a glimpse of New York

mr.John · #1 Posted **Jun 12, 2022, 2:39 AM**

craigs · #2 Posted **Jun 12, 2022, 3:26 AM**

Outstanding--this is the best NYC photo thread in ages.

LikesBikes · #3 Posted **Jun 12, 2022, 1:29 PM**

Amazing photos for an amazing city.

Crawford · #4 Posted **Jun 12, 2022, 1:29 PM**

Agreed. This is a fantastic set of pics. Really captures NYC's overall feel.

Especially like the Jackson Heights pics. Latin American street food heaven.

EastSideHBG · #5 Posted **Jun 12, 2022, 1:32 PM**

Wonderful!

sopas ej · #6 Posted **Jun 12, 2022, 4:47 PM**

Terrific photos! I agree this is a great NYC photo thread!

mrnyc · #7 Posted **Jun 12, 2022, 6:27 PM**

nice shots and mix -- its like a day in the life.

Murphy de la Sucre · #8 Posted **Jun 13, 2022, 12:27 AM**

Your catches are very New York, no place is more New York than New York.

edale · #9 Posted **Jun 13, 2022, 6:38 PM**

Great photos! You definitely captured the grit of NYC.

mousquet · #10 Posted **Jun 13, 2022, 7:10 PM**

These look like garbage collectors on strike in Paris or (worse) Marseille.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.John

That's how you learn about respect to garbage collectors... When they go on strike.
It smells. And it hurts in the streetscape.

Doady · #11 Posted **Jun 13, 2022, 8:12 PM**

Perhaps hard to deny it is the best city in the world, especially after seeing these photos. Feels more than just a glimpse, especially with garbage piled up and in every crevice. City can do better in that respect at least.

tdawg · #12 Posted **Jun 14, 2022, 8:49 PM**

Y'all, while a little messy looking, that's just how we NY'ers leave our trash out for DSNY, particularly outside of Manhattan (look across the street at the other pile). At least it's not scattered across the street and sidewalks.

mousquet · #13 Posted **Jun 14, 2022, 9:10 PM**

^ Then you simply need waste containers in all condo buildings.

Over here, we have 3 different kinds of trash cans in all residential buildings:

1 - those for glass that must be effectively recycled;
2 - containers for other materials supposedly recycled, like paper, cardboard, plastic and tin cans. The process to recycle those things is more complicated and wouldn't be 100% reliable, but dwellers sort their garbage anyway, so we get as many things recycled as it is possible given the current process;
3 - garbage cans for anything else, especially organic waste.

We've been used to this for long and it doesn't bother us. It is also easier to manage for garbage collectors as containers are designed to be easily handled with their trucks.

It actually works, huh. And it's nothing much to do.

geomorph · #14 Posted **Jun 19, 2022, 5:28 AM**

I like seeing the shots of the newer supertalls, even though I think they are mostly quite strange.

MolsonExport · #15 Posted **Jun 21, 2022, 8:49 PM**

I knew that these would be good and I was not disappointed. I like the mixture of the greaet, the grit, and the shit.

fern · #16 Posted **Jun 25, 2022, 8:44 PM**

The capital of the world

boden · #17 Posted **Jun 25, 2022, 10:03 PM**

Good stuff!

mr.John · #18 Posted **Jun 27, 2022, 7:55 PM**

some leftovers

bilbao58 · #19 Posted **Jun 27, 2022, 11:24 PM**

Some of these shots actually succeeded in reminding what it feels like to be in New York. Great work! Now I'm missing the place.

bilbao58 · #20 Posted **Jun 27, 2022, 11:37 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mousquet

These look like garbage collectors on strike in Paris or (worse) Marseille. That's how you learn about respect to garbage collectors... When they go on strike. It smells. And it hurts in the streetscape.

I once had an early (very rainy) weekday morning Super Shuttle ride from my hotel near Odéon to Roissy during a total RATP strike.

Amazingly, I made my flight. I also tipped the driver 50 Francs which was around US$10 at the time.