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Runners hitting mile 8 of the 2008 NYC Marathon in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
The mighty sanitation workers of Brooklyn post 2008 NYC marathon
One of the elite runners of the 2008 NYC Marathon. Mile 8 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
The fragile environment of Brooklyn's mermaids is under threat of development.
Literally waiting at a red light as I head home with my Nikon D90 on the passenger seat.
Once a predominant stomping ground of Hasidic Jews and veritable urban industrial wasteland, the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn has reinvented itself (due in part to its geographic proximity to the waterfront and Manhattan) as a thriving community of artists and artist wannabes as well as the brunt of many a snarky blog post.
The Brooklyn Bridge was busier than I ever thought it would be. A fantastic place.
Spectators at the annual DUMBO Arts Festival enjoying an elephant that paints.
hot dogs, corn dogs, delectable edibles battered and fried into very configuration imaginable + gutscrambling roaring rollercoaster ride along rickety wooden rails + freakshow funtime + swim at your own risk + wonder wheel + mermaids out on the town = coney island