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Tag: Queens

Harry’s Water Taxi Beach

Long Island City, New York

My friend Harry got a concession to offer food, drink and music on an unused sandy spit off tthe East River (seen in the background here) where the water taxi came to port in Long Island City. This shot is from September 2008.

Posted on September 15, 2023September 5, 2023Categories Landscape, Photo, StreetTags beach, East River, Long Island City, New York, Queens, sand, tableLeave a comment on Harry’s Water Taxi Beach

Long Island City

Long Island City, New York

Continuing to post old pictures from Septembers past, this is the first one from 2008.

Posted on September 15, 2023September 5, 2023Categories Landscape, Photo, StreetTags fence, landscape, Long Island City, New York, Queens, sky, streetLeave a comment on Long Island City

Long Island City

Long Island City # 1
Long Island City #2

Some vaguely impressionist images from back in July 2009.

Posted on February 11, 2022February 10, 2022Categories Landscape, Photo, skyline, Street, streetscapeTags cityscape, landscape, Long Island City, New York, Queens, rain, street, urban, windowLeave a comment on Long Island City

Urban Tree Portraits

More archival shots from Marh-April, 2009. Click any image to see them all enlarged (in a browser, not an email).

Posted on February 8, 2022February 8, 2022Categories documentary, Landscape, Photo, StreetTags fountain, landscape, Manhattan, New York, Queens, street, trees, urban3 Comments on Urban Tree Portraits

Hillary in a Blur

LaGuardia Airport, New York

Staying in the archives for now. Found myself on a plane with the then Secretary of State in February of 2009. She gave permission for a shot and chatted briefly but while we were walking briskly in not great light.

Posted on January 29, 2022January 29, 2022Categories documentary, PhotoTags documentary, Hillary Rodham Clinton, LaGuardia Airport, New York, Queens, Secretary of State1 Comment on Hillary in a Blur

Backup at Kennedy

JFK Airport, Queens, New York
Posted on December 12, 2021December 11, 2021Categories documentary, PhotoTags airplane, documentary, JFK airport, New York, Queens2 Comments on Backup at Kennedy

Train Tracks

Queens Boulevard, New York
Posted on February 4, 2021January 30, 2021Categories Architecture, documentary, Photo, Street, subwayTags architecture, documentary, New York, Queens, Queens Boulevard, street, subway, train tracksLeave a comment on Train Tracks

3 Architectural Styles

Queens Boulevard, New York

The Queens Plaza Clock Tower Building used to be the tallest building in the area.

Posted on February 3, 2021January 30, 2021Categories Architecture, documentary, Photo, Street, streetscape, subwayTags architecture, Clock tower, documentary, New York, Queens, Queens Plaza, street, subway tracks2 Comments on 3 Architectural Styles

Scaffold

Queens, New York
Posted on February 3, 2021January 30, 2021Categories Architecture, B&W, documentary, Photo, StreetTags architecture, Black & White, documentary, New York, Queens, streetLeave a comment on Scaffold

Brick Pointing

Woodside, Queens, New York
Posted on February 3, 2021January 30, 2021Categories Architecture, documentary, Photo, StreetTags apartment building, brick, documentary, New York, Queens, streetLeave a comment on Brick Pointing

Rise -N- Shine

Woodside, Queens, New York
Posted on February 2, 2021July 7, 2024Categories documentary, Photo, StreetTags art, graffiti, New York, Queens, slogan, street art, wall, WoodsideLeave a comment on Rise -N- Shine

Mt Zion Cemetery

Queens, New York
Posted on February 2, 2021January 30, 2021Categories documentary, Landscape, Photo, StreetTags barbed wire, fence, Mt Zion Cemetery, New York, Queens, tree4 Comments on Mt Zion Cemetery

Wall-building Materials

Queens, New York
Posted on February 2, 2021January 30, 2021Categories Architecture, Photo, StreetTags brick, documentary, New York, Queens, street, stucco, wallLeave a comment on Wall-building Materials

Aliens Have Landed

Queens, New York
Posted on February 1, 2021January 30, 2021Categories Architecture, documentary, Photo, StreetTags documentary, fence, New York, Queens, street, tree, water tower2 Comments on Aliens Have Landed

Slim 68

Queens, New York
Posted on February 1, 2021January 30, 2021Categories documentary, Photo, StreetTags barricade, documentary, fence, frond, green, New York, Queens, street3 Comments on Slim 68

On the Road

Queens Boulevard, New York

Posted on February 1, 2021January 30, 2021Categories Architecture, documentary, Photo, StreetTags documentary, New York, Queens, Queens Blvd, sky, street, sun roofLeave a comment on On the Road

Train Tags

Click any image to see them all enlarged.

Posted on January 4, 2021July 7, 2024Categories documentary, Photo, StreetTags documentary, graffiti, New York, Queens, snow, street, train tracks, trees, winter3 Comments on Train Tags

Woodside Station

Woodside, Queens, New York
Posted on January 4, 2021January 3, 2021Categories Candid, documentary, Photo, StreetTags candid, documentary, New York, passenger, Queens, train station, Woodside2 Comments on Woodside Station

I’ve Been Working on the Railroad

Queens, New York
Format ImagePosted on January 4, 2021January 3, 2021Categories documentary, Photo, skyline, StreetTags candid, documentary, New York, Queens, railroad track, railroad worker, skyline, snow, streetLeave a comment on I’ve Been Working on the Railroad

The Old Long Island City

Long Island City, New York
Posted on January 3, 2021January 2, 2021Categories Architecture, documentary, Photo, Street, streetscapeTags documentary, Long Island City, New York, Queens, railroad trackes, street, streetscapeLeave a comment on The Old Long Island City

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