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Archive for Category: "Photos"
SoHo photo tour
SoHo, NYC’s historic neighborhood, is teeming with art galleries, exclusive boutiques, chic hotels, and stylish restaurants set amongst remarkable architecture. The SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District includes 26 city blocks and approximately 500 buildings. It was designated landmark status in 1973, and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978. All photos by the author (except where noted). [...]
Springtime Comes to NYC
NYC is often called an “Urban Jungle.” The city’s name brings to mind concrete cityscapes, the glaring lights of Broadway, and canyons of skyscrapers. But the city has a natural beauty as well. While the winter of 2012 was relatively tame, New Yorkers embrace the warmth and color of Springtime. Here are a few photos [...]
Images of Harlem
Harlem is the most famous and historic African American community in the nation. The name often conjures up images of the Harlem Renaissance, nightclubs like the Cotton Club or the Savoy Ballroom, or the infamous ghetto of the 1970s and 80s. But Harlem has undergone another transformation. Restoration is everywhere in the neighborhood, and new [...]
The Beauty of Central Park
Central Park has been called the green heart of a great city. Here are some photos of this stunning urban oasis though the seasons. (Click on the photos to open the slideshow. All photos by Author.)
Art of Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center offers stunning examples of Art Deco design, architecture and art works. Built at the height of the Great Depression, John D. Rockefeller set out to create a commercial center “as beautiful as possible.” As you can see, he achieved that goal, offering some of the world’s most magnificent public art. (Click on the [...]
Liberty Square: Occupy Wall Street
On September 17, 2011, protesters with the movement called Occupy Wall Street began protesting and living in NYC’s Zuccotti Park (a small plaza in Manhattan’s Financial District, literally in the shadow of Ground Zero). They call their camp/home “Liberty Square.” Their official statement reads,” “Occupy Wall Street is a leaderless resistance movement with people of [...]
NYC Gay Pride 2011
Every year the streets of NYC become even more fabulous on the last Sunday in June with the Gay Pride March. The centerpiece of the city’s week-long Pride Festival, the March down Fifth Avenue into Greenwich Village commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots, which launched the Gay Rights Movement. With the legalization of Gay Marriage in [...]
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