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nygirl1 Jan 12, 2012 12:15 AM

New York metropolitan area: The Apex
 
A compilation of neighborhoods
My photo tour through my city and beyond 2007-2009
(All photos are mine)
The entire tour of 450+ neighborhoods from http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumd...202&order=desc

Orthodox Jewish in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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Manhattan Bridge, D.U.M.B.O, Brooklyn
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Busy day on Washington Avenue, Hoboken, New Jersey
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Off the Austin Street scene, Forrest Hills, Queens
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2769/...f517b18d_b.jpg

Towers of the Financial District, Manhattan
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One of the best views near JFK Blvd., Weehawken, New Jersey
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/...411fcbd1_b.jpg

Washington Heights, Manhattan- Uptown
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Approaching the Mall, Central Park, Manhattan
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Quad, Fordham University,The Bronx
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Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2492/...801e42b7_b.jpg

Boardwalk Life, Long Beach, Nassau County
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North up Broadway into the Upper West Side, Manhattan
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Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza, an entrance befitting a Park like Prospect Park
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Chinese tea garden @ Snug Harbor, Staten Island
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The Kingsbridge Armory peeking out under the elevated, Kingsbridge, The Bronx
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Street signs depicting the legendary Headless horseman, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/...9c349331_b.jpg

Visions of El Barrio, Harlem, Manhattan
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3487/...a7299ca2_b.jpg

Remenants of a sleepy fishing village on City Island Avenue, City Island, The Bronx
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/...aab1803a_b.jpg

The infamous Terrace Avenue, Hempstead, Nassau County
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2761/...30bcf9cb_b.jpg

Brownstones, Bed-Stuy section, Brooklyn
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2440/...219e5794_b.jpg

Baking under the uni-sphere, Flushing Meadows, Queens
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/...34ee6b45_b.jpg

arkitekte Jan 12, 2012 12:21 AM

Damn good thread

Thundertubs Jan 12, 2012 1:19 AM

Awesome. This city never ends.

nygirl1 Jan 12, 2012 1:34 AM

Empty Projects, Springfield-Belmont section, Newark, New Jersey
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Contrast, Cliffside Park, New Jersey
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Park Avenue view toward Met Life/Grand Central Terminal, Midtown, Manhattan
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One of the oldest and largest urban Zoo's in the country, Bronx Zoo, The Bronx
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/...88fecac5_b.jpg

View toward New York Harbor, Fort Hamilton Historic site, Staten Island
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The center of Persian and Safardic life on the north shore, Great Neck, Nassau County
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View toward the Rockland County Palisades, Irvington, Westchester County
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If only you could smell this photo.. Mulberry Street dining, Little Italy, Manhattan
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A message from the 1980's, Borough Park section, Brooklyn
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Memories of a Tom Hanks classic, Rye Playland, Westchester County
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2553/...561ea70b_b.jpg

Quiet nook, spectacular view in northern Staten Island
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Polish establishments along Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
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The core of the Q-Borough Korean, Chinese, East Asian community, Flushing, Queens
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2723/...45bb9645_b.jpg

A special place in my heart, Jackson Heights, Queens
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/...7c8720c5_b.jpg

Oyster Bay, Nassau County
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Haupt Conservatory, Bronx Botanical Gardens, The Bronx
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The South Beach Boardwalk, Staten Island
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Warriors...come out and play!, Coney Island, Brooklyn
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Height of Manhattan society, The Upper East Side, Manhattan
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The center of New York's Greek community, Astoria, Queens
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nygirl1 Jan 12, 2012 1:52 AM

Yankee Stadium (27x), The Bronx
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Uptown on Park Avenue, Rockville Center, Nassau County
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Bayside section, Queens
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August Afternoon, Washington Square, Manhattan
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Conference House (1776) on the southern most tip of Staten Island
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Downtown Newark, New Jersey
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Springtime skyline, White Plains, Westchester County
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One of the most desirable neighborhoods, Park Slope, Brooklyn
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Hudson River village, Tarrytown, Westchester County
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View of Manhattan from Long Island City, Queens
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Liberty State Park, New Jersey
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Center of the LGBT community, The West Village, Manhattan
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Downtown Brooklyn
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Brooklyn Borough Hall
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/...063782f0_b.jpg

nygirl1 Jan 12, 2012 2:24 AM

Sure beats the commie box, Crown Heights, Brooklyn
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With a view, Riverdale section, The Bronx
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Appreciating the sea breeze and bar scene, The nautical Mile, Freeport, Nassau County
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Inside one of the largest Projects project houses in the country (Nas Escobar) Queensbridge Houses, Queens
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The Park Hill project houses (Wu-Tang) Park Hill, Staten Island
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Yonkers, Westchester County
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This is what a side street in New York's theater district looks like, Times Square, Midtown, Manhattan
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Little Odessa, Largest Russian neighborhood, Brighton Beach, Brooklyn
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Concourse, the neighborhood named after the Avenue that "bisects" the borough, The Bronx
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3420/...7f98928e_b.jpg

Deep inside, Co-Op City, The Bronx
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One of the many sculptures on the quad, Hofstra University, Nassau County
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The one and only, Lower East Side, Manhattan
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Staten Island Ferry Terminal, St. George, Staten Island
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The Brooklyn Promenade, Brooklyn Heights
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Laurelton Section deep out in Queens
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Life under the elevated, Corona Queens
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Newport in Jersey City, Jersey City, New Jersey
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The Columbia Campus, Manhattan
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nygirl1 Jan 12, 2012 2:35 AM

East River bridges
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The Verazanno Bridge looms over 4th Avenue, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
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Jamaica Avenue shoppers, Jamaica, Queens
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The Hub of the Bronx
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Five Pointz, Queens (Long Island City)
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The 9/11 memorial along the North Esplande, St. George, Staten Island
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2701/...270c7b1e_b.jpg

The Valhalla Dam, Valhalla, Westchester County
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/...778bb882_b.jpg

Under the glass and concrete of Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey
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Quiet street in the Van Vorst Park section of Jersey City, New Jersey
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/...29f6cd49_b.jpg

sopas ej Jan 12, 2012 2:49 AM

Excellent, excellent thread! It's so nice and refreshing to see the breadth of the NYC area and environs. I used to work with a girl from Great Neck, it's nice to see a photo of it. :)

nygirl1 Jan 12, 2012 3:00 AM

Chinatown, Manhattan
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Chinatown, Brooklyn
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Around Arthur Avenue in the Belmont section..the little Italy of The Bronx
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3447/...844996f5_b.jpg

India Square, Jersey City
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Veteran's Memorial in Eisenhower Park, Nassau County
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Rockefeller Center, Midtown, Manhattan
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/...faa7dae8_b.jpg

The needle, Jones Beach State Park, Nassau County
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/...58e2e8cd_b.jpg

BoCoCa, Brooklyn
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/...5d76a6d9_b.jpg

Manhattan???Nope Downtown Brooklyn
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/...f82c969b_b.jpg

Family walking down to the beach in the Belle Harbor section of Queens
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Dark street in Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/...a53b2a46_b.jpg

View of the Tappanzee Bridge under the autumn colors of Irvington, Westchester County
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Piragua vendors are a common site in the summer in Latin American communities, South Bronx
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A pleasant surprise, Wave Hill, The Bronx
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Outdated apartment towers along the ocean, Far Rockaway section, Queens
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Cobblestone, TriBeCa, Manhattan
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The view of Coney Island from the Todt Hill section of Staten Island
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/...3745433e_b.jpg

Remenants of the old Italian community, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
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More to come...:)

STLgasm Jan 12, 2012 4:03 AM

This thread changed my life.

Centropolis Jan 12, 2012 4:07 AM

One thing I really hate about this website is salubrious photothreads like this that make me whimsically make multiple changes to flight schedules.

God Bless NY. God Bless Newark Airport. :yes:


(weird ritual)

ColDayMan Jan 12, 2012 4:34 AM

You've always been the best person on this forum to showcase all of New York Metro.

Okayyou Jan 12, 2012 5:48 AM

wow, major tour.

Same shot from the 1970s

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2...-1970s/100190/
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There is a restaurant nearby that serves authentic NM green chile, think it is called superfine. ¡Huevos Rancheros!

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Is this the neighborhood with all the minivans?

pico44 Jan 12, 2012 6:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColDayMan (Post 5546756)
You've always been the best person on this forum to showcase all of New York Metro.

QFT

I've lived in new York a decade and am a relentless explorer, and the list of places to discover still seems inexhaustible. I'm a jamais vu junky, and this wonderful metropolis has made me one blissful urban frontiersman.

Nygirl, you are my Dr. Livingstone

nygirl1 Jan 12, 2012 12:38 PM

:) and yes @ Okayyou. Williamsburg is where you can find hipster's and the Hasidim. Most do not interact with non orthodox jews and those minivans act as taxi service for the neighborhood.

tdawg Jan 12, 2012 12:55 PM

crazily comprehensive. thanks for all your hard work.

MplsTodd Jan 12, 2012 5:45 PM

AMAZING THREAD!! I love the variety and the broad scope of your photos!

Nightsky Jan 12, 2012 5:46 PM

Very impressive! Some neighbourhoods are very nice and some unexpected, and most tourists will never see them as they mostly stick to central Manhattan.

MolsonExport Jan 12, 2012 6:45 PM

NYGirl never disappoints with her threads. Always outstanding.

fleonzo Jan 13, 2012 12:12 AM

Thanks NYgirl for sharing these! Great work!:tup:


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