Photos Showcasing My City

I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and I've heard a lot of misconceptions about my city. This isn't like HONY (which I love, btw), because this isn't about the people of New York. This is a blog about the interactions and the places that we've made....

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John Salminen

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John Salminen (American b.1945), Washington Arch, Watercolor on paper

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Fearful Answer: Terrorists Reasonable Answer: Idiot teens Hopeful Answer:

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Decades before the New York City subway cars were lined with advertisements for niche dating apps, personal injury lawyers, prescription weight loss medicines, and alternative internet browsers, the interiors of many of the city’s trains were adorned with editions of the two-toned mock newspaper known as The Subway Sun. Primarily produced between 1936 and 1965 under the artistic direction of late cartoonists Fred Cooper and Amelia Opdyke Jones, the imitation periodical campaign by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) fulfilled a variety of purposes in the subway system for over five decades. It encouraged polite passenger etiquette, but also promoted local attractions as a way to entice New Yorkers to use public transit — from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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Alfie Caine (British Artist, born 1996)

"New York Penthouse", 2020.

Vinyl and Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 70 × 97 cm.

Private Collection.

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via pinterest

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i have become enamored by the american woodcocks that have migrated to bryant park in nyc. i love them

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The current state of NYC.

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Hey, Im the train. I decided it would be fun to stop moving for an undisclosed amount of time just before we arrive at the station. My idea..

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so true

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describe nyc in 3 words

new york city

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A series of maps showing "The Waning of the Ice Sheet in New York State" over time from Annual Report of the New York State Museum 65th:v.1 suppl. (1911).

Full text here.

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Dozens of speed cameras across Staten Island have been disabled after being obstructed by fake bouquets of flowers. The city department of transportation has removed 14 of the bouquets so far, each of which affixed with zip ties and paired with a note that reads: "Brought to you by the Staten Island Beautification Squad"

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Something something something crimes that are objectively hilarious

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God forbid women do anything.