03 Feb

#18 The Works III – Electricity and Communications

Part III of the works presents the art of manhole covers related to electricity and (tele-)communications.
02 Feb

#17 The Works II – Water and Sewers

This is the second of the three part series, The Works. Today’s post looks at manhole covers for water pipes and sewers.
01 Feb

#16 The Works I – Gas

It’s the first post of the second month, and I thought I’d look at what lies beneath; what makes the city work. This is the first of three parts.
31 Jan

#15 January

Outtakes (in the wintry spirit of January) and best of the month.
29 Jan

#14 No Parking

Surprisingly, in a city with such an extensive public transportation system, many New Yorkers still drive. Parking on Wythe Avenue is a rather intricate affair, however, as the street has…
28 Jan

#13 Brick

A fundamental but often overlooked aspect of the street – the bricks that are used to construct its buildings. If you look a little closer, you will find that they…
27 Jan

#12 Fire Escape

Fire escapes are a quintessential aspect of New York’s architectural landscape. At one time they were a fire safety requirement for buildings in the city, but they have now fallen…
25 Jan

#11 Condominium

Following my post on property listings, this one presents some of the actual luxury condominium developments on Wythe Ave. I suppose I could also subtitle this “Gentrification I.”
23 Jan

#10 Property Listings

Readers of my (other) blog, http://www.dreamofacity.com, will realise that I’m not actually in New York right now, but in Berlin (and I was in London last week). While I prepared…

21 Jan

#9 – Wind

I’ll continue this week’s theme of un-earthly phenomena with a post on the wind, on a particularly gusty morning. This one was slightly harder to accomplish since what I am…