Iron Triangle - Storefronts Street scene with storefronts in Willets Point.

Rivington and Suffolk Sreets - Lower East Side of Manhattan - Streits My friend Ellen Retter is standing in front of Streit's grocery store on Rivington Street. The 90-year-old Streit’s matzo factory and store has completely disappeared, and there is a condo replacing it. I took this photo of her on December 19, 2013. Ellen was my dearest friend. I had been visiting her at her apt. on Grand Street, and we stopped to shop at Streit's before she walked me to the #21 bus stop on Houston Street. Ellen passed away suddenly on October 31, 2018. This is the only photo that I have of her, and I cherish it. May her memory be a blessing forever.

Banner and Balloons at the Queens Pride Parade and Festival Banner and balloons at the Queens Pride Parade and Festival in Jackson Heights.

Portrait of Dumitru Radu on Broadway at 41st Street in Queens.

Hindu devotees make their way through the streets during a Ratha Yatra, or "Chariot Festival". The procession marks the climax of the annual nine-day festival called Sri Ganesh Chaturthi, held to celebrate the elephant-headed Hindu deity, Ganesh, the primary god worshiped at The Hindu Temple Society of North America (also called the Ganesh Temple). At the center of the procession is a large shrine housing a sculpture of the elephant-headed Hindu god. Devotees make offerings of fruit and flowers that the priests riding atop the 16-foot long silver carriage, called a Ratha, bless and send back into the crowd to be shared.

Music and dancing during a Ratha Yatra, or "Chariot Festival". The procession marks the climax of the annual nine-day festival called Sri Ganesh Chaturthi, held to celebrate the elephant-headed Hindu deity, Ganesh, the primary god worshiped at The Hindu Temple Society of North America (also called the Ganesh Temple). At the center of the procession is a large shrine housing a sculpture of the elephant-headed Hindu god. Devotees make offerings of fruit and flowers that the priests riding atop the 16-foot long silver carriage, called a ratha, bless and send back into the crowd to be shared. Devotees believe that the energy created by their week of chanting, offerings and the festivities in the streets replenish the powers of the holy statue and ready it for another year of worship in the temple.

Graffiti on the side of the 5Pointz building, from Crane Street, on July 5, 2013. Photo by Erwin Ma

5Pointz - Wild West Theme Graffiti on wall of building, on Crane Street. Wild West theme.

5Pointz - Parking Lot Graffiti on wall of building, on Davis Street.

5Pointz - With Painters Graffiti on wall of building, on Crane Street. Two men are painting.

5Pointz - Parking Lot Graffiti on walls of building, on Davis Street. View into the parking lot.

Graffiti on the side of the 5Pointz building, from Crane Street, on July 5, 2013. Photo by Erwin Ma

5Pointz - Jackson Avenue 5Pointz building on Jackson Avenue.

5Pointz - Beauty & the Beast Graffiti on wall of building, on Crane Street. “Beauty & the Beast” mural by Esteban del Valle.

5Pointz - Fressen & Gefressen Werden Graffiti on wall of building, on Davis Street. The words Fressen & Gefressen Werden (Eat and be Eaten) are painted below the image.

Deconstruction of 5 Pointz Graffiti on wall of building, on Crane Street. Graffiti has been painted over with white paint.

5Pointz - Mr. Blob Painting Graffiti on wall of building, on Crane Street. Painting is by the artist Mr. Blob.

5Pointz - Pipe Dreams Graffiti on wall of building, on Crane Street. Titled "Pipe Dreams" by The Yok and Sheryo.

5Pointz - Mural Graffiti on wall of building, on Davis Street.

5Pointz - With Painter Graffiti on wall of building, on Crane Street. A young woman is painting.

Columbus Circle Taken by Grey Line tour guide, the late Jerry Travis in 2014. It portrays the juxtaposition of old and new New York--the statue of Christopher Columbus and the Time Warner Building--and the perpetual thrum of human activity that persists across the ages.

Woman and Child Looking out a Window A woman and a child looking out the window of an elevated train station.

Far Rockaway

French Evangelical Church

Iron Triangle - Shipping Containers Building constructed of two stacked shipping containers, covered with graffiti. View through a chain link fence.

Iron Triangle - Blas Auto Glass The side of a yellow building, with Graffiti and Blas Auto Glass painted on the side.

Iron Triangle - Tires A pile of used tires stacked up against garage doors.

Iron Triangle - Pay Phone Street scene in Willets Point. Pay phone in front is painted red.

Iron Triangle - Yellow Building Street scene in Willets Point. Yellow painted building, with graffiti.

Iron Triangle - Cheapy Auto Parts Sign for Cheapy Auto Parts.

Iron Triangle - Elevated Train Elevated train, near the Willets Point station.

Iron Triangle - Choco Auto Glass Sign for Choco Auto Glass shop.

Iron Triangle - American Racing Inc Sign for American Racing Inc.

Iron Triangle and Citi Field View from a used car lot, of Citi Field. Garbage and car parts can be seen in the lot.

Iron Triangle - Red Doors Red doors, with graffiti and the words Auto Glass painted on them.

Martin Puryear Big Bling, 2016 Pressure-treated laminated timbers, plywood, chain-link fencing, fiberglass, and gold leaf 40 x 10 x 38 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Hunter Canning

Martin Puryear Big Bling, 2016 Pressure-treated laminated timbers, plywood, chain-link fencing, fiberglass, and gold leaf 40 x 10 x 38 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Yasunori Matsui

Martin Puryear Big Bling, 2016 Pressure-treated laminated timbers, plywood, chain-link fencing, fiberglass, and gold leaf 40 x 10 x 38 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Yasunori Matsui

Martin Puryear Big Bling, 2016 Pressure-treated laminated timbers, plywood, chain-link fencing, fiberglass, and gold leaf 40 x 10 x 38 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Hunter Canning

Leonardo Drew City in the Grass, 2019 Aluminum, sand, wood, cotton, and mastic 102 × 32 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Yasunori Matsui

Josiah McElheny Prismatic Park, 2017 Painted wood and steel and custom-made prismatic, colored glass Music Wall: 9 feet 6 inches x 31 feet x 3 feet 9 inches; Dance Floor: 32 feet diameter; Poetry Pavilion: 14 x 11 x 9 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Rashmi Gill

Diana Al-Hadid Delirious Matter, 2017 The Grotto from Delirious Matter, 2017-2018 Aluminum, steel, polymer gypsum, fiberglass and pigment 14 x 36 x 1 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photos by Andrea Corson

Leonardo Drew City in the Grass, 2019 Leonardo Drew with City in the Grass Aluminum, sand, wood, cotton, and mastic 102 × 32 feet Oval Lawn at Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Rashmi Gill

Erwin Redl Whiteout, 2018 Steel, animated white LEDs, stainless-steel cable, and low-voltage insulated wire Two sections: each 12 x 40 x 180; overall: 12 x 110 x 180 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Moorehart Photography

Erwin Redl Whiteout, 2018 Steel, animated white LEDs, stainless-steel cable, and low-voltage insulated wire Two sections: each 12 x 40 x 180; overall: 12 x 110 x 180 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Ira Lippke

Leonardo Drew City in the Grass, 2019 Aluminum, sand, wood, cotton, and mastic 102 × 32 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Yasunori Matsui

Erwin Redl Whiteout, 2017 Steel, animated white LEDs, stainless-steel cable, and low-voltage insulated wire Two sections: each 12 x 40 x 180; overall: 12 x 110 x 180 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Moorehart Photography

Josiah McElheny Prismatic Park, 2017 Painted wood and steel and custom-made prismatic, colored glass Music Wall: 9 feet 6 inches x 31 feet x 3 feet 9 inches; Dance Floor: 32 feet diameter; Poetry Pavilion: 14 x 11 x 9 feet Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Rashmi Gill

Josiah McElheny Prismatic Park, 2017 Performers on Dance Floor from Prismatic Park, 2017 Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York City Photo by Truth Cole