the journey...

Livin' in the City

I took a ride today through a part of Brooklyn I wouldn't dare go to by myself at night. Just one turn off Eastern Parkway and you are in East Flatbush. What I thought was a street fair on a beautiful Sunday afternoon turned out to be a double homicide. Ok, ride away. On the way home it was mural after mural for fallen friends and family. It was getting to be a pretty depressing ride so I headed home.

Labels: bike, brooklyn

Inside of La Marqueta you mostly find food but in the far corner there are two small barber shops and a beauty salon. There is something beautiful about barber shops, especially these small independent spaces that have held on over the years. Daniel Reyes, who is in the first 2 photographs, has been in his space for 27 years and in the neighborhood for over 45.

(I just heard that they won a new 5 year lease so La Marqueta will live on!)

Labels: saturday, williamsburg

Another Saturday on the bike getting lost in the city. No matter what wrong turn you take you will always discover a part you shouldn't miss. Today I found myself on Graham Avenue and Moore Street, a latin quarter on the edge of Williamsburg. I passed by the "live pollo" deciding to go into La Marqueta first. Images from inside will come soon, but first, the pollo.

Labels: bike, saturday, williamsburg

Quite possibly the best edit of a subway ad I've seen!

Labels: graffiti, subway

A couple from an ongoing project, Capturing the Empire

Labels: Capturing the Empire

Greene Avenue at Knickerbocker Avenue

Labels: bike, saturday

Well... after a day of biking across brooklyn/queens, I'm exhausted. But it's due time to post some new images. These are from Most Holy Trinity Cemetery in Brooklyn-ish, it's a funny border between Brooklyn and Queens and I'm not sure which side of the street I was on. What I do know, they do NOT like bikes nor do they like cameras. The security guard pretended to call 911 and I walked away. I mean come on, really... anyways, it is a beautiful place that seems unreal at times. I've never seen tombstones made out of metal. There were some made out of wood, others made from pipes. I inquired with the friendly security guard, but he just said, "I just work here... NO PHOTO". After some research, it seems the grounds were believed to soft for marble so hollow metal and wood were used. Incredible. Marble melts away over the years; metal bends, twists and rusts into new shapes yet holding information for years to come.

trying a new way to post images tonight. Let me know what you think! -g

Labels: bike, brooklyn, cemetery, saturday