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Photo of the Day: Subway graveyard
Up in the Bronx, there’s a subway graveyard. I was up there once for some event, had some time to kill, and hung out on the overpass, looking down at the train-car carnage. On Instagram, I follow a lot of … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: a pond in the woods
In the woods near the house where I grew up, there is a little pond. On the shore of this very small pond is a wooden structure, open to the elements, with a big stone fireplace. There’s graffiti everywhere. We … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: January sunrise
For about 5 years, I lived in a one-room apartment on the very edge of the cliffs of Weehawken. It was literally a ROOM, but the location was what made the place special. I walked outside my building, looked to … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Relief on a hot day
It was a blisteringly hot day. Uncomfortable. I was out and about, I can’t remember why, but I’m so sun-shy I’m practically a vampire. I despise heat. I had a bunch of errands, and was feeling sticky and gross, so … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: I messed this one up
Every time I look at this photo it makes me laugh. I took it during my first year in New York. I was living on the Upper West Side with my brother and his girlfriend Maria, and attending my first … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Ground control
In another lifetime, I worked at the CNBC building in Englewood, New Jersey. Don’t ask. It was a strange time. I actually drove to work for the first time … ever. I didn’t move to the New York area to … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Tulips in Battery Park
For a year or so, the PATH station going from Exchange Place into the World Trade Center was out of service on the weekend for long-overdue repairs of the damage done by Hurricane Sandy. If you wanted to take the … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Morning Wave
2012 was a very bad year. And a very good year. I was extremely restless. I spent a couple of weekends a month in various ratty motels up and down the Jersey Shore. It was this thing I HAD to … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Condiments
This is a fun one, taken at one of my favorite bars in Rhode Island. It’s an epic kind of place, and I hope it survives this weird time we’re in. It’s basically a SHACK on the beach, but a … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Synchronized plunge
There’s nothing like a real camera. The image is so crisp, so clear. I was all the way on the shore watching my brother and my nephew Cashel out on the raft. Look at how clear this is! This picture, … Continue reading