This picture was taken from the bus running nonstop from Jay Street to Church Avenue. The ride wasn’t too bad, except for delays caused by roadwork on the highway. After this weekend, the trains are supposed to run on a normal weekend schedule. The gray view included a gigantic cruise ship docked in Red Hook [...]
Archive for the ‘Transportation’ Category
Saturday’s miserable elements
Posted in Transportation, tagged brooklyn, photography, bqe, mta, jay st, nyc subway, church ave, rain, prospect expressway, track work, home depot, jetro, princess cruises on October 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
His daddy was a taxi
Posted in Transportation, tagged brooklyn, mustang, new jersey, nyc cab, park slope, photography, sports car, taxi, yellow car on October 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
And his mama was a Mustang. Now he lives in New Jersey and rarely speaks to either of them.
It’s warm and dry underground
Posted in Transportation, tagged brooklyn, photography, Court St, nyc subway, subway newsstand, 4 line, 5 line, bad weather, nor'easter on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And colorful, too. I’ll take this any day over the nor’easter that’s going on above ground. This is an old-style newsstand, stuffed to the gills with magazines, candy, junk food, and sodas. Something for everyone.
Morning on Court Street
Posted in Transportation, tagged brooklyn, photography, Court St, pedestrians, nyc subway, downtown brooklyn, commuters, b & w on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
M is for the first letter of Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Everyone calls it the subway, though, or the *%#@*! subway if it’s running late or not getting you where you want to go.
There’s a transportation situation this weekend
Posted in Transportation, tagged brooklyn, photography, nyc subway, kensington, church ave, trackwork, subway changes, inconvenience on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These signs are for bus changes, but nearby you’ll find some postings about the subways, too. Work is being done this weekend on approximately three-quarters of the city’s subway lines. The MTA says they need to perform repairs, etc. before winter and cold weather arrive. For riders, a half-hour ride might take an hour and [...]
Tape on a sign post
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged brooklyn, photography, windsor terrace, masking tape, bus stop, 20th st, waiting on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wait at an isolated bus stop with a camera, take ten steps forward and sideways, and eventually you will find an interesting image to capture.
View from the Culver Viaduct
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged brooklyn, photography, fourth ave, smith and 9th, f train, nyc subway, culver, culver viaduct, nyc weather, track work on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That’s where they are doing track work, on the subway bridge that crosses the Gowanus Canal and extends from Smith & 9th to Fourth Avenue on the F Train. An overcast day is great for taking pictures – no shadows or squinting. The haze has a way of making things either sharp or fuzzy. That’s [...]
Crossing Flatbush
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged Atlantic Mall, Atlantic Yards, brooklyn, brooklyn sports arena, develop don't destroy, flatbush ave, nj nets, nolandgrab, photography on September 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
There’s no construction going on at the Atlantic Yards project, yet it’s like a construction site. How is that? The large unsightly building in the background is home to Target and other stores.
Next to the really old bridge
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged bklyn yard, brooklyn, carroll gardens, carroll street bridge, cobblestones, gowanus canal, photography, ye olde on September 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Carroll Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal is 120 years old. It’s a retractile bridge, one of only four in the U.S.; to open, the bridge rolls back on steel rails. Fortunately, this is pretty far up the canal and doesn’t have to allow boats through often. This picture is of the gate that [...]
Get some new tires
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged brooklyn, danny's rim shop, fourth ave, llantas, park slope, photography, rims, tires on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
But if you see the words “llantas usadas,” don’t buy them – “used” and “tires” do not belong together in any language. Though many stores put up “everything must go” notices just to make some sales, this sign seems real. Or maybe I’m falling for the awkward charm of the backwards N’s.
