Category: New York
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Moving To New York Is Like Joining A Cult
The Big Apple. La Gran Manzana. Home of Lady Liberty. Backdrop to all my favorite books, TV shows, and movies. By the time I moved here at age 37, I had already spent time living in other East Coast cities: DC, Boston, Philadelpha. I was a seasoned Northeasterner, finally having arrived atop the jewel in…
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Boxes Made of Stone and Steel
Photo taken on Broadway and 20th Street, walking Northwest from Union Square to the Flatiron District. Featured in the center is the neo-Renaissance Warren Building, completed in 1891. In spite of the catchy blog post title, the building is made of Roman brick, trimmed with marble and terra cotta (per newyorkitecture.com). I bet there’s steel…
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April Showers
I’ve been off social media for one whole week. Haven’t missed it, other than realizing that “Instagram stories” would be the number one place where I would post most of my photographic gems lately. So here I am back on my 15-year-old photography blog instead. I can’t let these images go unseen. Rainy Day in…
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A Moment of Change
Allyship towards people of color involves recognizing the racial biases that may live within me and committing to counter these subtle, insidious patterns of thinking. I can choose to speak up and ask for feedback from trusted peers of color, instead of remaining silent as I might otherwise be inclined to do. Similarly, I can…
Virtually Gina 