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Riverbank State Park

Posted on February 16, 2013 by mcv2122

Built atop a water treatment facility along the Hudson River, Riverbank State Park is one of the few state parks located within New York City. It offers long and wide views up and down the river.

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Cobble Hill Tunnel, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Posted on February 16, 2013 by mcv2122

About 3 years ago I was lucky enough to be able to tour the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel, which has since been closed to the public by the FDNY. The tunnel was constructed in 1844 and closed in 1861. The tunnel was rediscovered by Bob Diamond, who lead the tour I was on, back in 1981. You can read more about the tunnel here.

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Coachella 2012

Posted on February 15, 2013 by mcv2122

I wanted to share some iPhone photos from my trip to the Coachella Music Festival in 2012 (Weekend 1).

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Inwood Hill and Fort Tryon

Posted on February 12, 2013 by mcv2122

Here are a small selection of photos from a very mild Sunday back in early January 2013. These were taken at the northern most point of Manhattan in Inwood Hill Park and Fort Tryon Park.

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The Calm After The Storm – Wards Island

Posted on February 12, 2013 by mcv2122

After Nemo, the sun emerges and the snow begins to fade away

: RFK Triborough Bridge

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40 degrees in January

Posted on January 7, 2013 by mcv2122

Happy New Year!

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Greetings from Cambridge

Posted on November 26, 2012 by mcv2122

In Cambridge, MA at the Equity Building / Cambridge Science Center for a web developer training on the TERMINALFOUR cms. Here are some views from our conference space as well as some other images taken while walking through Cambridge.

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Research (Primary Sources) – Part II

Posted on November 16, 2012 by mcv2122

Here are some more photos from my previous primary sources post. These original hand drawings are some of the older pieces at the NYC transit archive dating back to 1907. The “L” initial mosaic plan was for the Franklin-Leonard Station. I plan on posting the paper from this research project soon. The other drawing in this series of the Brooklyn Bridge was for a faience plaque that used to appear at the Brooklyn-Bridge Station on 4,5 and 6 lines.

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Art By Subway NYC; The Making Of

Posted on November 15, 2012 by mcv2122

When I was collecting photography for my mobile app I traveled every subway line in the system and made stops at well over 100 stations that feature art installations. This was a rewarding experience in that I was able to see sections of the city I may not have otherwise scene and some of the visual standpoints of the train platforms provided for some really fantastic view where one really gains a sense of appreciation the layout of the city and the subway system. What I find to be the most visually stimulating is how the elevated tracks seem so flat and appear to continue on forever and roll over the city streetscapes. Here are some photographs from those journeys. many of these were taken during the spring and summer of 2011.

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Research (Primary Sources)

Posted on November 15, 2012 by mcv2122

While working on the same project a couple of years back at the N.Y.C. Transit archives, I was examining primary sources for my research. In this case, I was handling and documenting some of the original plans for the now world famous glass tile designs that now line the interiors of many of the city’s older subway stations. Below I have included some detailed shots of these hand drawn and hand painted designs, some dating back as far as the 1930’s.