Joel's Photo Blog

SnowLine

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:00:00 +0000

Snowy High Line view. Chelsea, Manhattan
(from March 205).
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One57 and Neighbors

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 00:49:00 +0000

The 90 story condo building at 157 W 57th Street, aka One57. The building gained notoriety during Hurricane Sandy (while still under construction) when a part of a construction crane broke, leaving it dangling 75 floors above neighboring buildings. Seen from Columbus Circle, Manhattan.

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1WTC Peeking

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 13:45:00 +0000

One World Trade Center between two buildings near Spring Street. Hudson Square, Manhattan.

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Gramercy Starck Reflection

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 01:00:00 +0000

Part of the VA Hospital complex reflected in the facade of the Gramercy Starck condo at East 23rd Street, Manhattan. [FZ1000-0579 Lr2015/PScc]

East Midtown Plaza B&W

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:00:00 +0000

I took a photography course at Parsons last year and shot this photo for a "B&W" assignment. This is a tiny piece of the huge, block-long brick apartment complex at 23rd Street between 1st & 2nd Avenues, NYC [A7m2-2282 b&w acr(R)PScc]

Gehry's IAC Building

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:19:00 +0000

The IAC Building designed by architect Frank Gehry seen from the High Line. Chelsea, Manhattan.

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TTW - Philly Cityscape at Sundown

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 23:49:00 +0000

Taken thru the (not too clean) window of the Loews Hotel - my favorite hotel in Philly! Looking east from Market &12th Streets towards the Delaware River and the Ben Franklin Bridge (i think) at the far left. Thanksgiving week (Nov 22, 2015).

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Rutherford Place Entrance

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 03:52:00 +0000

The beautiful entrance to 305 Second Avenue, near E 18th Street - aka Rutherford Place or The Rutherford. At one time it was the home of the Lying-In Hospital of the City of New York. It's now a Condo. StuyTown/Gramercy Park area of Manhattan.

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Luminaire Gramercy

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 04:45:00 +0000

The banner above the entrance says “Brighter Living” and the building is living up to its new name, literally. This is the Luminaire Gramercy. It was formerly known as Post Luminaria. Developer Ben Shaoul recently acquired the property and is in the process of converting it from rentals to condos.

I'm guessing the blue spotlights placed in most of the rooms are in vacant/unsold apartments to draw the attention of passersby. They sure got my attention!

At 1st Avenue & E 23rd Street, StuyTown / Gramercy, Manhattan

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Trump Plaza - Atlantic City Beach

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 15:30:00 +0000

What's happening in Atlantic City is sad to watch. In the early 1900s this was a popular family-friendly summer resort for people along the NE corridor. By the mid-1900s those summer vacationers found other places to go and Atlantic City was dying a slow death. In the 1970s Atlantic City reincarnated itself by converting the oceanfront resorts to casinos, extending its life for a while. But now the casinos are dying, unable to compete with new casinos that are popping up elsewhere in the NY/NJ/PA/CT area, that are closer and easier to get to.

Three Atlantic City casinos closed already this year - The Atlantic Club closed in January. The Showboat and the 2-year old Revel both closed a few days ago, right after the Labor Day weekend.

The hotel/casino at the far right of this photo, Trump Plaza, is closing later this month. I had the opportunity to spend a couple of long weekends at Trump Plaza over the past 2 years, including the July 4th weekend this year. On the news yesterday there was a report that the Trump Taj Mahal casino has notified state authorities that it may also close soon. It's estimated that somewhere between 7,000 - 8,000 permanent jobs will have been lost in Atlantic City this year.

2014-Jul-6
Atlantic City, NJ
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East River Seaplane

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 01:00:00 +0000

A seaplane in the East River between Manhattan and Queens.
2014-Aug-24. Stuyvesant Cove, Manhattan.
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Catching Up... Snow - Snow - Snow

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:00:00 +0000

I know it's crazy to be posting photos of snow and ice in September - but I've got some catching up to do, starting with photos of some of the 57.4" of snow that NYC got this past winter. I think this was the 5th highest snow total for NYC over the past 145 years!

Snow - Branches - Ginkgo

Lower East Side, Manhattan. 2014-Feb-3
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Ice - Branches - Ginkgo

Lower East Side, Manhattan. 2014-Feb-4
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Snowy Branches

Lower East Side, Manhattan. 2014-Feb-3
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Samuel Dickstein Place

Lower East Side, Manhattan. 2014-Feb-4
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Togo - at Seward Park

Togo seems right at home in the snow at Seward Park. The real Togo was was a sled dog who led a team pulling medication across snowy Alaska to fight a diphtheria outbreak in the early 1900s. The sculpture was designed by Shelly Smith Curtiss.
Lower East Side, Manhattan. 2014-Feb-8
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Staring Me Down

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:00:00 +0000

A New York City squirrel outside my window - a tough breed. Lower East Side, Manhattan [NEX6-2533 acr(R)PScc]

Columbus Circle - CNN

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:00:00 +0000

CNN time and weather over Columbus Circle around sunset. Columbus Circle, Manhattan

Foggy Grand Street

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:00:00 +0000

A heavy fog rolled into Manhattan last night. Grand Street, Lower East Side.

Avenue A Sunset

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Green lights heading down Avenue A towards a beautiful Christmas Day sunset. Avenue A at E. 14th Street, Stuyvesant Town / East Village, Manhattan [NEX6-2501 acr(R)PScc]

Santa Ladies

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Festive store display on E. 14th Street near 2nd Ave, Manhattan [NEX6-2468 acr(R)PScc]

Filming The Cobbler

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Light crane on Suffolk Street during filming of The Cobbler (starring Adam Sandler and Dustin Hoffman). Seen from Grand Street near Clinton Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan

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Twilight Windows & Stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:00:00 +0000

That magical time of day when daylight fades and lights start glowing in windows... and on this random rooftop, a water tank supported by some impressive steel and a lone bare Charlie Brown-ish tree. 2nd Ave, Gramercy, Manhattan. [NEX6-2413 acr(R)PScc]

TTW - The Bronx, NY

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Thru the window of a moving Amtrak Acela Express train somewhere in the Bronx. I believe the stacks, tanks and machinery in the foreground is some kind of Dept. of Sanitation facility in the Port Morris area of the Bronx. If I got the location correct, then the bridge at the left should be part of the Robert F. Kennedy (aka Triboro) Bridge. [NEX-2279 acr(R)PScc]

Gas Station Turned Cafe

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 13:00:00 +0000

This corner is a former Gulf gas station which was converted to an indoor cafe (back portion of the building) with a walled-in open air seating patio at the front, where the gas pumps had been. B Bar and Grill Cafe - East Village at Cooper Square, Manhattan. [NEX6-2407 acr(R)PScc]

Welcome to Chinatown

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Street scene at Grand Street near Bowery - Lower East Side / Chinatown, Manhattan. [NEX6-2390 acr(R)PScc]

Empire State Building - Nelson Mandela

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:00:00 +0000

The Empire State Building was lit last weekend in colors honoring Nelson Mandela

First Snow

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:00:00 +0000

First snow of the 2013-2014 season this past Sunday. Ok, it was just a mini snowfall - but it still counts as snow! First Avenue at Stuyvesant Town, Manhattan. [NEX6-2385 acr(R)PScc]

Holiday Street Scene

noreply@blogger.com (Joel Raskin) — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 13:00:00 +0000

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