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South of the Bridge

jake — 2010-10-14T21:46:47-05:00

I can see Frank Gehry's 8 Spruce Street tower from the windows in our apartment, but I wanted to get a closer look. First I tried taking a shot from the top of the Woolworth Building, but I could only get access to one of the lower rooftops- I got the shot on the right looking south. Later on I made my way up to one of the higher floors of the Millenium Hotel on Church Street- there was a window facing East, and I took the shot on the left.

Moynihan Station

jake — 2010-10-09T18:00:07-05:00

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I tagged along with Nate Kensinger this morning on an Open House New York tour of the old Farley Post Office Building across from Madison Square Garden. If things work out, the building will one day become Moynihan Station, restoring some of the architectural glory we lost when the first Penn Station was destroyed. I put up a larger set at Gothamist, but here are a few of my favorites in higher-resolution.

Israel in September

jake — 2010-09-12T19:05:19-05:00

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We were in Israel for the last couple of weeks, visiting family and introducing Max and our NYC friends Bill and Thuy to the country. For most of the time we were in Tel Aviv, but we did visit Akko and Rosh Hanikrah in the north. And at the end of the trip we spent a couple of days at Kalia, the kibbutz where Karen's aunt and uncle live, and then a weekend in Jerusalem. The atmosphere in the country seemed relaxed and more hopeful than it was the last time I visited, in 2007- maybe because of the current peace talks.

Related: some streetart pix I took while I was in Tel Aviv, and some outtakes and family shots.

A Corner in Chinatown

jake — 2010-08-15T11:05:34-05:00

Here's a shot I found in the archives- I think it's from back in April when I took that picture of the old woman in Chinatown.

Anacapa Island

jake — 2010-08-07T22:00:18-05:00

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While I was in LA, Zach took me out to Anacapa Island for a kayaking trip. We left from Ventura around 10am, and it took about an hour to get to the island. Then it was a four hour paddle down the northern coast of the chain, working West to East. Along the way we explored sea caves, got followed by seals, and saw a ton of birds. It was a fun day- if you're ever in LA, I highly recommend the experience. Related: Zach's post at LAist.

Los Angeles in July

jake — 2010-07-31T19:02:42-05:00

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I was out in LA for pretty much all of July this year- visiting with Karen's family so they could get some time with Max, and doing some work. Baby duties didn't give me a whole lot of time to recreate, but I was able to get away and shoot a few times. Some spots visited: Malibu, Venice, Santa Monica, Culver City, Downtown, Silver Lake, Hollywood, West Hollywood- plus some places in between.

Special thanks to the great LA photoblogger Devan Wells, who was nice enough to show me around Koreatown and Macarthur Park, Mikey K, who put up with my driving on a whirlwind tour of LA streetart, Tim Dahl, who took me paddle surfing in the Marina, and Zach, who took me out kayaking on Anacapa Island (more on that later this week), and all the other great LA friends I got to see on this trip. Come visit NYC soon!

Beverly Hills

jake — 2010-07-08T18:47:31-05:00

We've been out in LA for five days. Most days it's been in the high 60s and overcast- a pleasant break from the 100-degree heat in NYC. We'll be here for a couple of more weeks, relaxing, doing some work, and seeing family. If you're out here and want to go take some pictures, send me an email.

Summer Outtakes

jake — 2010-06-27T22:23:15-05:00

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Work and baby-raising have kept me away from shooting this month. But I'm about to go out to LA for a few weeks, so expect some new updates soon. Until then, enjoy the archives.

Second Avenue Subway

jake — 2010-05-14T21:39:53-05:00

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This morning I went up to 92nd and 2nd Avenue, where, eighty feet below the street, the Second Avenue Subway is being built. This was for a press event celebrating the beginning of drilling on the tunnels that will connect the present site with the other lines down by 63rd Street. I was really struck by the scale of everything: the boring machine, with all of its attached conveyor belts, must of ran at least three city blocks, and being down at the trackbed felt like being in an enormous cathedral buried underground.

Spring Outtakes

jake — 2010-04-25T10:30:22-05:00

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Here are a bunch of pix that didn't quite make the cut for Bluejake the last few months. From the top: from the top of the Batcave in Gowanus, a house in Fort Greene, a building at Floyd Bennett Field, Cranberry Street / Water Street, fog in Brooklyn Bridge Park, and a ready-made piece by Specter in Bed-Stuy.