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Preach it

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Banner Candy

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This company was apparently once "one of the largest pan candy producers in the East".

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Living room candy store window

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Only open during commercial breaks, I guess.

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Paper recycling

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Motorcycle club on the loose

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No more bank shots

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At least no more easy ones.

A guy at this self-storage facility said there was once a big basketball fan who worked here. After he died, his co-workers found this hoop among his belongings, and they put it up on the pole as a memorial to him.

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Portals of the day

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Convent of St. Gabriel

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Last words standing

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All the others have vanished.

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St. Rita’s

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and a pump for the LIRR tunnel running beneath Atlantic Avenue

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Ghosts of Christmas Past

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Another streetball hoop

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Good advice for us all

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Schwartzy’s Trucking

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A portal by any other name

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Warehouse mezuzah!

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I haven't seen (or noticed, anyway) a mezuzah on a warehouse before. I had always thought mezuzot were only placed on residential doorposts, but apparently that's not true.

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’55 Chevy

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Looks like it's been sitting up on that container for more than five years!

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Arlington Village

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At first glance, this apartment complex looks to be totally vacant, but I saw a handful of lit-up windows, as well as several cars in the parking area.

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Youth Explosion!

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I bet it's catered by Food Blast.

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Beneath the J train

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Today’s route — 12.6 miles

January 14th, 2013

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Danilo and Margarita

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Spending most of my waking hours in 2012 either walking around New York or working on this website, I'm pretty sure I saw more ads for the Dominican presidential election than I did for the US one! This sign looks to have been updated since Danilo Medina's victory back in May; I'd guess it is maintained by the resident of the adjacent apartment with the Dominican flags in the windows.

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Portals of the day

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Ridin’ low

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No plates and no registration — I guess you don't need 'em when you're an intergalactic space cruiser.

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Glimpsing a belfry

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Beer

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One hell of a roof

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Miss Salon

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I think I have now walked enough of the city's streets to state with confidence that this young lady's face graces the windows of more New York hair and beauty salons than any other.

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Who’s that dude in the back?

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It's worth noting that, as far as I can tell, this is not a church or any sort of religious institution — it's just somebody's apartment. There's also a large painting of the Divino Niño on display just out of frame to the right.

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Please Do Not Deface

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Property Dedicated To God

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at the Fraternity of St. Michael

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The aforeglimpsed belfry

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of St. Michael's Church

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Inside St. Michael’s

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Mural in progress

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Although not much progress has been made since August. The face penciled in beneath the painted hair looks to be Yusuf Hawkins.

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"The New Lots Reformed Church, constructed in 1823-24, is a fine example of rural church architecture, and, as a wooden church of this period, is architecturally unique in New York City. Its hand-hewn wooden timbers, notched and jointed and secured by pegs, attest to the fine craftsmanship of the men who built it. It retains its clean, simple Gothic details which recall the early period of its construction and the abiding faith of the church members who built it."

Some of the graves in the cemetery were relocated here from an older burial ground across the street, dating back to the 17th century, that held the remains of Revolutionary War soldiers and slaves, in addition to local residents.

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Churchagogue of the day

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The former Congregation Sons of Judah

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Garage on stilts

January 14th, 2013



This spaceport can be found on Barbey Street as it winds its way up through Cypress Hills toward the lofty reaches of Highland Boulevard.

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Bow tie and diamond

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A beauty on high

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Merry Christmas

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Linden Boulevard Steam Plant

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Owned by the Housing Authority, this plant presumably provides steam to the dozens of nearby public housing buildings.

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Today’s route — 13.8 miles

January 15th, 2013

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Selling the high life

January 15th, 2013



You know you've hit the big time when a suit of armor is serving you Chivas Regal.

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Portal of the day

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Relax! Take a load off!

January 15th, 2013



Showing that New Yorkers can be much friendlier than you'd expect, this sprinkler connection seems to be practically begging for the company of someone's derrière.

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Obed Bookstore & Varieties

January 15th, 2013



Just down the block from El Olam, a Messianic Jewish congregation

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Nice hat!

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This telephone building is sporting some stylish headgear.

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Come To Us

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& Fall In Love With Us

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A rather snazzy sky bridge

January 15th, 2013



in an otherwise snazz-less part of town