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Dragon Fly Tiling

gamma — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:59:06 +0000

Sweet bit of street art on Jay Maisel’s building in SOHO.

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WTC 1 Thompson Street

gamma — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:35:36 +0000

The most expensive building in the world, rises in this view down Thompson Street just south of Washington Square Park in the West Village.

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Candy Factory Shedded

gamma — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:45:13 +0000

Long-time a center of Manhattan’s pasted paper scene, the Candy Factory, is now covered with a construction shed.

I should get a shot of what the official construction notices say.

When the glass and steel invaded Wooster Street, I knew the Candy Factory was a goner.

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Santas on 14th Street

gamma — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:23:26 +0000

The bottled air paster went full color for Xmas. This Santa is lucky and rich enough to be able to afford bottled air for his 14th street deliveries. I could use some myself. I’ve been knocked out with a bad chest cold for the past 10 days. Fever has finally broken, I hope, was 103F last night, down to a tolerable 100F now.

Dunno, looks like he’s about to cry. Xmas tree seller 14th Street and Second Avenue.

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Xmas Tree for the One Percent

gamma — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:45:36 +0000

Gift store window on Avenue A.

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Temperance Moon

gamma — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:42:46 +0000

Moonrise over the Temperance fountain in Tompkins Square Park.

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Occupy Food

gamma — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:03:19 +0000

Marching from La Plaza Cultural Community Garden in the East Village to Liberty Plaza the home of Occupation Wall Street. No GMO. No Fracking, Go Organic.

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OWS Hunger Strike – Duarte Sq.

gamma — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:51:19 +0000

Update: they were arrested again. The excuse for the arrest this morning was that they were blocking the sidewalk. What tonight’s excuse is, I don’t know.

Three of the strikers were arrested this morning. They are back tonight joined by others.

Meditating underneath the statue of Juan Pablo Duarte.

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Faile Wall

gamma — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:48:08 +0000

This has been up for awhile but this was the first chance I’ve had to see it. The distortion comes from the photo being an Autostitch panorama, knit from four photos.

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A Last Refuge for Pasted Paper

gamma — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:09:43 +0000

Since 11 Spring was buffed. This building at Wooster and Grand, once a candy factory but now gutted and awaiting some other fate, has been one of the last refuges for pasted paper street art in Manhattan. Jay Maisel’s building on Bowery and Spring is still going strong. You can also find a small pasted facade on Mercer Street and small pieces stuck up all through SOHO. But the Rivington Street spot where Swoon had a mural for some years, was buffed and now is occupied by a sprayed on tag. You can also find some paper off the West Side Hwy in the 20′s. There must be pastings somewhere in the Meat Packing District but I haven’t checked recently. I guess I should include the legal wall at Houston and Bowery to complete the tour.

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