In Plain Sight
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There’s Something Wrong With This Staten Island Church
Last weekend, I was scouting some locations on Staten Island, and the last on my list was this church at the southern tip of the island. At first, everything about the 185-foot tall Church of St. Joachim and St. Anne seemed perfectly normal. But as I was taking some angle shots, something started to feel…off.…
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Hogwarts In Manhattan: The 1,000 Gargoyles & Grotesques of City College
Last week, I took a trip up to 138th Street and Amsterdam to scout a location I’ve been meaning to visit for the longest time: the City College of New York. City College is one of those great places in the city where you step through the gates… …and suddenly feel like you’ve been transported…
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Visiting The Apocalypse (in Queens)
A week ago, I was out taking pictures of Citi Field… …and for some reason, I found myself paying attention to the long line of car repair places across the street. I’ve always been peripherally aware that the neighborhood has a high concentration of autobody shops along the main drags, but it never occurred to…
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A Very Creepy Owl Has Landed On Flushing Ave
The other day, I was driving down Flushing Avenue in East Williamsburg when I happened to look over at this strip of abandoned storefronts near Varick… …and something very peculiar caught my eye…