Fire Escapes of NYC

I made a lot of exits through side doors, down fire escapes or over rooftops. I abandoned more wardrobes in the course of five years than most men acquire in a lifetime. I was slipperier than a buttered escargot. // Frank Abagnale

[matchagirl]

[stuffinthesky]

We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down, and worry about our place in the dirt.

Interstellar (via stuffinthesky)

[nycfireescapes]

Seen from Spring St

[wanderingnewyork]

Fire escapes in Yorkville, Manhattan.

[sheismyshe-deactivated20190201]

I want to believe there are things we can say without language.

Ocean Vuong, The Weight of Our Living: On Hope, Fire Escapes, and Visible Desperation (via sheismyshe)

[nycfireescapes]

W Houston St // 7.19.16

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Seen in Soho

[nycfireescapes]

Flames! Dancing on fire escapes! We’re not gonna paaaaay! 

[nycfireescapes]

Cities 101: What Are the Rules on Fire Escapes in NYC?

We all love fire escapes and what they represent both visually and historically for the New York City landscape. But what are the rules regarding them?

[galaxyspeaking]

I wanted to post a little update concerning the modern Romeo & Juliet I’m working on. I tried to put some text but I thought making it a ‘mute’ comic could be interesting ! This is page 2, out of 5 !

[my-world-of-colour]

Darkness urban architecture stairs

piccsy.com

[wanderingnewyork]

Fire escapes in Harlem, Manhattan.

[joelzimmer]

Converts

New York

[nycfireescapes]

My mouth is a fire escape. The words coming out don't care that they are naked. There is something burning in there.

Andrea Gibson

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[life-still]

s t a b l e

[maybelline]

Soho views