Broken but not Gone
Sunday, January 29th, 2006Ludlow Street, Lower East Side. View Large
Live Chickens – Delancey Street
Sunday, January 29th, 2006Shot through the filthy glass of the live chicken store, underneath the Williamsburg Bridge on Delancey Street, Lower East Side. I smelled them before I saw them. View Large
Lunar New Year in Chinatown
Sunday, January 29th, 2006It’s the year of the dog. Lion Dancers in front of the famous Wo Hop’s restaurant on Mott Street. View Large
Mott Street, Chinatown, Manhattan. View Large
In 1997, New York City’s Mayor Giuliani banned firecrackers for the Chinese New Year, without any understanding of their ritual necessity. This centralized display in Chatham Square is a [...]
Tompkins Freed Slaves in NY
Sunday, January 29th, 2006From, SLAVERY IN NEW YORK (the publication of the current New York Historical Society exhibition):
“New York remained committed to slavery. The majority of New York’s Founding Fathers–signatories of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution–held slaves…. At first, slavery hardly budged. New York’s lawmakers took some small steps–loosening the rules for manumission, for example–but [...]