Catchin’ up 18 Aug 2013 | 01:59 pm

Here we go! I’m on a mission to get all my photos up before the end of the month. I’ve had a lot of days off for various reasons this summer, so I’m not as far behind as it looks.

Back on the road 25 Jul 2013 | 05:54 pm

I’ll be covering some much-needed ground in eastern Queens over the next week or so, and then I’m planning to take some more time off to get fully caught up on my photos before the end of August.

Catchin’ up 8 Jul 2013 | 11:37 pm

Barring an unforeseen barrage of beautiful weather, I’ll be sitting inside for most of the next two weeks catching up on my posts. Enjoy!

Virgen del Carmen Protégenos 21 Jun 2013 | 06:34 am

Surrounded by sports trophies and old Sunny D bottles, this standalone shrine fits snugly between an apartment building on one side and a metal roll-down gate on the other. According to one guidebook:...

The back entrance 21 Jun 2013 | 06:34 am

to Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The Wonderful Wizard of Eyes 21 Jun 2013 | 06:33 am

Life under the Metro-North viaduct 21 Jun 2013 | 06:33 am

The Urban Garden Center, part of the beneath-the-railroad marketplace known as La Marqueta

Masjid Malcolm Shabazz 21 Jun 2013 | 06:33 am

The Lenox Casino, built in 1905, once stood on this corner. In 1912, police raided the place after discovering an audience of hundreds of men gathered here to watch "hot stuff", a.k.a. "moving-picture...

Your Modern Barber Salon 21 Jun 2013 | 06:33 am

They strive for excellence.

BERN__IMER B_ILDING 21 Jun 2013 | 06:32 am

Formerly known as the Bernheimer Building before some of its letters defected. Make sure to take note of the funny-looking security barrier and the not-so-funny-looking pigeons above the doorway; you ...