there are many parts of queens that most new yorkers will never visit unless they live there or are perhaps passing through on an unusual errand. a couple of weeks ago a friend of mine heard about an old tunnel in astoria from the 1800’s – curiosity got the best of me and so, one cold sunday, i headed over to check it out. turns out there wasn’t much to see as the tunnel only extended about 200 feet before our passage was blocked by a heavy steel door. defeated by not done, we drove around college point and checked out some odd corners that seemed about as far from new york city proper as humanly possibly.
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Jan 10
halifax grain terminal
on past trips to halifax, we had stayed right up the street from this grain terminal. this time we were on the other side of the city in the suburb of bedford. however, on a particularly nice afternoon we took a quick drive over to point pleasant park which sits adjacent to the shipping port and the grain terminal – after walking around the park for a couple of hours i stopped by to see what had changed in the past two years. from the looks of it, not much.
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Dec 09
best of / year end / my favorites -> pt2
part 2…happy new year!
franklin comes to live inside (and gets a cone of shame)
fried chicken in berlin
graffiti in kreuzberg
$1 grub with josh bernstein
blu in berlin
ronie sue and corwin kave
croquet party in the FIDI
DUMBO rooftops
saturday traffic on the FDR
night on the waterfront
REVS
chinatown
homemade cubano
williamsburg golden hour
an empty citi field
foggy sunday
st. partrick’s day in the west village
conor harrington in the MePA
BOOKER at the batcave
lost cat
floyd bennet field
KUMA in the winter
gowanus snowstorm
inauguration day
artkraft
prime meats
UFO lands in red hook
cooper sqaure hotel bar
dutch kills
KITTENZ
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Dec 09
best of / year end / my favorites -> pt1
it’s been a heck of year – lot’s of highlights including getting engaged, teaching classes at nyu, trips to berlin, maine (x2) and california, canada (x2) showing work at the queens museum of art and art basel, getting published in a a couple of books, a bunch of magazines and the new york times (x2). these photos are from some of my favorite moments and include shots from the 2nd half of the year. part 2 (aka the first half of 2009) coming soon. many many thanks to everyone who helped me, inspired me and pushed me to be better throughout 2009. i am fully expecting 2010 to be an epic year!
-sam
the wright at the guggenheim
chef michael bao huynh
4th avenue rail cut
encinitas beach
mbw in the meatpacking district
foggy thanksgiving morning
illuminated tunnels at church avenue
abandoned warehouse in sunset park
CMJ fashion
fallen leaves in butterfly gardens
swoon on 3rd avenue
elbow toe and reader in the gowanus
clunker in graveyard heights
jessica dressner at sycamore
edward droste of grizzly bear
michael jackson birthday in prospect park
das racist at the bell house
setting sun at world’s fair park
pool parties
catching flashes at webster hall
agyness deyn in williamsburg
black lips at the pool
montonix at siren
bruce almighty foundation at governor’s island
mermaid parade
sunset in maine
seamus mcmullen cooking a giant paella
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Dec 09
wasabassco
got the opportunity to hang with alex meixner and the girls of wasabassco last week at the bell house.
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Dec 09
shadow of industry
took a trip out to sunset park a few weekends back to check out an old warehouse they they were demolishing. also took the opportunity to check out a couple of rooftops and a section of the coast that’s slated to become a park as part of the shore front greenway initiative.
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some nice looking new studio spaces in industry city – wonder how much they rent for?

















































































































