Word on the street, my friend

the goings on at the B38 bus stop, Fulton St. & Nevins/Flatbush

once on the bus, a glimpse out the window gives me a whole new canvas

while inside, the person next to me is going to get rich quick

Abdul Food Corp. at Van Buren & Marcus Garvey

New Hardee, my favorite Chinese takeout at Throop & Koskiusko, was rammed into one night by a speeding car, which then burst into flames, destroying the whole building. I'm told everyone made it out unscathed.

apparently legal wiring, Clifton Place nr. Bedford Ave.

another zen moment

This is what happens when you wait for hours over a period of days for Verizon technicians to fix your wireless - nothing at all except a bunch of big guys climbing a pole and doing absolutely nothing to get the wireless working again.

the Gowanus Canal Superfund site, situated in the middle of Brooklyn, thank you very much Exxon

rush hour subway 

a preacher spreading the news about Jesus on the B38 bus ...

and a distraught rider who doesn't seem to know where his stop is

and the preacher and the distraught rider eventually vie for the same aisle space

across the street from the house where I live

Summer into Fall . . . Forgive the Lapse

The language of trees (in the city, that is...)

Beautiful Bushwick

Williamsburg from the deck of the East River Ferry

I meant to leave this one out.

India Street, Greenpoint - serious and impressive masonry - the Astral is thoroughly grounded

Walking down Delancey Street after Ellen Cantor's memorial extravaganza, I came across this display.

An old synagogue, Lower East Side

Sad about Ellen's death. Everything looks hazy and it's hard to focus.

Back in Bed-Stuy, the grown-ups are turning on the fun for the kids.

post-its in living color

the top door

James Turrell's lit corner

at the Vegan shoe store on Orchard Street

A house in Fort Greene with a message for passersby

The meek shall inherit the earth. Waiting on line at the arthritis clinic.

Bushwick once again, near Woodhull Hospital. You never want to find yourself at Woodhull.

Edward Hopper light on Nostrand Avenue

A flower arrangement by Jamie Chan

One cat watches from the sidelines whilst another cat gets a meal.

September 11, 2013

Realist abstraction