Category Archives: subway

Train hopping

A subway ride experience in the greater New York area can be crowded, empty, stressful, peaceful, frustrating, smelly,etc it totally depends on what line you ride, what time of day it is and what direction you are headed. In the … Continue reading

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Coney Island on the F train

Yesterday, I took the train to the Coney Island area to bring my bike Ace, not to the beach, but to get a new rear wheel and tune-up from retired engineer Jim.  The best part of riding the F train … Continue reading

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Meet my neighbors. Absolute, Spike Lee – Bed Stuy

Two years ago, we moved from Austin,TX  to Hancock Street in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, NY. When I tell people I live in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, it always brings up “Bed Stuy, Do or Die…”, To me, it is Bedford Stuyvesantas … Continue reading

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A good suck on the C train

I don’t know if I was ever a thumb sucker, I’ll have to ask my mother,  if I was I’m glad I’m still not one. This is not a rare sight on the NYC Metro.

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Finally, I have an etsy store

If you like my work and want to support me…then buy a print of any of my images on this blog or my website http://www.joannsantangelo.com http://www.etsy.com/shop/josanphoto Don’t be shy, don’t delay, buy today! 8×10- $50 9×12 – $100 11×17 – … Continue reading

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In search of…

Last night at 1:00 am after working nine uneventful hours at Dressler, I hopped on “Charlie/Ace” (my bike) and headed to Christopher Street in search of words, spoken words…Audio. After hanging out with Qwana, Madonna, Kelly and Co. for 3 … Continue reading

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A Weekend in Pictures

It was a beautiful May weekend in the city of Brooklyn and on the isle of Manhattan and I found myself wandering the streets, riding my bike and venturing below ground on the subway. Saturday Riding my bike to the … Continue reading

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Tag that

Do you ever look at the random writings you find on the subway advertisements? They range from funny to political to slurs to… You get a true sense of what the people around you are feeling and thinking.

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From the awake to the sleeping city to DC

Saturday night I left my house in Bed Stuy  at 11:30 pm and  did not return or sleep until 11:30 pm Sunday. First destination, Christopher Street in the West Village area of Manhattan to continue photographing my photo essay “Walking … Continue reading

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Freedom of Religion

One of the reasons I love riding the trains in New York, especially waiting at the Nostrand stop in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn for my A train to take me to Manhattan, is the world view of people you see!

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