Smashandgrab gets BOPPED!

34 St Herald Square Station, NY NY
One cold and rainy afternoon I decided to take the train rather than ride my bike after work. It was full of 5pm rush hours so I thought I could be slick and just pass through the door. I waited and observed. Then, I see a woman passing through the door with a baby stroller. I quitely sneak behind her, stopping the door before it locked behind her. I was in, I was in. 15 steps later, someone grabs my arm. Cops. The rest is apparent. Watch out though, cause fare evasion now costs you $100.

Conney Boombox

Conney Island- Summer 2008
The good old days of conney island will be much missed. Gone are the days when people could walk around freely with their boxes blaring classic soul without a care in the world. Without astroland, who knows what the future has a stake. Where will this dude go, that I snapped, go when the curtain closes? Bushwick?

Sleeping on Hewes

Hewes- JM Train- Brooklyn, NY
Having to be at the job early, I encountered this at 7:30am on a Wednesday. He just laid there while people stepped over him into the turnstile. The booth attendant in the meantime was reading the paper oblivious to the motionless man.

Arrest!

149th St. Grand Concourse Bronx
This one made me sad. It was a black woman getting arrested with tears running down her eyes and a desperate look of fear in her face. Kind of shitty thing to see in the middle of your work day.

Astro!

Hats off to Astroland!

The last night, Sunday, September 7th 2008

Good Bye Coney Island

smashandgrab with crew. Coney Island Beach, Summer, 1982
Yeah, its true. The fun is over, and yet another part of what made New York cool is gone, to the condoes and unaffordable rides that the "new" so called amusement park will provide. In its place we'll get the same "modern" condoes that we see everywhere and I imagine a sprinkle of Times Square dazzle for those that can afford it. Hey, if we are luckly they will privatize the beach and begin to charge admission. It was fun while it lasted, and I eventually did get my chance to catch some flics, soon to be posted. Goodbye ASTROLAND.

Slim Pickings

Broadway- Brooklyn September 2008
Not much to write home about these days. Not that I haven't been out and about, its just that I haven't seen much. Did see a pretty hectic car accident this week, but the cabbie that crashed, alomost ran me over on my bike. I yelled at him and left, to heated to snap pics. I do what I can. As for this, another dead rat. Passed by it today, and the rat was gone but the rest of the trash was still there. Weird.