Category Archives: New York

Five Months in New York City: February-June 2020

Posted on July 1, 2020 by deborahshapiro

Five months have passed with excruciating speed and pain in New York City. This post is a look back on the momentous period between February and June 2020 and an attempt to give visual expression to the relentless chronology of … Continue reading →

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Fire on West 101st Street

Posted on May 7, 2020 by deborahshapiro

A two-alarm fire broke out on the top of a building on West 101st Street today due to a kitchen fire. Gray smoke billowed through the air and spread for blocks around. FDNY controlled the fire quickly and evacuated all … Continue reading →

Posted in Manhattan, New York | Tagged FDNY, Fire, firefighters, Manhattan, Rescue, Upper West Side | Leave a comment

Riverside Drive, April 2, 2020

Posted on April 2, 2020 by deborahshapiro

Posted in Manhattan, New York | Tagged Love, Riverside Drive, Upper West Side | 1 Comment

Spring Comes to Riverside Drive

Posted on April 1, 2020 by deborahshapiro

Spring comes to New York, even when New Yorkers are indoors and afraid. We will be free again some day.

Posted in flowers, Manhattan, New York | Tagged flowering trees, flowers, hope, Manhattan, New York, Riverside Drive, spring, Trees | 1 Comment

Restaurant on East Houston Street, around 1990

Posted on February 22, 2020 by deborahshapiro

Posted in Manhattan, New York | Tagged East Village, Houston Street, Kodachrome, Kodachrome 64, murals, street art, street photography, vintage | 1 Comment

Mural on the Lower East Side, 1992

Posted on February 22, 2020 by deborahshapiro

Location unknown, but facing north toward the Chrysler Building and possibly Cooper Union. Artist unknown.

Posted in Manhattan, New York | Tagged murals, Puerto Rican flag, street art, street murals, vintage | Leave a comment

Moondance Diner

Posted on February 21, 2020 by deborahshapiro

From the archive: the Moondance Diner on Sixth Avenue in Soho with an amazing mural in the background.

Posted in Manhattan, New York | Tagged diner, Kodachrome, murals, Soho, street art, street murals, vintage | Leave a comment

New York Lunar New Year Parade 2020

Posted on February 9, 2020 by deborahshapiro

Posted in Manhattan, New York | Tagged Chinatown, Chinese culture, Lunar New Year | Leave a comment

Women’s March 2020, New York City

Posted on January 18, 2020 by deborahshapiro

The fourth Women’s March in New York

Posted in Manhattan, New York, Protest March, Women's March | Tagged Demonstration, Senator Schumer, Women's March 2020 | Leave a comment

Spring in January, Central Park

Posted on January 12, 2020 by deborahshapiro

Activities for a sunny Sunday in January:

Posted in Manhattan, New York | Tagged Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, Central Park Lake, dogs | Leave a comment