bmattock
Veteran
There was a W/NW NYC thread here a moment ago - I don't know where it could have gone. I guess the original thread starter might have deleted it. It must have been an accident.
NYC is my kinda place, I gotta tell ya. I go there as often as I can; my wife is from there, she spent many years living in Queens and also Hell's Kitchen - she's a Fordham graduate. A few years ago, I was privileged to attend my wife's uncle's retirement ceremony at the Waldorf. Former Mayor Ed Koch was kind enough to pose with me while my wife took the photo.
Well, I could go on and on - I have hundreds of photos of NYC that I've taken over the years. And I will be happy to, unless I've made my point. And this thread won't be deleted, at least not by me, so please feel free to add your own photos and comments.
NYC - my kind of town, ya know? Great place.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
PS - Correction, I found out where the original thread went. Darn. Well, better make sure that this one doesn't end up suffering the same fate. So just for future reference:
NYC is my kinda place, I gotta tell ya. I go there as often as I can; my wife is from there, she spent many years living in Queens and also Hell's Kitchen - she's a Fordham graduate. A few years ago, I was privileged to attend my wife's uncle's retirement ceremony at the Waldorf. Former Mayor Ed Koch was kind enough to pose with me while my wife took the photo.
Well, I could go on and on - I have hundreds of photos of NYC that I've taken over the years. And I will be happy to, unless I've made my point. And this thread won't be deleted, at least not by me, so please feel free to add your own photos and comments.
NYC - my kind of town, ya know? Great place.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
PS - Correction, I found out where the original thread went. Darn. Well, better make sure that this one doesn't end up suffering the same fate. So just for future reference:
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I remember the police officer. One serious woman.
On the other hand image three in the sequence brings new meaning to "hip shot"
On the other hand image three in the sequence brings new meaning to "hip shot"
bmattock
Veteran
Giving advice...I think.
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JimG
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Joe, And I still say that 1st shot is pretty awsome.
JimG
JimG
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Rover: Radio City Hall's great.
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Wow, Bill, with da Mayor. Never lived in NYC but I liked the guy.
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JimG said:
well, thank you sir.
it truly was a hip shot.
bmattock
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gabrielma said:
I just married well, is all. My wife's family is/was 'connected' in NYC politics, so when her uncle (Catholic Priest) retired, it was quite the affair. Met Hizzoner (who is a really nice guy and much taller than I thought he'd be), Helen Gurly Brown (?!?) and a few other notables. Uncle Joe was President of Fordham for many years as well as Chairman of the NYC Campaign Finance Board (http://www.nyccfb.info/) from 1988 to 2003, so he had close contact with many politicians.
It was the first and so far only time in my life I've put on a tuxedo. It was...entertaining.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
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It was the first and so far only time in my life I've put on a tuxedo. It was...entertaining.
ya clean up pretty good bill!
ya clean up pretty good bill!
kbg32
neo-romanticist
One series of New York I have been working on for the past 3 years - http://www.pbase.com/keithbg/building_tops&page=all, and another series I am working on of Broadway - http://www.pbase.com/keithbg/broadway&page=all. Broadway originated as an Indian trail, the Wickquasgeck Trail, that ran the length of Manhattan island. The Dutch turned it into the main road through New Amsterdam.
bmattock
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kbg32 said:
"Even old New York was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way. So take me back to Constantinople ..."
- They Might Be Giants, 'Istanbul, not Constantinople'
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
kbg32
neo-romanticist
bmattock said:
The name changed when the Brits took New York from the Dutch. Though I haven't seen it in awhile, there was beer availbale for a number of years called "New Amsterdam". Was pretty good too.
gabrielma said:
Thank you, that is the CV 21mm lens at work.
fishric
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lynnb
Veteran
I was reading a sad piece today on how NYC has changed since COVID, suggesting it may be a long time (late 2021 or perhaps never) before the city gets back to its thriving, buzzing 24/7 self... so I went looking for a W/NW thread on NYC and was surprised to see this thread dormant for so long.
If you have some NYC pictures (lots of you do) how about reviving this thread, with both pre- and post-COVID pictures?
If you have some NYC pictures (lots of you do) how about reviving this thread, with both pre- and post-COVID pictures?
mconnealy
Well-known
Chinatown - about 1966
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Nikon S
Vince Lupo
Whatever
The Far Side by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Untitled by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
The 11 Commandments by Vince Lupo, on Flickr