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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 [...]

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And his mama was a Mustang. Now he lives in New Jersey and rarely speaks to either of them.

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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.

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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.

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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 [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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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.

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