

  • Not A Moment Too Soondubu

    So after two days of feeling blue because congestion pricing died and trying to console myself, I decided to take matters into my own hands. That’s right — I actually made soondubu for the first time, following a recipie I found online. The verdi…

  • ALL CAPS ADVENTURE

    HOLY CRAP I JUST FOUND THIS PHOTO IN MY IPHONE BUT I KNOW I DIDNT TAKE IT AND NOBODY ELSE HAS ACCESS TO IT AND ITS FREAKING ME OUT BECAUSE WHAT THE HELL IS THIS PICTURE I MEAN IT SORT OF LOOKS LIKE A PERSON BUT WHO IS IT BECAUSE I DONT RECOGNIZE H…

  • Consolation Prize

    I’m bummed that congestion pricing died in the State Assembly today, I’m trying to cheer myself up be focusing on things that give me pleasure, like the combo tofu stew with the side order of short ribs at Seoul Garden. Ah, I feel a little better …

  • Pixelated

    Although it looks like my iPhone’s resolution just dipped south of a PXL’s, the truth is I shot this scene of Ground Zero through a fence. (WTC PATH Station, Manhattan)

  • Dog Run

    (Washington Sq Park, Manhattan)

  • Color Full

    (Long Island City, Queens)

  • What Price Congestion?

    NYC needs congestion pricing. I hope the New York State Legislature does the right thing this week and passes it. (53 St & 6 Av, Manhattan)

  • All The Time Is Ice Time

    So today it’s sixty and people are still skating. I guess skate season goes longer than I thought. How do they keep the ice from melting? (Rockfeller Center, Manhattan)

  • Icy Last Looks?

    Wollman Rink is still open? It was like fifty degrees today. (Wollman Rink, Central Park, Manhattan)

  • Building Boom

    Look carefully: those are doors, dude. (42 St & 6 Av, Manhattan)

  • Jo’s 72 St-Broadway IRT of Choice

    All my life I searched for my soulmate. Just after I got used to the idea that one probably didn’t exist, I found her. Now all I have to do these days is to sit back and enjoy life. And snap the occasional photo. (72 St-Broadway Subway Station, Ma…

  • All The News

    (West 4 St-Washington Sq Station, Manhattan)

  • Beneath Broadway Junction

    (Broadway Junction Subway Station, Brooklyn)

  • I Always Wanted To Be A Tenenbaum

    (Convent Av & 144 St, Manhattan)

  • The Apex

    (Atlantic Av & Van Sinderen St, Brooklyn)

  • Old Red Hook, Meet New Red Hook

    (Beard St, Brooklyn)

  • Be Very Afraid

    Now that NYC has been the safest large city in the U.S. for several years running, it’s getting harder and harder to find truly scary places within the five boroughs. The East New York Station on the LIRR Atlantic Branch is one of those places. Th…

  • An Easy Shot

    Part of the dirty secret of NYC photoblogging is that the place is just so darn photogenic. You can be lazy like me and still find something interesting just about everywhere you look.

  • 24/7 Tasty

    Late nights would be a lot easier if we had a few of these in the five boroughs. (Austin, TX)

  • Party To The Peoples

    If you think this is impressive, wait ’till the truck hits sixty. (Austin, TX)

  • Balmy

    The Austin evenings are colder than we expected. Fortunately, Austin’s elaborate system of geothermal taps mean you’re never far away from a heat source. Just kidding about that geothermal tap thing. (Austin, TX)

  • Slanted At Enchanted

    Pick a bonfire, any bonfire. At Enchanted Forest, fire is on the house. (Enchanted Forest, Austin, TX)

  • This Ain’t New York

    A theatre created by folks that love movies and food? Alamo Drafthouse, where have you been all my life? You make me want to cheat big time on my beloved Gotham. (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, South Lamar, Austin, TX)

  • No Sleep Until ORD

    Our trip to SXSW starts with an automated midnight phone call canceling our 6:30am flight out of LGA. A frantic phone call to a real-life AA rep later, we’re booked on a 6am to ORD and advised to show up at LaGuardia at 4:30 to get a good spot on …

  • Beloved Deluxe

    I just can’t get enough of Deluxe. I shop here firstly for the food, but a close secondly for the atmosphere. Visiting NYC? Come to Deluxe and get all your hot pot ingredients in one place. (Deluxe Food Market, 79 Elizabeth St, Manhattan)

  • Crossculturaldissonance

    Call me tribal, but I sure was hoping these things were Chinese. But alas, they were marked MADE IN USA. I’m sort of offended and relieved at same time. (Duane Reade, Broadway & 18 St, Manhattan)

  • Foolish At The Dynasty

    Just because repeatedly throttling your shopping cart down the narrow aisles of a Chinatown supermarket for the sake of a blog photo is clearly unsafe and stupid…doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it anyway. (Dynasty Supermarket, 68 Elizabeth St, Man…

  • Press Pot

    The best cup of coffee I’ve ever had was Yauco Selecto in a press pot several years ago at Gramercy Tavern. Since then, I’ve had a few hundred gallons of java, but never in a press pot (except on the rare occasion at a place like Chikalicious) and…

  • BBQ & Big Hair

    I may not be a fancy-pants world-traveled gourmand, but I’m pretty sure nothing goes better with ribs than a Whitesnake video. Nothing. (Daisy May’s BBQ, 46 St & 10 Av, Manhattan)