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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,undergroundgarage.com,t-shirt,CBGB,CBGBs,CBGB Forever Festival,Proudly supported,by,August 31 2005,CGGB.Com,venue,NYC,NY,Hilly Kristal,Manhattan,East Village.,punk rock,CBGB Forever,the Bowery,Bowery,demise,Little Steven Van Zandt,Steven Van Zandt,club,iconic,New York,city,benefit,benefits,Little Steven,little stephen,315 Bowery,New York City,USA,bleeker,st,street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG3T3X - More at https://nypost.com/2005/08/04/it-rocked-but-cbgb-should-rip/
CBGB is a rock star past his prime “ singing hits we've heard a thousand times and new songs we don't want to hear at all.
Despite the heartfelt efforts to save the club from its demise over a rent dispute “ with the latest charge led by Little Steven Van Zandt “ it's time to let it die.
No longer relevant as a cultural spawning ground, the club's everything that punk rock isn't “ an institution, a landmark, a stop on the same New York tour bus which brakes at the Plaza Hotel and the Empire State Building.
Withdraw the artificial life support. Let it be remembered in our rock ˜n' roll hearts, but don't let it wither on the Bowery.
The venerated venue, which opened in 1973, was truly the birthplace of punk. It was where the Ramones sniffed glue, where Patti Smith first danced barefoot, where the Talking Heads turned psycho killers, where thousands of bands screamed their hearts out and plastered their stickers on the walls. It gave kids all over the world a fresh idea of what music could be.
As a heralded institution, it's unequaled, but as a place to break bands, the club hasn't mattered for years. It only draws a crowd for special industry events “ or anniversary parties.
All eyes are upon it now because the lease, held by the Bowery Residents Committee (a non-profit group to aid the homeless), is up on Aug. 31 and hasn't been renewed. There is a court clash and negotiations over unpaid back rent and future rent, which the BRC wants to double.
To support the legal battle, the club is holding punk bandstudded benefits (with big-bang bands such as the Circle Jerks and the Dead Boys) throughout August and September.
This past Monday night, the big guns came to town: Little Steven Van Zandt
Tommy, the last standing Ramone
Lenny Kaye
and Blondie's Debbie Harry.
CB's founder and owner Hilly Kristal turned to Little Steven for help in his fight. You gotta give props to the E Street Band guit
315 Bowery Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place,St Marks Place NYC,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,New York Travel Tourism,store,stores,in New York,Jew,bakers,baking,Kosher Baking,Moishes Kosher Bake Shop 115 2nd Ave,Manhattan,New York,shop,retail,Moishes,2nd Ave,Manhattan New York,Best Jewish Bakery,babka,flaky rugelach,doughy challah
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF060 - . A place-specific photograph preserves the social and built context of 115 2nd Ave, New York, NY, USA, in a time-specific record from 2018. The scene is specifically associated with Moishes Kosher Bake Shop 115 2nd Ave, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NYC, USA. The wider setting includes retail vacancy, shopping habits, retail property, shopping district, town-centre trading, independent retail, retail decline and renewal, storefront culture, bricks-and-mortar retail, commercial frontage, city-centre economy, and commercial streetscape. The wider contemporary story of commercial property now includes operating costs alongside hybrid working, while policy and investment increasingly consider heritage-led regeneration. Small period details preserved at 115 2nd Ave, New York, NY, USA may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage. The scene also relates to high-street commerce, urban commerce, customer footfall, shopfront economy, chain-store economy, local trading. Further recorded details include Kosher baker, Jewish baking, Jewish bakery, Jewish Immigrants, New York St Marks Place, 115 2nd Avenue. Further aspects present in the subject include consumer retail, and consumer spending. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, independent trading also connects with vacant premises, brand consolidation and efforts aimed at mixed-use town centres. The combination preserved here provides evidence of period design, the appearance of the built environment, changes of use, local character, and public activity within the surrounding area. As the location changes, the frame remains a reference for local continuity, signage and branding, community life, commercial identity, and physical infrastructure as part of the area's longer social history.
115 2nd Ave, New York, NY, USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place,St Marks Place NYC,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,New York Travel Tourism,shop,cafe,poster,front,shopfront,inner city,downtown,streetart,spray,spraycan,expression,neighborhood,graffiti,art,Manhattan,East Village,attraction,tourist,tourism
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF065 - . A place-specific photograph preserves the physical context of the recorded location, in a documentary image made in 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Physical Graffiti Tea Shop, St Marks, Graffitea, East Village, Manhattan, NYC,NY, USA. Other closely connected aspects of the subject are bricks-and-mortar retail, retail decline and renewal, chain-store economy, creative regeneration, tourism economy, consumer retail, food-and-drink business, urban commerce, hospitality premises, destination economy, public art, and shopping district. The wider contemporary story of retail streets now includes changing footfall alongside brand consolidation, while policy and investment increasingly consider mixed-use town centres. Current debate around community artwork often combines regeneration, public-realm investment and the practical challenge of recording temporary artwork. In the mid-2020s, local dining is increasingly discussed through changing visitor patterns and staffing, with attention turning to sustainable tourism. The photograph fixes the recorded location at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed, specifically in relation to Physical Graffiti Tea Shop. The view also records themes involving visitor economy, temporary artwork, illustrated hoarding, visitor destination, high-street commerce, art-led regeneration. Associated details include New York St Marks Place, Eastvillage. A second layer of description includes customer service, commercial frontage, restaurant sector, shopping habits, food culture, city-centre economy, commercial streetscape, hospitality trade, catering trade, and local trading. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, high-street retail also connects with hybrid working, changing footfall and efforts aimed at bringing empty units back into use.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,ATM,Cash Machine,AutoTeller,Auto Teller,New York Travel Tourism,US Street ATM,Hyosung ATM,Saint Marks Place,Manhattan,NY,US,Street ATM,Hyosung,St Marks Place,urbn,automation,automated,dollars
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF066 - A company of dedicated professionals who continually innovate automated products and self-service solutions for the financial and retail industries. And we believe we do it better than anyone else.
Why?
We invent and apply real solutions that work
We focus on excellence in customer service
We continually evolve and improve our products and ourselves
Nautilus Hyosung America is a subsidiary of South Korea Hyosung, Inc., a global leader in self-service solutions to the retail off-premises and financial institution markets. Our headquarters is located in Irving, Texas and we have research and development support at our Global Software Center in Dayton, Ohio.
Where ingenuity meets agility.
We are proud to say our software and hardware developers are ingenious, original, and inventive in applying new ideas that solve problems and meet challenges for our customers. In both business and software development, we possess the ability to rapidly and efficiently adapt to change. We think these two qualities make the ideal combination to ensure our continued success and the success of our customers.
Saint Marks Place, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, NYC, NY , USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,St Marks Place,St Marks Place NYC,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,New York Travel Tourism,open Today,East Village,New York,NYC,Psychic,tea room,Psychology,exploring the mind,EastVillage,manhattan,NY,pink,A-Board,advert,advertising,cheap,$10,ten dollar,special,fortune telling,fortune teller,mystic,supernatural
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF067 - . An editorial view sets out the physical context of the recorded location, in a time-specific record from 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on open Today, Psychic tea room, Psychology, exploring the mind, East Village, manhattan, New York, NYC, NY, USA. The location also connects place and memory, documentary photography, local character, community environment, everyday Britain, social context, contemporary social history, everyday infrastructure, documentary record, place-based history, changing Britain, and public realm. Current debate around social history often combines redevelopment, business turnover and the practical challenge of before-and-after study. Small period details preserved at the recorded location may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage, specifically in relation to open Today. The resulting scene connects with social landscape, urban and rural change, regional identity, local identity, community life, visual record. Associated details include NOHO NYC, New York City, Eastvillage. Other relevant facets include cultural landscape, and modern history. The wider contemporary story of regional identity now includes changing use alongside redevelopment, while policy and investment increasingly consider a clearer record of local change. As the location changes, the frame remains a reference for ownership or occupation, neighbourhood identity, architecture and streetscape, transport patterns, and public access as part of the area's longer social history. In historical comparison, the image can help trace patterns of everyday use, local business activity, the condition of buildings, public-realm details, and regional identity without relying on a generic or reconstructed view. The frame further records period appearance for visual before-and-after study.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NYC,New York City,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,Eastvillage,New York Travel Tourism,Manhattan,New York,NY,T-Shirt on male,T-Shirt,male,man,painting,street painting,face look,expression,Adam MCA Yauch,Adam Yauch,musical icon,music icon,cancer,Hip Hop,rap Group,band,Young Aborigines,The Beastie Boys
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF06B - The Beastie Boys were an American hip hop group from New York City formed in 1981. The group comprised Michael Mike D Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam MCA Yauch (vocals, bass) and Adam Ad-Rock Horovitz (vocals, guitar).
The Beastie Boys were formed as a four-piece hardcore punk band, the Young Aborigines, in 1979 by Mike D (vocals), MCA (bass), John Berry (guitar) and Kate Schellenbach (drums). They appeared on the compilation cassette New York Thrash, contributing two songs from their first EP, Polly Wog Stew, in 1982. Berry left shortly thereafter and was replaced by Horovitz. After achieving local success with the 1983 experimental hip hop single Cooky Puss, the Beastie Boys made a full transition to hip hop, and Schellenbach left the group soon after. They toured with Madonna in 1985 and a year later released their debut album Licensed to Ill. It was followed by Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head, Ill Communication, Hello Nasty, To the 5 Boroughs, The Mix-Up, and Hot Sauce Committee Part Two.
The Beastie Boys have sold 26 million records in the United States and 50 million records worldwide, making them the biggest-selling rap group since Billboard began recording sales in 1991. With seven platinum-selling albums from 1986 to 2004,[4] the Beastie Boys were one of the longest-lived hip hop acts worldwide. In 2012, they became the third rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In the same year, MCA died of cancer. In 2014, Mike D confirmed that Beastie Boys had disbanded.
86, East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, NYC, NY, USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place NYC,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,New York Travel Tourism,NYC Best Burger,Best Burger,sign,neon,Beef,Beefburger,Beef Burger,patty,cafe,restaurant,diner,Manhattan,NY,beef,red white blue,shopfront,window,sign in window
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF06N - . A grounded editorial photograph captures the social and built context of the recorded location, as photographed in 2018. The source caption identifies New York Citys Best Burger neon sign, NYCs Best Burger, East Village, Manhattan, NY, USA. The wider setting includes leisure venue, visitor economy, consumer leisure, customer service, service economy, local dining, restaurant sector, food culture, visitor destination, destination economy, food-and-drink business, and tourist accommodation. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, local dining also connects with commercial rents, consumer spending and efforts aimed at stronger town-centre leisure economies. The photograph fixes the recorded location at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed, specifically in relation to New York Citys Best Burger neon sign. The broader context includes food service, catering trade, leisure hospitality, hospitality premises, hospitality trade, hospitality employment. Other local associations include Worlds Best Burger, hamburger, beefburger, New York City Best Burger neon sign, St Marks Place, Pauls. Modern coverage of food service frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of food and energy costs, seasonality and distinctive visitor experiences. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal signage and branding, physical infrastructure, local continuity, commercial identity, and community life as part of the area's longer social history. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of planning and redevelopment, social change, movement through the area, everyday services, and historic fabric without relying on a generic or reconstructed view. The view of New York Citys Best Burger neon sign also preserves another layer of local identity and period change.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place NYC,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,New York Travel Tourism,NYC Best Burger,Best Burger,sign,neon,Beef,Beefburger,Beef Burger,patty,cafe,restaurant,diner,Manhattan,NY,beef,red white blue,shopfront,window,sign in window
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF06W - . A grounded editorial photograph depicts the working environment around the recorded location, in a scene preserved from 2018. The scene is specifically associated with New York Citys Best Burger neon sign, NYCs Best Burger, East Village, Manhattan, NY, USA. The location also connects hospitality premises, visitor destination, destination economy, service economy, food-and-drink business, food culture, leisure venue, visitor economy, food service, local dining, restaurant sector, and hospitality trade. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, customer-facing businesses also connects with commercial rents, seasonality and efforts aimed at sustainable tourism. Over time, this view of the recorded location can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit, specifically in relation to New York Citys Best Burger neon sign. The view also records themes involving consumer leisure, tourist accommodation, leisure hospitality, hospitality employment, customer service, tourism economy. Other local associations include Worlds Best Burger, hamburger, beefburger, New York City Best Burger neon sign, St Marks Place, Pauls. Modern coverage of restaurants and hotels frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of commercial rents, seasonality and distinctive visitor experiences. As the location changes, the frame remains a reference for signage and branding, local continuity, commercial identity, community life, and physical infrastructure at this precise location. In historical comparison, the image can help trace movement through the area, social change, planning and redevelopment, historic fabric, and everyday services within the surrounding area. That gives this view of the recorded location continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison, specifically in relation to New York Citys Best Burger neon sign.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NYC,St Marks Place,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,store,stores,shop,graffiti,paint,art,urban,Manhattan,NY,86,East 7th Street,7th St,inner city,downtown,streetart,spray,spraycan,expression,neighborhood,NOHO NYC,Hip-Hop,HipHop
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF070 - . A grounded editorial photograph sets out the physical context of 86, East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA, in an image captured in 2018. The supplied image information identifies 7th St Village Farm inc store, 86, East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. Other closely connected aspects of the subject are urban artwork, customer footfall, contemporary mural, community art, storefront culture, retail decline and renewal, commercial frontage, street-level design, shopping habits, shopfront economy, independent retail, and public realm art. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, retail streets also connects with hybrid working, shifts in leisure spending and efforts aimed at bringing empty units back into use. The wider contemporary story of public art now includes youth culture alongside temporary installations, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger place identity. Over time, this view of 86, East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit. The scene also relates to creative streetscape, local trading, temporary artwork, consumer spending, city artwork, city-centre economy. Other local associations include urban art, NOHO NYC, St Marks Place NYC, 86 East 7th Street, New York Travel Tourism, 7th Street Village Farm inc. The location further reflects graphic intervention, community expression, high-street commerce, street creativity, retail property, urban graphics, chain-store economy, art-led regeneration, mural culture, and visual placemaking. Modern coverage of consumer spending frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of vacant premises, brand consolidation and mixed-use town centres. The location view retains the area's visual identity for visual before-and-after study.
86, East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place,St Marks Place NYC,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,Cash Machine,AutoTeller,street cash machine,Manhattan,New York,NY,Harlem,cash,inner city,downtown,streetart,spray,spraycan,expression,neighborhood,graffiti,art,Hip-Hop,HipHop
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF071 - . A detailed visual record records the setting around East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA, in a 2018 record. The image record centres upon Money and Art, ATM at East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The wider setting includes mural culture, local identity, art-led regeneration, community art, contemporary mural, urban visual culture, city artwork, street-level design, temporary artwork, illustrated hoarding, street creativity, and public art. For present-day editorial use, urban murals can also illustrate debates about youth culture and public-realm investment, particularly where these affect art integrated with regeneration. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison. Beyond the immediate subject, the setting involves creative regeneration, creative streetscape, graphic intervention, urban graphics, community expression, urban artwork. The scene is further associated with street ATM, cash Machine in the street, Cash machine, Auto Teller, New York Travel Tourism, New York St Marks Place. Its context additionally embraces visual placemaking, and public realm art. In the mid-2020s, community artwork is increasingly discussed through community participation and public-realm investment, with attention turning to recording temporary artwork. The lasting documentary value lies in its record of public access, neighbourhood identity, architecture and streetscape, transport patterns, and ownership or occupation within the surrounding area. That gives this view of East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NYC,St Marks Place,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,Eastvillage,Astor Place,mosaic,art,street art,hippy,Manhattan,NY,Street,City,Centre,Lafayette Street,plaza,neighborhood,urban,urban art,inner city,downtown,streetart,spray,spraycan,expression
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF073 - Astor Place is a one-block street in NoHo/East Village, in the lower part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs from Broadway in the west, just below East 8th Street
to Lafayette Street, ending at Alamo plaza. Astor Place is also sometimes used for the neighborhood around the street. It encompasses two plazas at the intersection with Cooper Square, Lafayette Street, Fourth Avenue, and Eighth Street “ Alamo Plaza and Astor Place Station Plaza. It was named for John Jacob Astor (at one time the richest person in the United States), soon after his death in 1848. A $21 million reconstruction to implement a redesign of Astor Place began in 2013
Astor Place, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, NY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place,St Marks Place NYC,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,Cash Machine,AutoTeller,street cash machine,Manhattan,New York,NY,Harlem,cash,inner city,downtown,streetart,spray,spraycan,expression,neighborhood,graffiti,art
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF074 - . A place-specific photograph preserves the physical context of East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA, in this period view from 2018. The principal point of reference is Money and Art, ATM at East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. The location can also be described in terms of community expression, creative regeneration, urban artwork, street creativity, illustrated hoarding, contemporary mural, mural culture, public realm art, public art, city artwork, urban graphics, and visual placemaking. The wider contemporary story of temporary urban art now includes public-realm investment alongside temporary installations, while policy and investment increasingly consider community-led design. Over time, this view of East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit. The resulting scene connects with local identity, creative streetscape, temporary artwork, graphic intervention, street-level design, community art. Associated details include street ATM, cash Machine in the street, Cash machine, Auto Teller, New York Travel Tourism, New York St Marks Place. Further aspects present in the subject include urban visual culture, and art-led regeneration. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, public art also connects with youth culture, graffiti versus commissioned work and efforts aimed at stronger place identity. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal community life, commercial identity, physical infrastructure, local continuity, and signage and branding at this precise location. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of historic fabric, planning and redevelopment, movement through the area, social change, and everyday services within the surrounding area.
East 7th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,New York Travel Tourism,hearts,Manhattan,NY,streets,shops,retail,Taberna 97,Hertad,art,street art,painting,graffiti,urban art,inner city,downtown,streetart,spray,spraycan,expression
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF075 - . A grounded editorial photograph sets out the everyday reality of St Marks Place, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NYC, in an image captured in 2018. The principal recorded subject is Heart by Hertad at Taberna 97, St Marks Place, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, NYC, NY ,USA. Other aspects of the setting include urban visual culture, illustrated hoarding, town-centre trading, bricks-and-mortar retail, consumer spending, mural culture, urban graphics, public art, city artwork, customer footfall, commercial frontage, and city-centre economy. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, independent trading also connects with shifts in leisure spending, online shopping and efforts aimed at stronger local footfall. The wider contemporary story of street-level design now includes temporary installations alongside graffiti versus commissioned work, while policy and investment increasingly consider creative reuse of redevelopment sites. Small period details preserved at St Marks Place, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NYC may become historically important as commercial occupants, public services, infrastructure and the built environment change, making the image useful for retrospective editorial coverage. The location additionally reflects creative regeneration, shopping district, shopping habits, urban commerce, community expression, street creativity. The record also refers to love in the city, Love the city, love your town, love your city, Taberna97, New York St Marks Place. The scene also carries the language of commercial streetscape, high-street commerce, urban artwork, graphic intervention, retail property, creative streetscape, public realm art, chain-store economy, storefront culture, and visual placemaking. That gives this view of St Marks Place, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NYC continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
St Marks Place, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NYC
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,New York Travel Tourism,98,LedZep,98 Saint Marks Place,Manhattan,rock,band,Physical Graffiti,Physical Graffitea,from,Physical Graffiti album,New York City,NY,tenement,history,historic,Album Sleeve,location,Peter Corriston,die-cut,sleeve design,sleeve,design,96 and 98 East 8th Street
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF07F - Physical Graffiti is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a double album on 24 February 1975 by the group's new record label, Swan Song Records.
The band wrote and recorded eight new songs for the album in early 1974 at Headley Grange, a country house in Hampshire, which gave them ample time to improvise arrangements and experiment with recording. The total playing time covered three sides of an LP, so they decided to expand it into a double by including previously unreleased tracks from the sessions for the earlier albums Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy. The album covered a range of styles including hard rock, progressive rock, rock 'n' roll and folk. The album was then mixed over summer 1974 and planned for an end-of year release. It was delayed because of the sleeve, which was designed by Peter Corriston and featured a theme around a tenement block in Manhattan, New York.
Physical Graffiti was commercially and critically successful upon its release and debuted at number one on album charts in both the US and the UK. It was promoted by a successful US tour and a five-night residency at Earl's Court, London, and has since been viewed as one of the group's strongest albums and the artistic peak of their career. The album has been reissued on CD several times, including an expansive 40th anniversary edition in 2015. Physical Graffiti was later certified 16× platinum in the United States
St Marks Place, East Village, New York City, NY, USA
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Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,NY,NYC,New York,New York City,City,Centre,City Centre,street,USA,United states of America,United States,East Village,St Marks Place,art,Manhattan,pink,socks,99,St Marks Pl,shop,store,shops,stores,Sockman,sock,basement,the,village,door,doorway,entrance,entrances,tights,stockings
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9P1 - . A place-specific photograph captures the setting around 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA, in a time-specific record from 2018. The documentary focus is The pink sockman shop, quirky retail, 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA. The location also connects chain-store economy, shopping district, independent retail, commercial frontage, commercial streetscape, town-centre trading, local trading, city-centre economy, customer footfall, storefront culture, retail property, and high-street commerce. The wider contemporary story of independent trading now includes shifts in leisure spending alongside hybrid working, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger local footfall. Because this is a time-specific record of 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA, later comparison can reveal changes in signage, ownership, land use, transport, street furniture, building condition and the way the public uses the surrounding space. The view also records themes involving shopfront economy, retail decline and renewal, consumer spending, bricks-and-mortar retail, retail vacancy, consumer retail. Other local associations include The Sockman, store, sock shop, Saint Marks Place. The location further reflects shopping habits, and urban commerce. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, retail streets also connects with changing footfall, hybrid working and efforts aimed at mixed-use town centres. As the location changes, the frame remains a reference for changes of use, period design, local character, the appearance of the built environment, and public activity as part of the area's longer social history. In historical comparison, the image can help trace local continuity, commercial identity, physical infrastructure, community life, and signage and branding without relying on a generic or reconstructed view. The view additionally fixes evidence of changing place in 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA as evidence of its time.
99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9P2 - . A local-history photograph depicts a moment within 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA, in a view made during 2018. The scene is specifically associated with The pink sockman shop, quirky retail, 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA. Other aspects of the setting include retail decline and renewal, shopping habits, city-centre economy, bricks-and-mortar retail, consumer spending, town-centre trading, retail property, independent retail, commercial frontage, retail vacancy, storefront culture, and shopping district. Modern coverage of high-street retail frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of changing footfall, shifts in leisure spending and mixed-use town centres. Over time, this view of 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit. The scene also relates to high-street commerce, urban commerce, chain-store economy, consumer retail, customer footfall, shopfront economy. Other local associations include The Sockman, store, sock shop, Saint Marks Place. The same setting also brings together commercial streetscape, and local trading. For present-day editorial use, consumer spending can also illustrate debates about operating costs and vacant premises, particularly where these affect adaptable commercial space. Taken together, these details make the photograph a useful record of period design, changes of use, local character, public activity, and the appearance of the built environment as an authentic period reference. The combination preserved here provides evidence of local continuity, physical infrastructure, community life, signage and branding, and commercial identity at this precise location. The resulting record of 99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA is specific enough to support future before-and-after study of the same site.
99 St Marks Pl, New York, NYC, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9P6 - . A close documentary record sets out the physical context of East Village, Manhatten, New York, NY, USA, as it appeared in 2018. The frame is associated with Face Art, East Village, New York City, NYC, NY, USA. The location also connects temporary artwork, street-level design, creative regeneration, shopping habits, independent retail, mural culture, contemporary mural, storefront culture, shopfront economy, retail property, community art, and chain-store economy. In the mid-2020s, town-centre commerce is increasingly discussed through shifts in leisure spending and changing footfall, with attention turning to heritage-led regeneration. For present-day editorial use, urban murals can also illustrate debates about local identity and public-realm investment, particularly where these affect recording temporary artwork. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at East Village, Manhatten, New York, NY, USA, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The resulting scene connects with illustrated hoarding, consumer retail, urban graphics, high-street commerce, public art, retail vacancy. Associated details include Saint Marks Place, Manhattan, portrait, streetart, Street Art. Its context additionally embraces town-centre trading, creative streetscape, urban commerce, art-led regeneration, bricks-and-mortar retail, graphic intervention, retail decline and renewal, street creativity, public realm art, and consumer spending. Current debate around retail streets often combines online shopping, hybrid working and the practical challenge of stronger local footfall. The combination preserved here provides evidence of regional identity, the condition of buildings, public-realm details, local business activity, and patterns of everyday use in a form that can be compared with later photographs.
East Village, Manhatten, New York, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9P7 - . A carefully observed scene shows the setting around East Village, Manhatten, New York, NY, USA, in a scene preserved from 2018. The image record centres upon Face Art, East Village, New York City, NYC, NY, USA. The wider setting includes city artwork, contemporary mural, public realm art, urban commerce, retail vacancy, public art, street-level design, consumer retail, temporary artwork, mural culture, street creativity, and commercial streetscape. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, consumer spending also connects with operating costs, online shopping and efforts aimed at bringing empty units back into use. The wider contemporary story of creative hoardings now includes public-realm investment alongside regeneration, while policy and investment increasingly consider art integrated with regeneration. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of East Village, Manhatten, New York, NY, USA may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison. The view also records themes involving visual placemaking, shopping district, community expression, illustrated hoarding, consumer spending, shopping habits. Other local associations include Saint Marks Place, Manhattan, portrait, streetart, Street Art. Its context additionally embraces high-street commerce, creative regeneration, creative streetscape, retail decline and renewal, bricks-and-mortar retail, customer footfall, community art, urban visual culture, town-centre trading, and commercial frontage. Modern coverage of town-centre commerce frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of vacant premises, brand consolidation and mixed-use town centres. That gives this view of East Village, Manhatten, New York, NY, USA continuing value for local history, retrospective reporting and visual comparison.
East Village, Manhatten, New York, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9P8 - . This location-led image depicts the visible identity of East Village, Manhatten, New York, NY, USA, in a documentary image made in 2018. Within that setting the photograph concentrates on Face Art, East Village, New York City, NYC, NY, USA. The location can also be described in terms of consumer retail, public art, retail vacancy, shopping district, shopping habits, retail property, city artwork, art-led regeneration, community art, urban commerce, visual placemaking, and urban visual culture. The wider contemporary story of physical shops now includes online shopping alongside changing footfall, while policy and investment increasingly consider stronger local footfall. Current debate around temporary urban art often combines community participation, temporary installations and the practical challenge of recording temporary artwork. Over time, this view of East Village, Manhatten, New York, NY, USA can support local-history and planning research by preserving details of appearance, occupation, signage, public access and everyday use that written records may omit. The location additionally reflects public realm art, town-centre trading, temporary artwork, local trading, bricks-and-mortar retail, local identity. Associated details include Street Art, Saint Marks Place, portrait, streetart, Manhattan. A more expansive reading adds chain-store economy, high-street commerce, creative streetscape, illustrated hoarding, creative regeneration, urban artwork, storefront culture, customer footfall, street creativity, and mural culture. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, retail streets also connects with online shopping, hybrid working and efforts aimed at bringing empty units back into use. Viewed retrospectively, the photograph can reveal historic fabric, planning and redevelopment, everyday services, movement through the area, and social change as an authentic period reference.
East Village, Manhatten, New York, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9PA - Physical Graffiti is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a double album on 24 February 1975 by the group's new record label, Swan Song Records.
The album was originally released with a die-cut sleeve design depicting a New York City tenement block. The album designer, Peter Corriston, was looking for a building that was symmetrical with interesting details. The two five-storey buildings photographed for the album cover are located at 96 and 98 St. Mark's Place in New York City. The original photograph underwent a number of tweaks to arrive at the final image. The fifth floor of the building had to be cropped out to fit the square album cover format.
The band wrote and recorded eight new songs for the album in early 1974 at Headley Grange, a country house in Hampshire, which gave them ample time to improvise arrangements and experiment with recording. The total playing time covered three sides of an LP, so they decided to expand it into a double by including previously unreleased tracks from the sessions for the earlier albums Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy. The album covered a range of styles including hard rock, progressive rock, rock 'n' roll and folk. The album was then mixed over summer 1974 and planned for an end-of year release. It was delayed because of the sleeve, which was designed by Peter Corriston and featured a theme around a tenement block in Manhattan, New York.
Other than the jam Boogie With Stu, which features former Rolling Stones pianist Ian Stewart, the band provided all instrumentation and vocals themselves, being Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica), Jimmy Page (guitar), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards), and John Bonham (drums). The album was produced by Jimmy Page, with the help of a number of different engineers and mixers.
Physical Graffiti was commercially and critically successful upon its release and debuted at number one on album charts in both the US and the UK. I
96 and 98 St. Mark's Place, East Village, Manhatten, New York City, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9PB - . A detailed visual record records the visible identity of 122 St Marks Place, East Village, New York, NYC, NY, USA, in a photograph originating in 2018. The described feature is Two men outside Holyland Market, 122 St Marks Place, East Village, New York, NYC, NY, USA. The location also connects visitor economy, storefront culture, retail property, shopping district, consumer leisure, hospitality premises, town-centre trading, shopfront economy, catering trade, local trading, destination economy, and hospitality employment. For present-day editorial use, town-centre commerce can also illustrate debates about vacant premises and brand consolidation, particularly where these affect heritage-led regeneration. Modern coverage of hospitality businesses frequently reaches beyond the immediate scene to questions of commercial rents, delivery-platform competition and distinctive visitor experiences. Documentary value is strengthened by the precise setting at 122 St Marks Place, East Village, New York, NYC, NY, USA, where even ordinary details of frontage, equipment, signs, traffic or public activity may disappear as the area evolves. The surrounding story includes food-and-drink business, local dining, commercial streetscape, customer footfall, customer service, hospitality trade. Other local associations include grocery, Holyland Market deli, New York City, City Centre, Saint Marks Place. The same setting also brings together retail decline and renewal, visitor destination, chain-store economy, tourist accommodation, leisure venue, city-centre economy, tourism economy, commercial frontage, retail vacancy, and bricks-and-mortar retail. In the mid-2020s, independent trading is increasingly discussed through changing footfall and operating costs, with attention turning to bringing empty units back into use. The scene keeps a record of evidence of changing place as a historical reference.
122 St Marks Place, East Village, New York, NYC, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9PE - . This location-led image sets out a moment within 122 St Marks Place, East Village, New York, NYC, NY, USA, in documentary coverage dating from 2018. The described feature is Two men outside Holyland Market, 122 St Marks Place, East Village, New York, NYC, NY, USA. The location can also be described in terms of visitor destination, customer footfall, retail vacancy, shopping habits, service economy, town-centre trading, urban commerce, hospitality premises, bricks-and-mortar retail, high-street commerce, restaurant sector, and shopfront economy. The wider contemporary story of commercial property now includes online shopping alongside shifts in leisure spending, while policy and investment increasingly consider bringing empty units back into use. Current debate around hospitality businesses often combines staffing, commercial rents and the practical challenge of resilient local hospitality. The photograph fixes 122 St Marks Place, East Village, New York, NYC, NY, USA at one identifiable stage in its history, providing a reference against which later refurbishment, closure, demolition, conversion, new ownership or altered public use can be assessed. The scene also relates to local dining, customer service, leisure venue, local trading, food-and-drink business, commercial streetscape. The scene is further associated with grocery, Holyland Market deli, New York City, City Centre, Saint Marks Place. A second layer of description includes consumer leisure, tourist accommodation, destination economy, catering trade, visitor economy, food service, retail decline and renewal, commercial frontage, consumer retail, and tourism economy. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, commercial property also connects with operating costs, shifts in leisure spending and efforts aimed at bringing empty units back into use. This period image preserves a stage in local change within the evolving townscape.
122 St Marks Place, East Village, New York, NYC, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9WJ - . This location-led image records the working environment around the recorded location, in a documentary image made in 2018. The described feature is Not Perfect Always Me sign, Selena Gomez collection, In A Coach Store, New York City, NY, USA. The location also connects road connectivity, local transport, customer footfall, bricks-and-mortar retail, town-centre trading, shopping district, motorway travel, consumer spending, retail property, consumer retail, junction design, and highway infrastructure. The wider contemporary story of commercial property now includes operating costs alongside shifts in leisure spending, while policy and investment increasingly consider heritage-led regeneration. Current debate around the public realm often combines business turnover, new technology and the practical challenge of before-and-after study. The date and location give the photograph archival strength: future views of the recorded location may show different businesses, branding, services, architecture, traffic patterns or redevelopment, allowing clear before-and-after comparison, specifically in relation to Not Perfect Always Me sign. The scene also relates to traffic management, commercial frontage, urban mobility, urban commerce, high-street commerce, vehicle access. A more expansive reading adds storefront culture, shopping habits, shopfront economy, retail vacancy, road engineering, retail decline and renewal, commercial streetscape, chain-store economy, city-centre economy, and surface transport. Seen from a 2025-onward perspective, commercial property also connects with vacant premises, operating costs and efforts aimed at mixed-use town centres. The combination preserved here provides evidence of social change, movement through the area, planning and redevelopment, historic fabric, and everyday services as an authentic period reference. The view of Not Perfect Always Me sign also preserves another layer of local identity and period change.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9WK - In New York City, taxicabs come in two varieties: yellow and green
they are widely recognizable symbols of the city. Taxis painted canary yellow (medallion taxis) are able to pick up passengers anywhere in the five boroughs. Those painted apple green (street hail livery vehicles, commonly known as boro taxis), which began to appear in August 2013, are allowed to pick up passengers in Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens (excluding LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport), and Staten Island. Both types have the same fare structure. Taxicabs are operated by private companies and licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). It also oversees over 40,000 other for-hire vehicles, including black cars, commuter vans and ambulettes.
Taxicab vehicles, each of which must have a medallion to operate, are driven an average of 180 miles per shift. As of March 14, 2014, there were 51,398 individuals licensed to drive medallion taxicabs. There were 13,605 taxicab medallion licenses in existence. By July 2016, that number had dropped slightly to 13,587 medallions, or 18 lower than the 2014 total. Taxi patronage has declined since 2011 due to competition from rideshare services.
Broadway, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9WP - In New York City, taxicabs come in two varieties: yellow and green
they are widely recognizable symbols of the city. Taxis painted canary yellow (medallion taxis) are able to pick up passengers anywhere in the five boroughs. Those painted apple green (street hail livery vehicles, commonly known as boro taxis), which began to appear in August 2013, are allowed to pick up passengers in Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens (excluding LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport), and Staten Island. Both types have the same fare structure. Taxicabs are operated by private companies and licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). It also oversees over 40,000 other for-hire vehicles, including black cars, commuter vans and ambulettes.
Taxicab vehicles, each of which must have a medallion to operate, are driven an average of 180 miles per shift. As of March 14, 2014, there were 51,398 individuals licensed to drive medallion taxicabs. There were 13,605 taxicab medallion licenses in existence. By July 2016, that number had dropped slightly to 13,587 medallions, or 18 lower than the 2014 total. Taxi patronage has declined since 2011 due to competition from rideshare services.
Broadway, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBJ9WR - In New York City, taxicabs come in two varieties: yellow and green
they are widely recognizable symbols of the city. Taxis painted canary yellow (medallion taxis) are able to pick up passengers anywhere in the five boroughs. Those painted apple green (street hail livery vehicles, commonly known as boro taxis), which began to appear in August 2013, are allowed to pick up passengers in Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens (excluding LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport), and Staten Island. Both types have the same fare structure. Taxicabs are operated by private companies and licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). It also oversees over 40,000 other for-hire vehicles, including black cars, commuter vans and ambulettes.
Taxicab vehicles, each of which must have a medallion to operate, are driven an average of 180 miles per shift. As of March 14, 2014, there were 51,398 individuals licensed to drive medallion taxicabs. There were 13,605 taxicab medallion licenses in existence. By July 2016, that number had dropped slightly to 13,587 medallions, or 18 lower than the 2014 total. Taxi patronage has declined since 2011 due to competition from rideshare services.
Broadway, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK64X - 9/11 memorial's fountains flow
The fountain, where the north tower of the World Trade Center once stood, was undergoing tests of the massive pumping systems that will blast 26,000 gallons a minute over the 30-foot deep black granite walls.
Daniels, who happened upon the test yesterday, said the sight of the water filling the 1-acre pool was awe-inspiring after years of planning and building.
Construction workers from around the site paused to look and listen during the tests as engineers below the memorial plaza monitored and adjusted the 16 pumps that will circulate 480,000 gallons of recycled water.
During the design phase of the memorial, there were concerns that the fountains might be too loud. But Daniels said the sound of the cascading water yesterday created a nice, peaceful background, like the sound of the ocean.
It's perfect. It's not overwhelming at all, Daniels said.
A second fountain over the footprint of the south tower will be ready for testing later this year. A spokesman for the Port Authority, which is overseeing construction of the $500 million memorial, said yesterday's trial run went very well.
The two fountains together make up the nation's largest manmade waterfalls, and are at the heart of the design of the memorial, called Reflecting Absence.
Paula Berry, a 9/11 family member who served on the 13-member jury that picked the memorial design by Michael Arad, was ecstatic about the test run.
The presence of water is incredibly important at the memorial, said Berry. When you think of the memorial's name, Reflecting Absence, you have to have the means to reflect and the water plays that role.
But Berry said the sound of the water rushing over the sides of the fountains could very well be one of the most lasting impressions visitors take away.
Yesterday's tests lasted a few hours, and will be repeated as needed.
Construction of the memorial remains on schedule for its planned opening next Sept. 11 ” the 10th anniversary
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK655 - 9/11 memorial's fountains flow
The fountain, where the north tower of the World Trade Center once stood, was undergoing tests of the massive pumping systems that will blast 26,000 gallons a minute over the 30-foot deep black granite walls.
Daniels, who happened upon the test yesterday, said the sight of the water filling the 1-acre pool was awe-inspiring after years of planning and building.
Construction workers from around the site paused to look and listen during the tests as engineers below the memorial plaza monitored and adjusted the 16 pumps that will circulate 480,000 gallons of recycled water.
During the design phase of the memorial, there were concerns that the fountains might be too loud. But Daniels said the sound of the cascading water yesterday created a nice, peaceful background, like the sound of the ocean.
It's perfect. It's not overwhelming at all, Daniels said.
A second fountain over the footprint of the south tower will be ready for testing later this year. A spokesman for the Port Authority, which is overseeing construction of the $500 million memorial, said yesterday's trial run went very well.
The two fountains together make up the nation's largest manmade waterfalls, and are at the heart of the design of the memorial, called Reflecting Absence.
Paula Berry, a 9/11 family member who served on the 13-member jury that picked the memorial design by Michael Arad, was ecstatic about the test run.
The presence of water is incredibly important at the memorial, said Berry. When you think of the memorial's name, Reflecting Absence, you have to have the means to reflect and the water plays that role.
But Berry said the sound of the water rushing over the sides of the fountains could very well be one of the most lasting impressions visitors take away.
Yesterday's tests lasted a few hours, and will be repeated as needed.
Construction of the memorial remains on schedule for its planned opening next Sept. 11 ” the 10th anniversary
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK658 - American Son Broadway Play
Kerry Washington (Scandal , Race) returns to the Broadway stage alongside Steven Pasquale (American Crime Story, Junk), Eugene Lee (Gem of the Ocean), and Jeremy Jordan (Supergirl, Newsies), in the riveting new play, AMERICAN SON.
Marking the Broadway debut of playwright Christopher Demos-Brown and directed by Tony Award® winner Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun, Fences), AMERICAN SON is a gripping tale about who we are as a nation, and how we deal with family relationships, love, loss, and identity.
Kerry Washington Kendra
Kerry Washington is a versatile and fearless performer who continues to astound with the depth of her talent. A native of the Bronx, New York, Washington has received high acclaim for her work in film, television and theater. Her portrayal of crisis-manager Olivia Pope on the hit Shonda Rhimes show Scandal, which aired its series finale in April 2018, has earned her numerous accolades including Golden Globe®, Emmy® and Screen Actors Guild® nominations for Best Actress as well as an NAACP Image Award for Best Actress. In 2016, Washington launched her production company, Simpson Street, whose first project, HBO's Confirmation , earned Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for its portrayal of Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court nomination hearings and the sexual accusations against him by Anita Hill (portrayed by Washington). Film credits include Save the Last Dance, Lift (for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination), Mr. & Mrs. Smith, I Think I Love My Wife, She Hate Me, Miracle at St. Anna, Lakeview Terrace, The Details, A Thousand Words, Mother and Child, Django Unchained, Peeples and Cars 3. Washington is active in many social and political causes. She served on the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities during the Obama Administration.
Booth Theatre 222 West 45th Street New York, NY 10036, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK65B - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The theater with Colbert on the sign
Letterman's successor, Stephen Colbert, continues to broadcast The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from the Ed Sullivan Theater, although extensive renovations were made between the two hosts' tenures.[16] Removal of the Letterman set took place only a few hours after his last show, on May 20, 2015. Letterman's marquee was also removed, and was temporarily replaced by a banner promoting the Angelo's Pizza restaurant adjacent to the theater, featuring Colbert posing with a slice of pizza.
The theater underwent a full restoration to its original 1927 splendor, including the exposure of the theater's dome, which had been covered up by air ducts and sound buffers, the re-installation of the original stained-glass windows, which had been removed and placed in storage during the Letterman era, and the restoration of a wooden chandelier with individual stained-glass chambers that house its bulbs. The restoration was made possible due to advances in technology that allowed less sound and video equipment to cover up the auditorium's architectural details. CBS executive Richard Hart explained that Colbert was initially hesitant to use the theater, but called for the restoration after he was informed about the dome while touring the facility.
Colbert described his new set as being intimate
it features a multi-tier design, with extensive use of LED lighting and video projection backdrops, and a larger desk area than that of Letterman. Exposed for the new show, the Sullivan's dome is lit up with a digital projection system which is used to display images above the theater, such as a kaleidoscopic pattern featuring images of Colbert's face and the CBS logo. New, larger audience seats were installed, reducing the overall capacity from 461 to 370. The theater's new marquee was designed to have a glitzy appearance appropriate for Broadway
697 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, United States
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK65H - Large graphic mural depicting Debbie Harry, singer and co-founder of the American rock band Blondie, covers a wall at 2 Bleecker Street near its junction with the Bowery in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Created in 2017 by artist Shepard Fairey in association with the LISA Project NYC, the artwork presents Harry with platinum-blonde hair, red lips, angular earrings and leopard-print clothing. Its bold black, cream, orange and red palette combines portraiture with concert posters, typography and imagery linked to Blondie's career.
The central portrait was based on a photograph by New York music photographer Bobby Grossman. Surrounding details include Blondie graphics, stylised band figures and a ticket advertising a Central Park performance on Wednesday 27 June. The collage-like composition reflects Fairey's poster, screen-printing and street-art aesthetic while celebrating Harry as an influential female figure in punk, new wave and popular music.
The mural stood close to the former CBGB nightclub at 315 Bowery. Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, CBGB initially took its name from Country, Bluegrass and Blues, although it became internationally associated with original underground rock. During the 1970s, its small stage helped establish a distinctive New York scene that included Blondie, Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, Patti Smith Group, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, and other emerging performers.
Blondie developed within this downtown artistic community before achieving international commercial success with songs blending punk, pop, disco, reggae and new wave. Harry's distinctive appearance, commanding stage presence and songwriting partnership with Chris Stein made her one of the period's most recognisable performers.
The photograph records the mural beneath a partly cloudy sky before it was replaced in 2022 by Fairey's tribute to the New York hardcore band Bad Brains. It therefore preserves a temporary work of public art and a changing Bowery streetsca
Blecker Street, Lower Manhatten, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6AJ - jeremy bellamy, Acculab
41 Cooper Square, designed by architect Thom Mayne of Morphosis, is a nine-story, 175,000-square-foot (16,300 m2) academic center that houses the Albert Nerken School of Engineering with additional spaces for the humanities, art, and architecture departments in the newest addition to Cooper Union's campus in Cooper Square, Manhattan, New York City
there is also an exhibition gallery and auditorium for public programs and retail space on the ground level. The building, originally known as the New Academic Building, stands on the site where the School of Art Abram Hewitt Building was located
the site of the building formerly used for engineering will be leased to a developer once the move has been completed. Construction of the building began in 2006 and was completed in September 2009. The project has been controversial in the East Village neighborhood where 41 Cooper Square is located.
Mayne designed the building from the inside out, starting with a central atrium, referred to as a vertical piazza. The atrium plays the role of the public square in the building where social interaction can occur. Its form was created by carving out program space and circulation paths and is contained and accentuated in a steel lattice envelope that reaches the full height of the building.
Cooper Square. &, 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10003, United States
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6AP - A food truck is a large motorized vehicle (such as a van) or trailer, equipped to cook, prepare, serve, and/or sell food.[1][2] Some, including ice cream trucks, sell frozen or prepackaged food
others have on-board kitchens and prepare food from scratch, or they heat up food that was prepared in a bricks and mortar commercial kitchen. Sandwiches, hamburgers, french fries, and other regional fast food fare is common. In recent years, associated with the pop-up restaurant phenomenon, food trucks offering gourmet cuisine and a variety of specialties and ethnic menus have become particularly popular.[3] Food trucks may also sell cold beverages such as soda pop and water. Food trucks, along with portable food booths and food carts, are on the front line of the street food industry that serves an estimated 2.5 billion people every day
Mid town,Manhattan,New York City, NY,USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6AX - jeremy bellamy, Acculab
The tragic & symbolic wreck of Ladder 3 “ victim of 9/11.
In the Memorial Museum located inside of New York City, Ladder 3 rests in its shadows. The remains of what was once a proud fire truck of New York, was one of the first responders to the World Trade Center as it got struck by terrorists on September 11th, 2001.
A dozen brave fire fighters went into the North Tower to save the men and women trapped inside after a plane was deliberately crashed into it by suicide bombers. Captain Patrick Brown took his fire fighters to the 40th floor of the tower, and reported that it had extra men available. The suicide bombings happened during a shift change, and both crews sprang into action to help their fellow New Yorkers.
Sadly, the crew went down with the skyscraper as it collapsed to the ground. As it was tumbling down, the front of the apparatus of the fire truck was torn off.
The truck itself was totaled along with the ladders. Some of the tools that were used for rescue were tangled up into the vehicle after the collapse.
A senior member of Ladder 3 from the NY Fire Department said that the job carries on through the city's proud tradition and that the department is here striving to keep that proud heritage alive today. This is a tribute to every fire fighter that died on September 11th.
When the attack happened, Mr. Wind was relaxing at home while on vacation. He answered to the recall and discovered his crew's riding list on the rig while he was at ground zero. He immediately began searching for them.
Michael Moran also commented that the ceremony was a big step in the healing of the scars that he was left with that day. His brother also died in the attacks as he was collaborating with Special Operations Command. Mr. Moran was a driver for Ladder 3, but he was relieved in the morning after he worked the night shift.
More at https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/04/19/the-tragic-symbolic-wreck-of-ladder-3-victim-of-911/
180 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10007, United States
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6B6 - . This documentary view of One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America in 2018 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The scene shows 09/11 - 0911 - National September 11 Memorial Museum,One World Trade Center,Lower Manhattan,New York City, NY, USA,No One Day Shall Erase You. Further facets of the subject include First World War remembrance, adaptive reuse, contemporary social history, Armistice heritage, collective memory, social history, war dead, local roll of honour, historical comparison, period streetscape, conservation interest, period detail, memorial inscription, and visual archive. The subject remains useful for current coverage of public commemoration and local history, not least because of the continuing role of Remembrance events in public life. Today's wider story includes planning control, historic townscape and the practical question of the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. As a dated visual record, the image captures small features of identity that written records may overlook within the setting of One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America. A second layer of the scene includes community remembrance, traditional masonry, community identity, conservation architecture, built heritage, commemorative memorial, poppy symbolism, and historic context. Elements such as Shall, Center, Trade, September, and Lower add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. A later view of One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The period view preserves a point of historical comparison for later comparison. That local specificity strengthens the long-term documentary value of image 2AFK6B6.
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6BC - . An on-location image from One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America in 2018, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The subject recorded here is 09/11 - 0911 - National September 11 Memorial Museum,One World Trade Center,Lower Manhattan,New York City, NY, USA - Ground Zero. Another layer of the scene includes historic townscape, period building, historic context, public realm, industrial-community remembrance, community remembrance, architectural character, documentary photography, social history, local character, built heritage, traditional masonry, First World War remembrance, and contemporary social history. For contemporary context, military heritage and local history are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the continuing role of Remembrance events in public life. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about planning control, adaptive reuse and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. For later comparison, the view leaves evidence of evidence of how the subject fitted into ordinary life within the setting of One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America. The surrounding context also covers cityscape history, conservation architecture, visual archive, regional identity, community identity, period streetscape, commemorative memorial, and heritage asset. The recorded references to September, Trade, Center, World, and Museum preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The image fixes details of everyday use for future local research.
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6BN - Formerly the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum was formed as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation to raise funds and manage the memorial's planning and construction. Its board of directors met for the first time on January 4, 2005, and it reached its first-phase capital-fundraising goal ($350 million) in April 2008. This money and additional funds raised will be used to build the memorial and museum and endow the museum.
In 2003, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation launched the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition, an international competition to design a memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate the lives lost on 9/11. Individuals and teams from around the world submitted design proposals. On November 19, 2003, the thirteen-member jury selected eight finalists. Reflecting Absence, designed by Michael Arad and Peter Walker, was chosen as the winning design on January 6, 2004. It consists of a field of trees interrupted by two large, recessed pools, the footprints of the Twin Towers. The deciduous trees (swamp white oaks) are arranged in rows and form informal clusters, clearings and groves. The park is at street level, above the Memorial Museum. The names of the victims of the attacks (including those from the Pentagon, American Airlines Flight 77, United Airlines Flight 93, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing) are inscribed on the parapets surrounding the waterfalls in an arrangement of meaningful adjacencies. A portion of the slurry wall originally designed to hold back the Hudson River, about half of what Daniel Libeskind originally wanted to preserve, is maintained in the museum. On January 14, 2004, the final design for the World Trade Center site memorial was unveiled at a press conference in Federal Hall National Memorial
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6GM - The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA or simply Transit, and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public authority in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City. Part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the busiest and largest transit system in North America, the NYCTA has a daily ridership of 8 million trips (over 2.5 billion annually).
The NYCTA operates the following systems:
New York City Subway, a rapid transit system in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.
Staten Island Railway, a rapid transit line on Staten Island (operated by the subsidiary Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority)
New York City Bus, an extensive bus network serving all five boroughs, managed by MTA Regional Bus Operations.
Manhattan, New York city, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6GW - The World Trade Center is a mostly completed complex of buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S., replacing the original seven buildings on the same site that were destroyed in the September 11 attacks. The site is being rebuilt with up to six new skyscrapers, four of which have been completed
a memorial and museum to those killed in the attacks
the elevated Liberty Park adjacent to the site, containing the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and Vehicular Security Center
and a transportation hub. The 104-story One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere is the lead building for the new complex.
The buildings are among many created by the World Trade Centers Association. The original World Trade Center featured the landmark Twin Towers, which opened in 1973, and were the tallest buildings in the world at the time of their completion. They were destroyed on the morning of September 11, 2001, when al-Qaeda-affiliated hijackers flew two Boeing 767 jets into the complex in a coordinated act of terrorism. The attacks on the World Trade Center killed 2,753 people.
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6H3 - The World Trade Center is a mostly completed complex of buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S., replacing the original seven buildings on the same site that were destroyed in the September 11 attacks. The site is being rebuilt with up to six new skyscrapers, four of which have been completed
a memorial and museum to those killed in the attacks
the elevated Liberty Park adjacent to the site, containing the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and Vehicular Security Center
and a transportation hub. The 104-story One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere is the lead building for the new complex.
The buildings are among many created by the World Trade Centers Association. The original World Trade Center featured the landmark Twin Towers, which opened in 1973, and were the tallest buildings in the world at the time of their completion. They were destroyed on the morning of September 11, 2001, when al-Qaeda-affiliated hijackers flew two Boeing 767 jets into the complex in a coordinated act of terrorism. The attacks on the World Trade Center killed 2,753 people.
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6H9 - The World Trade Center is a mostly completed complex of buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S., replacing the original seven buildings on the same site that were destroyed in the September 11 attacks. The site is being rebuilt with up to six new skyscrapers, four of which have been completed
a memorial and museum to those killed in the attacks
the elevated Liberty Park adjacent to the site, containing the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and Vehicular Security Center
and a transportation hub. The 104-story One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere is the lead building for the new complex.
The buildings are among many created by the World Trade Centers Association. The original World Trade Center featured the landmark Twin Towers, which opened in 1973, and were the tallest buildings in the world at the time of their completion. They were destroyed on the morning of September 11, 2001, when al-Qaeda-affiliated hijackers flew two Boeing 767 jets into the complex in a coordinated act of terrorism. The attacks on the World Trade Center killed 2,753 people.
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6HB - The World Trade Center is a mostly completed complex of buildings in Lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S., replacing the original seven buildings on the same site that were destroyed in the September 11 attacks. The site is being rebuilt with up to six new skyscrapers, four of which have been completed
a memorial and museum to those killed in the attacks
the elevated Liberty Park adjacent to the site, containing the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and Vehicular Security Center
and a transportation hub. The 104-story One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere is the lead building for the new complex.
The buildings are among many created by the World Trade Centers Association. The original World Trade Center featured the landmark Twin Towers, which opened in 1973, and were the tallest buildings in the world at the time of their completion. They were destroyed on the morning of September 11, 2001, when al-Qaeda-affiliated hijackers flew two Boeing 767 jets into the complex in a coordinated act of terrorism. The attacks on the World Trade Center killed 2,753 people.
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6HE - . This location-based editorial photograph from the recorded location in 2018 preserves a recognisable subject together with clues about how the place was used and presented at the time. The defining feature is WTC,World Trade Center Place, New York City, NYC, New York state,USA, with office blocks in background. Other connected aspects include changing land use, retail property, commercial streetscape, shopfront economy, everyday life, high-street commerce, town-centre economy, commercial frontage, local character, historical comparison, regional identity, independent trading, changing streetscape, and local trading. Today's wider story includes consumer spending, town-centre regeneration and the practical question of how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts. From an archival perspective, the photograph preserves the way the place functioned before later physical or commercial change in the immediate surroundings of the recorded location. Further connections include visual archive, period detail, public realm, local history, customer footfall, bricks-and-mortar retail, place identity, and before-and-after reference. The recorded references to Center, office, Trade, Place, and background preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The wider significance includes consumer spending and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts within the specific setting of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is consumer spending and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The record includes part of the area's social history as part of the recorded location's history.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6J2 - . Made at the recorded location in 2018, this photograph records a real place and subject in context, allowing later viewers to compare what has survived, changed, closed, moved or been replaced. The view centres on WTC,World Trade Center Place, New York City, NYC, New York state,USA, with office blocks in background. The photograph also reflects documentary photography, commercial streetscape, place identity, high-street commerce, local trading, community identity, period detail, urban commerce, changing streetscape, retail property, contemporary social history, bricks-and-mortar retail, regional identity, and local character. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about commercial rents, consumer spending and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres. With the passage of time, the image retains small features of identity that written records may overlook within the recorded location. The setting also brings in historic context, retail vacancy, customer footfall, shopfront economy, consumer retail, town-centre economy, commercial frontage, and independent trading. Elements such as blocks, Center, Place, background, and state add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of commercial rents and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres as part of the longer story of the recorded location. A further contemporary connection is commercial rents and bringing underused premises back into productive use when considered against later change at the recorded location. The scene captures a point of historical comparison as a date-specific reference.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6NA - Take a Look Inside Overthrow Boxing, Where Celebs Like Usher and J-Lo Train
There is a crowd gathering outside the door of 9 Bleecker Street, the gritty downtown headquarters of Overthrow Boxing.
Passersby slow their pace and turn their heads towards the pulsating hip-hop that blares out Overthrow's doors and onto the sidewalk. Through its ground floor windows, and past an aggressive neon red sign, a few dozen young women chat excitedly as they wrap their hands before squeezing into boxing gloves.
Further back another class is still in session, with the participants jabbing ferociously at shared punching bags as an instructor screams down from a ring set alongside an exposed brick wall.
On any given night, a peek through these same steamed-up windows could result in a story-worthy sighting of Nina Agdal, Usher, Martha Hunt, Jennifer Lopez, the Fat Jewish or Will Smith.
This is exactly what Overthrow founder Joey Goodwin had in mind when he started the gym two years ago. I wanted to create an atmosphere that drew you in, he says. Everyone on the outside is trying to get a better look, wishing they were a part of the action.
Atisha Paulson
The phenomenon was one that Goodwin observed while on the iconic West 4th basketball courts, where he started balling at the age of 10.
There he was introduced to the sport of boxing through a fellow player.
I think he saw me run my mouth and get beaten up too many times, remembers Goodwin, leaning back in his office on the gym's second floor. He took me to East River Park and taught me a few moves. I was hooked immediately.
Enrolling in a local boxing gym, the street-wise Goodwin immediately spotted an opportunity for growth. The room was filled CEOs, models, editors and entrepreneurs, he says. I began to see the potential that could come with creating a real boxing brand, done in the style of SoulCycle or Barry's Bootcamp.
9 BLEECKER STREET NEW YORK, NY 10012, USA
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NYC,NY,New York,Manhattan,USA,city,city centre,US,boxing,neon sign,red,orange,window,culture,exercise,ring work,9 BLEECKER STREET,NEW YORK,NY 10012,9 Bleecker St,private training,Overthrow Boxing,gritty,downtown,headquarters,eastside,lower manhattan,gym,sport,boxing sport,boxing clubs,local boxing gym,boxing gym,boxing brand
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6NC - Take a Look Inside Overthrow Boxing, Where Celebs Like Usher and J-Lo Train
There is a crowd gathering outside the door of 9 Bleecker Street, the gritty downtown headquarters of Overthrow Boxing.
Passersby slow their pace and turn their heads towards the pulsating hip-hop that blares out Overthrow's doors and onto the sidewalk. Through its ground floor windows, and past an aggressive neon red sign, a few dozen young women chat excitedly as they wrap their hands before squeezing into boxing gloves.
Further back another class is still in session, with the participants jabbing ferociously at shared punching bags as an instructor screams down from a ring set alongside an exposed brick wall.
On any given night, a peek through these same steamed-up windows could result in a story-worthy sighting of Nina Agdal, Usher, Martha Hunt, Jennifer Lopez, the Fat Jewish or Will Smith.
This is exactly what Overthrow founder Joey Goodwin had in mind when he started the gym two years ago. I wanted to create an atmosphere that drew you in, he says. Everyone on the outside is trying to get a better look, wishing they were a part of the action.
Atisha Paulson
The phenomenon was one that Goodwin observed while on the iconic West 4th basketball courts, where he started balling at the age of 10.
There he was introduced to the sport of boxing through a fellow player.
I think he saw me run my mouth and get beaten up too many times, remembers Goodwin, leaning back in his office on the gym's second floor. He took me to East River Park and taught me a few moves. I was hooked immediately.
Enrolling in a local boxing gym, the street-wise Goodwin immediately spotted an opportunity for growth. The room was filled CEOs, models, editors and entrepreneurs, he says. I began to see the potential that could come with creating a real boxing brand, done in the style of SoulCycle or Barry's Bootcamp.
9 BLEECKER STREET NEW YORK, NY 10012, USA
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NY,New York,Manhattan,city,city centre,US,Cooper Square,Stuyvesant Square,United States,icon,iconic,history,historic,center,centre,downtown,uptown,Public School Society,education,philanthropist,marble,for,advancement,of,science,and,art,America,New York Citys,free,schools,private,college
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6NJ - Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 “ April 4, 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and politician. He designed and built the first American steam locomotive, the Tom Thumb, founded the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, served as its first president, and stood for election as the Greenback Party's candidate in the 1876 presidential election.
Cooper began tinkering at a young age while working in various positions in New York City. He purchased a glue factory in 1821 and used that factory's profits to found the Canton Iron Works, where he earned even larger profits by assembling the Tom Thumb. Cooper's success as a businessman and inventor continued over the ensuing decades, and he became the first mill operator to successfully use anthracite coal to puddle iron. He also developed numerous patents for products such as gelatin and participated in the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable.
During the Gilded Age, Cooper became an ardent critic of the gold standard and the debt-based monetary system of bank currency, advocating instead for government-issued banknotes. Cooper was nominated for president at the 1876 Greenback National Convention, and the Greenback ticket of Cooper and Samuel Fenton Cary won just under one percent of the popular vote in the 1876 general election. His son Edward and his son-in-law Abram Hewitt, both served as Mayor of New York City.
Cooper Sq. &, E 7th St, New York, NY 10003, United States
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6NM - Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Nicknamed the Showplace of the Nation, it is the headquarters for the Rockettes, the precision dance company.
Radio City Music Hall was built on a plot of land that was originally intended for a Metropolitan Opera House. The opera house plans were canceled in 1929, leading to the construction of Rockefeller Center.
Radio City Music Hall was designed by Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style. One of the more notable parts of the Music Hall is its large auditorium, which was the world's largest when the Hall first opened. The new complex included two theaters, the International Music Hall and the Center Theatre, as part of the Radio City portion of Rockefeller Center. The 5,960-seat Music Hall was the larger of the two venues. It was largely successful until the 1970s, when declining patronage nearly drove the Music Hall to bankruptcy. Radio City Music Hall was designated a New York City Landmark in May 1978, and the Music Hall was restored and allowed to remain open. The hall was extensively renovated in 1999.
The Music Hall also contains a variety of art. Although Radio City Music Hall was initially intended to host stage shows, it hosted performances in a film-and-stage-spectacle format through the 1970s, and was the site of several movie premieres. It now primarily hosts concerts, including by leading pop and rock musicians, and live stage shows such as the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. The Music Hall has also hosted televised events including the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Daytime Emmy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the NFL Draft.
1260 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6NP - Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Nicknamed the Showplace of the Nation, it is the headquarters for the Rockettes, the precision dance company.
Radio City Music Hall was built on a plot of land that was originally intended for a Metropolitan Opera House. The opera house plans were canceled in 1929, leading to the construction of Rockefeller Center.
Radio City Music Hall was designed by Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style. One of the more notable parts of the Music Hall is its large auditorium, which was the world's largest when the Hall first opened. The new complex included two theaters, the International Music Hall and the Center Theatre, as part of the Radio City portion of Rockefeller Center. The 5,960-seat Music Hall was the larger of the two venues. It was largely successful until the 1970s, when declining patronage nearly drove the Music Hall to bankruptcy. Radio City Music Hall was designated a New York City Landmark in May 1978, and the Music Hall was restored and allowed to remain open. The hall was extensively renovated in 1999.
The Music Hall also contains a variety of art. Although Radio City Music Hall was initially intended to host stage shows, it hosted performances in a film-and-stage-spectacle format through the 1970s, and was the site of several movie premieres. It now primarily hosts concerts, including by leading pop and rock musicians, and live stage shows such as the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. The Music Hall has also hosted televised events including the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Daytime Emmy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the NFL Draft.
1260 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6NY - Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Nicknamed the Showplace of the Nation, it is the headquarters for the Rockettes, the precision dance company.
Radio City Music Hall was built on a plot of land that was originally intended for a Metropolitan Opera House. The opera house plans were canceled in 1929, leading to the construction of Rockefeller Center.
Radio City Music Hall was designed by Edward Durell Stone and Donald Deskey in the Art Deco style. One of the more notable parts of the Music Hall is its large auditorium, which was the world's largest when the Hall first opened. The new complex included two theaters, the International Music Hall and the Center Theatre, as part of the Radio City portion of Rockefeller Center. The 5,960-seat Music Hall was the larger of the two venues. It was largely successful until the 1970s, when declining patronage nearly drove the Music Hall to bankruptcy. Radio City Music Hall was designated a New York City Landmark in May 1978, and the Music Hall was restored and allowed to remain open. The hall was extensively renovated in 1999.
The Music Hall also contains a variety of art. Although Radio City Music Hall was initially intended to host stage shows, it hosted performances in a film-and-stage-spectacle format through the 1970s, and was the site of several movie premieres. It now primarily hosts concerts, including by leading pop and rock musicians, and live stage shows such as the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. The Music Hall has also hosted televised events including the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Daytime Emmy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the NFL Draft.
1260 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NY,New York,Manhattan,USA,city,city centre,US,Tiffany & Co,NY 10020,United States,building,Jewelry store,Jewelry,store,shop,retail,icon,iconic,history,historic,center,centre,downtown,uptown,Tiffany & Company,Tiffany and Company,Tiffany and Co,Tiffanys,patriotic,luxury,Fifth Avenue,sterling silver,diamond,diamonds,jewelry,jewellery,wealth and status symbol
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6P3 - large United States flag projects above the gold Tiffany & Co lettering at the company's Rockefeller Center jewellery boutique on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Photographed from a low angle in bright daylight, the red, white and blue Stars and Stripes appears to ripple against a clear blue sky while the polished corporate signage runs diagonally across the modern stone facade. Glass, metal and pale architectural surfaces from the surrounding Rockefeller Center complex rise behind the storefront, creating a distinctly vertical Manhattan composition.
This branch occupies 610 Fifth Avenue within Rockefeller Center, one of New York's best-known commercial, cultural and visitor destinations. It should not be confused with Tiffany's historic flagship, known as The Landmark, farther north at 727 Fifth Avenue and 57th Street. The Rockefeller Center boutique offers jewellery, engagement-ring consultations, personal shopping, engraving, collection and product-care services within a prominent address close to Rockefeller Plaza, Radio City Music Hall and other major Midtown attractions.
Founded in New York in 1837, Tiffany & Co became one of the most internationally recognised American luxury houses. The company is closely associated with diamonds, engagement rings, fine jewellery, silverware, distinctive gift packaging and the pale blue colour widely known as Tiffany Blue. Its presence on Fifth Avenue connects the brand with one of the world's leading luxury-shopping streets and with the broader image of Manhattan as a centre for fashion, design, wealth and aspirational consumer culture.
The prominently displayed American flag reinforces Tiffany's New York origins and corporate identity while also reflecting the common practice of flying national flags from buildings and retailers along central Manhattan avenues. The photograph can illustrate luxury retail, American branding, designer shopping, jewellery tourism, high-value consumer goods,
610 5th Ave, New York, NY 10020, United States
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NY,New York,Manhattan,USA,city,city centre,US,Tiffany & Co,NY 10020,United States,building,Jewelry store,Jewelry,store,shop,retail,icon,iconic,history,historic,center,centre,downtown,uptown,Tiffany & Company,Tiffany and Company,Tiffany and Co,Tiffanys,patriotic,luxury,Fifth Avenue,sterling silver,diamond,diamonds,jewelry,jewellery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6P5 - . This documentary view of 610 5th Ave, New York, NY 10020, United States in 2018 captures the subject within its actual surroundings, preserving a dated piece of visual history rather than an isolated object study. The principal point of reference is Tiffanys - Tiffany & Co, 610 5th Ave, Manhattan, New York, NY 10020, United States,USA. Other connected aspects include heritage asset, bricks-and-mortar retail, social history, local character, historic townscape, public realm, shopfront economy, heritage landmark, urban commerce, retail vacancy, before-and-after reference, cityscape history, town-centre economy, and independent trading. The present-day relevance extends to hybrid working and online shopping, while a wider concern is how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts. Current discussion around this subject increasingly includes adaptive reuse alongside redevelopment pressure, with particular attention to keeping older buildings useful without erasing their character. As a piece of social history, the scene keeps a record of period details that may disappear after redevelopment or refurbishment around 610 5th Ave, New York, NY 10020, United States. The setting also brings in period streetscape, architectural detailing, archival record, architectural character, changing streetscape, historical comparison, traditional masonry, and contemporary social history. Elements such as 10020, States, Tiffany, Manhattan, and Tiffanys add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. Around 610 5th Ave, New York, NY 10020, United States, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to hybrid working and how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts within the real-world context of 610 5th Ave, New York, NY 10020, United States.
610 5th Ave, New York, NY 10020, United States
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NYC,NY,New York,Manhattan,USA,city,city centre,US,New York City,fries,authentic,food,servings,large,eat,eats,eatery,restaurant,restaurants,New York diner,Brooklyn,centre,center,Manhattan New York,american,dining,going out,out,the,outside,exterior,front,entrance,summer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6Y8 - . A dated documentary view of 212 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, United States in 2018, recording the subject as it appeared at that point rather than as a generic stock illustration. The principal point of reference is USA Brooklyn Diner, Times Square,New York City, Manhattan, NY , United States. The photograph also reflects seasonal celebration, regional identity, community identity, contemporary social history, local history, everyday life, before-and-after reference, historic context, regional speciality, archival record, social history, traditional cuisine, place identity, and regional food culture. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about traditional celebrations, consumer spending and the persistence of regional dishes as markers of identity. For future researchers, the image retains signage, materials, design and everyday use at 212 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, United States. The subject sits alongside heritage dish, traditional recipe, changing land use, cultural gastronomy, comfort food, culinary tradition, public realm, and national food identity. Details involving States, Square, Times, Brooklyn, and Diner give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. For 212 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, United States, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The location additionally provides evidence of traditional celebrations and the persistence of regional dishes as markers of identity without losing the local specificity of 212 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, United States. A further contemporary connection is consumer spending and the persistence of regional dishes as markers of identity in a form that can be compared with future views of 212 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, United States. The scene captures a trace of local identity for future local research.
212 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019, United States
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Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,NYC,USA,city,city centre,US,New York state,square,WC,World Trade Center Place,New York City,with office blocks in background,United States,Manhattan,NY,New York,center,centre,skyline,cityscape,architecture,building,rebuilding,buildings,285 Fulton St,285 Fulton Street,Fulton Street,money,real estate,scheme,schemes,apartments,flats,property,office blocks,skyscrapers,skyscraper
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK75T - . An authentic period view of 285 Fulton St, New York, NY 10007, United States in 2018, showing a subject whose value extends beyond the immediate scene into local history and changing social context. The subject recorded here is WTC,World Trade Center Place, New York City, NYC, New York state,USA, with office blocks in background. The image connects the immediate subject with period detail, regional identity, traditional masonry, local history, built heritage, period building, place identity, community identity, architectural character, changing streetscape, visual archive, historical comparison, documentary photography, and before-and-after reference. For contemporary context, planning and damp and mould are closely related themes, especially where the issue becomes the balance between new supply and local infrastructure. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about planning control, heritage conservation and the contrast between preservation and redevelopment. With the passage of time, the scene keeps a record of evidence of how the subject fitted into ordinary life within the setting of 285 Fulton St, New York, NY 10007, United States. A second layer of the scene includes adaptive reuse, archival record, built environment, heritage asset, cityscape history, neighbourhood regeneration, public realm, and everyday life. Elements such as blocks, Place, office, Center, and Trade add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. Around 285 Fulton St, New York, NY 10007, United States, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is planning and the balance between new supply and local infrastructure within the real-world context of 285 Fulton St, New York, NY 10007, United States. The image fixes a trace of local identity for future local research.
285 Fulton St, New York, NY 10007, United States
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Keywords: NYC,NY,New York,Manhattan,USA,city,city centre,US,Woman passes World Trade Center Place,New York state,past,square,WC,office blocks,@HotpixUk,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,United states,skyscraper,flats,scheme,Fulton Street,285 Fulton St,building,skyline,center,centre,architecture,buildings,285 Fulton Street,rebuilding,cityscape,money,real estate,apartments,skyscrapers,property,schemes,New York City,United States,with office blocks in background
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK763 - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2018, this is a specific real-world record of the subject, its setting and the period details surrounding it. The view centres on Woman passes World Trade Center Place, New York City, NYC, New York state,USA, with office blocks in background. The setting also relates to historical comparison, public realm, period building, community housing, before-and-after reference, conservation architecture, neighbourhood regeneration, everyday life, estate environment, changing land use, contemporary social history, period detail, community identity, and traditional masonry. From a 2025-onward perspective, the scene also connects with tenant rights, energy retrofit and how housing quality affects everyday wellbeing. In the mid-2020s, embodied carbon and energy retrofit keep the subject current, particularly through the role of distinctive architecture in local identity. Looking back from the mid-2020s, the view leaves evidence of the combination of built form, activity and local identity as seen at the recorded location. Other useful associations include historic context, local history, heritage asset, period streetscape, historic commercial architecture, regional identity, residential development, and architectural detailing. The recorded references to World, background, Place, Trade, and Center preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is tenant rights and how housing quality affects everyday wellbeing within the specific setting of the recorded location. The scene further reflects redevelopment pressure and reusing existing buildings rather than demolishing them as part of the longer story of the recorded location.
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Keywords: NY,USA,city,city centre,US,cab,transport,available,free,Times Square,Manhattan,New York City,city street,city streets,GotonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,at,night,dusk,evening,in,the,bright,light,lights,traffic,downtown,uptown,transportation,road,roads,Swatch,shop,store,stores,retail
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK766 - . Made at Times Square,Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA in 2018, this photograph records a real place and subject in context, allowing later viewers to compare what has survived, changed, closed, moved or been replaced. The subject recorded here is Yellow Cab 7K63 at night , Times Square,Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA. The setting also relates to transport corridor, local transport, visual archive, place identity, historic context, period detail, local trading, consumer retail, roadside environment, commercial streetscape, local character, bricks-and-mortar retail, traffic management, and highway infrastructure. In the mid-2020s, changing footfall and commercial rents keep the subject current, particularly through how high streets adapt when traditional retail contracts. The subject remains useful for current coverage of infrastructure investment and road safety, not least because of the continuing need to maintain ageing transport infrastructure. For retrospective editorial use, the photograph preserves the combination of built form, activity and local identity in this part of Times Square,Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA. Further connections include urban commerce, motorway travel, local history, independent trading, public realm, regional identity, road engineering, and contemporary social history. Elements such as Square, Times, Yellow, night, and Manhattan add documentary specificity and may become more useful when compared with later records. Around Times Square,Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The image also provides a reference for changing footfall and the shift toward mixed retail, leisure, service and residential centres within the real-world context of Times Square,Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA. It also preserves a point of historical comparison before later change alters the scene.
Times Square,Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,undergroundgarage.com,t-shirt,CBGB,CBGBs,CBGB Forever Festival,Proudly supported,by,August 31 2005,CGGB.Com,venue,NYC,NY,Hilly Kristal,Manhattan,East Village.,punk rock,CBGB Forever,the Bowery,Bowery,demise,Little Steven Van Zandt,Steven Van Zandt,club,iconic,New York,city,benefit,benefits,Little Steven,little stephen,315 Bowery,New York City,USA,summer
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG3T3K - More at https://nypost.com/2005/08/04/it-rocked-but-cbgb-should-rip/
CBGB is a rock star past his prime “ singing hits we've heard a thousand times and new songs we don't want to hear at all.
Despite the heartfelt efforts to save the club from its demise over a rent dispute “ with the latest charge led by Little Steven Van Zandt “ it's time to let it die.
No longer relevant as a cultural spawning ground, the club's everything that punk rock isn't “ an institution, a landmark, a stop on the same New York tour bus which brakes at the Plaza Hotel and the Empire State Building.
Withdraw the artificial life support. Let it be remembered in our rock ˜n' roll hearts, but don't let it wither on the Bowery.
The venerated venue, which opened in 1973, was truly the birthplace of punk. It was where the Ramones sniffed glue, where Patti Smith first danced barefoot, where the Talking Heads turned psycho killers, where thousands of bands screamed their hearts out and plastered their stickers on the walls. It gave kids all over the world a fresh idea of what music could be.
As a heralded institution, it's unequaled, but as a place to break bands, the club hasn't mattered for years. It only draws a crowd for special industry events “ or anniversary parties.
All eyes are upon it now because the lease, held by the Bowery Residents Committee (a non-profit group to aid the homeless), is up on Aug. 31 and hasn't been renewed. There is a court clash and negotiations over unpaid back rent and future rent, which the BRC wants to double.
To support the legal battle, the club is holding punk bandstudded benefits (with big-bang bands such as the Circle Jerks and the Dead Boys) throughout August and September.
This past Monday night, the big guns came to town: Little Steven Van Zandt
Tommy, the last standing Ramone
Lenny Kaye
and Blondie's Debbie Harry.
CB's founder and owner Hilly Kristal turned to Little Steven for help in his fight. You gotta give props to the E Street Band guit
315 Bowery Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF06Y - Street signs mark the intersection of St Marks Place and Second Avenue in the East Village of Manhattan, New York City. The view layers familiar elements of the historic neighbourhood: green road signs, suspended yellow traffic lights, overhead cables, graffiti and a tightly packed backdrop of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century tenement and apartment buildings. Their weathered brick and stone facades feature carved window surrounds, projecting bays and decorative details, while external metal fire escapes zigzag down the elevations. Balconies, air-conditioning units and rooftop additions show how these older buildings continue to serve a densely populated modern city.
St Marks Place is the name given to the East 8th Street stretch running east from the Bowery and Astor Place. It has long been associated with immigrant settlement, bohemian life and successive New York countercultures. The surrounding East Village was once part of Kleindeutschland, or Little Germany, before later becoming a centre for artists, Beat writers, hippies, musicians, activists and the punk movement. Its clubs, record shops, clothing stores, bars and inexpensive apartments helped make it an internationally recognised symbol of downtown Manhattan culture.
The corner also has a notable connection with Gem Spa, the celebrated newsstand and neighbourhood store formerly located at 131 Second Avenue, also addressed as 36 St Marks Place. Known for egg creams, newspapers and a countercultural clientele, Gem Spa became an East Village landmark before closing in 2020. This scene therefore records more than road signage: it captures a junction shaped by immigration, tenement living, popular music, street art, nightlife and continuing gentrification. The mix of ornate historic architecture, utilitarian fire escapes and graffiti gives the photograph a distinctive New York character and places it firmly within Manhattan's evolving East Village streetscape
Intersection Second Avenue and St Marks Place, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NY 10003, USA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFK6BF - 09/11 - 0911 - National September 11 Memorial Museum,One World Trade Center,Lower Manhattan,New York City, NY, USA - Ground Zero has the strength of a real-world scene: ordinary enough to be believable, but specific enough to support precise editorial use. The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at Ground Zero is one of the most emotionally charged public sites in New York, built around loss, remembrance, security and national trauma. The subject can illustrate memorial culture, terrorism, Lower Manhattan, urban recovery, museum interpretation, public grief, anniversary coverage and the continuing global significance of 9/11. The location detail, New York, Manhattan, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. Relevant editorial themes include memorial, public memory, commemoration and historic site, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. It can work both as a straightforward location record and as a wider editorial illustration of the habits, services, buildings, symbols and small commercial details that shape everyday life.
One World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA, North America
