Between days shooting in the big city of New York, it was rejuvenating to spend some time in this amazing car free community of Ocean Beach on Fire Island.
Wagons are locked by the dock at fire island in Ocean Beach, NY, Wednesday August 3, 2011. Wagons are used by residents in this car-free community to haul goods from the ferry to their house.Colored Muskoka chairs are pictured in Ocean Beach on Fire Island in New York state, Wednesday August 3, 2011. The incorporated villages of Ocean Beach and Saltaire within Fire Island National Seashore are car-free during the summer tourist season and permit only pedestrian and bicycle traffic.An art gallery is pictured in Ocean Beach on Fire Island in New York state, Wednesday August 3, 2011. .A dear eats grasses in front of Ocean Beach house in Fire Island, NY, Wednesday August 3, 2011.A Beach sign is pictured in Ocean Beach on Fire Island in New York state, Wednesday August 3, 2011.A dear walks by the beach in Ocean Beach in Fire Island, NY, Wednesday August 3, 2011.
I waited some time to get a « client » with the Naked Cowgirl but… No one showed up…
A girl poses with the Naked Cowboy in Times Square, New York, Tuesday August 2, 2011. Wearing only cowboy boots, a hat, and briefs, with a guitar strategically placed to give the illusion of nudity, Robert John Burck, better known as the Naked Cowboy, is an American street performer whose pitch is on New York City's Times Square.Naked Cowgirl plays the guitar as she waits for clients in Times Square, New York, Tuesday August 2, 2011. Former stripper Sandy Kane performs as the "Naked Cowgirl" in Times Square, near the popular "Naked Cowboy".
One of the two most important Hasidic Jewish communities in the United States is located in Brooklyn, New York. My guide was very knowledgeable on the subject and we spent some time in Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park to take photos that could sell as stock.
The central headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement is pictured in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the the New York City borough of Brooklyn, NY, Monday August 1, 2011. One of the world's larger and best-known Hasidic movements, Chabad-Lubavitch is a Hasidic movement in Orthodox Judaism.The Cornerstone is pictured by the central headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the the New York City borough of Brooklyn, NY, Monday August 1, 2011. One of the world's larger and best-known Hasidic movements, Chabad-Lubavitch is a Hasidic movement in Orthodox JudaismA Lubavitcher holds his prayer shawl, called a tallit katan, as he walks in the Crown Heights section of the the New York City borough of Brooklyn, NY, Monday August 1, 2011. Crown Heights hosts an important Chabad-Lubavitch community, one of the world's larger and best-known Hasidic movements in Orthodox Judaism.An Hassidic Jewish men walks in Williamsburg neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, NY, Monday August 1, 2011. Williamsburg have many ethnic groups have enclaves and an important Hasidic Jews community, most belonging to the Satmar Hasidic group.
The sun set on the Coney Island Cyclone roller coster on Coney Island in New York city borough of Brooklyn, Sunday July 31, 2011. A New York City landmark, The Coney Island Cyclone (better known as simply the Cyclone) is a historic hybrid roller coaster build in 1927.Coney Island Cyclone is seen through another amusement ride on Coney Island in New York city borough of Brooklyn, Sunday July 31, 2011. A New York City landmark, The Coney Island Cyclone (better known as simply the Cyclone) is a historic hybrid roller coaster build in 1927.Deno's Wonder Wheel is pictured in Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park on Coney Island in New York city borough of Brooklyn, Sunday July 31, 2011. The Wonder Wheel, a hundred and fifty foot eccentric Ferris wheel, is the main attraction of Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, a small amusement pier featuring mostly family and children's rides with a few adult rides.
A man sells balloons in front of Deno's Wonder Wheel on Coney Island Boardwalk in New York city borough of Brooklyn, Sunday July 31, 2011. Built in 1923 and officially named The Riegelmann Boardwalk, Coney Island Boardwalk is located along the southern shore of the Coney Island peninsula adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean.An oblivious man and woman dance on Coney Island Boardwalk in New York city borough of Brooklyn, Sunday July 31, 2011.
Architectural details of the Alwyn Court building is pictured in the Manhattan borough Tuesday August 2, 2011. A New York landmark located at the corner of 58th Street and Seventh Avenue, Alwyn Court was designed by Harde & Short in French Renaissance style, with elaborate terra-cotta ornamentation in the Francis I style covering the entire facade.Alwyn Court building, New YorkAlwyn Court building, New York