November 8, 2009 by brooklynpix

Pizza’s over $2.00 a slice most places now, but there are a few deals still to be had in NYC. Postcards can often be found ten for a dollar, including tax, on sidewalk racks. They may not always be tasteful, but who cares, if you’re getting mementos to remind everyone of your trip to NYC THE BIG APPLE ONE HECKUVA TOWN.
Tags: big apple, nyc, nyc bargains, nyc deals, nyc tourists, photography, postcards, sidewalk vendor, sixth ave
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November 7, 2009 by brooklynpix

Being a window washer at the Time Warner Center is Sisyphean work. There are acres of glass from the sidewalk to as high as a person can reach. Just when he thinks he’s caught up, it starts all over again.
Tags: columbus circle, nyc, photography, sisyphus, time warner center, window washer
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November 6, 2009 by brooklynpix

If life were a cartoon, there would be a black oval on the sidewalk into which this guy would step. We’d hear some sounds, a crash, maybe whistling, and after a few moments he’d climb out of the opening, brush himself off, and continue on his way.
Tags: cartoon, manhole, midtown manhattan, nyc, pedestrian, photography, sidewalks of ny
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November 5, 2009 by brooklynpix

We were thinking maybe the old guy was Poseidon, but there’s no reference to water. With that leafy head wear, maybe he’s a mythological figure. The guarder of doors?
Tags: east harlem, mythology, nyc, nyc brownstone, photography
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November 4, 2009 by brooklynpix

Another recession casualty, I thought when I peered into this Chinese restaurant. Then I looked online, remembered I took the picture on Monday, and discovered it was closed that day. Tang Pavilion gets mixed reviews; the consensus is that the restaurant is better for dinner than lunch.
Tags: closed on monday, midtown manhattan, nyc, nyc chinese restaurant, photography, reflection, tang pavilion, w 55th st
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November 3, 2009 by brooklynpix

I don’t remember seeing this on other Mondays after the big race. There were numerous NYC Marathon runners wearing their medals, which show that they completed the race, over street clothes. The shorter man is also carrying a purse, but I think finishing the 26+ mile course confers fashion liberty on a runner for a couple days.
Tags: midtown manhattan, nyc, nyc marathon, nyc marathon medal, photography
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November 2, 2009 by brooklynpix

Oh how pensive he seems. Then you notice the tie tucked in the shirt. What we read as emotion is more likely the aftermath of a big lunch and the thought of an afternoon of work looming ahead.
Tags: lunchtime, midtown manhattan, nyc, photography, shirt and tie, sixth ave
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November 1, 2009 by brooklynpix

A person’s head would have to be the size and shape of a basketball to wear this mask. Ironically, Scandinavia was well represented this Halloween among trick or treating kids not by trolls but a stylized version of the “scream” character from Edvard Munch’s famous painting. I imagine a pedantic parent telling the kids, “What an interesting choice, this figure by early 21st century Norwegian artist Munch, a pictorial embodiment of modern anomie and anxiety!”
Tags: anomie, anxiety, edvard munch, halloween, nyc, photography, scandinavia, the scream, trick or treat, troll
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October 31, 2009 by brooklynpix

They’re walking past the big sneaker store on 34th Street. The mom is probably in charge of the wallet, so the shoes are not going to happen today.
Tags: 34th st, herald square, mother and son, nyc, nyc shopping, photography, sneakers
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October 30, 2009 by brooklynpix

It would be perfect if these men, as a group, were going to Five Guys for hamburgers. On nearby 55th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, Five Guys is a fairly recent addition to the neighborhood, as if there weren’t enough places for a carnivore craving greasy beef and french fries to dine.
Tags: burger and fries, five guys, greasy food, men crossing street, midtown manhattan, nyc, nyc restaurant, photography
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