1. Cotton Candy Machine (St. Marks). 2. Kenka (St. Marks) 3. Watermelon Soju (K-Town) 4. Takahachi (East Village)

1. Sea (Williamsburg, BK) 2. Gold 3. Vol de Nuit (West Village) 4. Benny’s Burritos (East Village)

Couple of photos from my rooftop bbq shindig that we had over the weekend.  Hopefully we can squeeze one more of these in before the short summer ends.

1. Williamsburg Bridge. 2. Joes (l.e.s) 3. Whole Foods 4. Dumbo, BK

1. Canal Street Station. 2. Vintage Chair 3. East Village 4. Japan (Epcot)

NYC Transit Collection
I came across this interesting collection of NYC Transit photos dating back from the 1970s and 80’s.  I must say as much as I complain about the subway system, it has come a long way…

Designing Style Guides For Brands
Once again Smashing Magazine has posted a great informative article about
Designing Style Guides for Brands. As a freelancer, it’s always good to see how other companies present their client work.

The other day I walked across the Williamsburg Bridge for the first time and to my surprise, it definitely had a ton of characteristics about it. From the tacky graffiti everywhere to the unkempt appearance, there was something to keep you on the lookout the whole time.  The above photos were just taken quickly with my iPhone but I’m sure I’ll go back very soon with the good ol’ 5D Mark II to snap some better pictures. 

1. Sumo Wrestler (K-Town). 2. Sake Wall (K-Town) 3. Governor’s Island Ferry 4. Battery Park

1. Brunch (BK). 2. Shepard Fairey For Target (NYC) 3. Egg Truffle (L.E.S) 4. Vinyl Bike

1. Bratwurst & Sour Crout (Ukrainian Festival). 2. Barcade (BK) 3. Crawfish Boil (Food Festival, NY) 4. Massive Ribs (Food Festival, NY)

This Saturday, May 15th live on Youtube, The National will be performing songs from their latest album High Violet.  The live show will be directed by the legendary DA Pennebaker and all proceeds will go towards benefiting the Red Hot Organization. 

1. Cirque Du Soleil - Kooza (Randall Island). 2. Bloody Mary (Alias, L.E.S) 3. Karve Korea Taco Truck (Hell’s Kitchen, NY) 4. Dumbo, BK

1. Faces. 2. Breakfast Pizza (Motorino BK) 3. B-Day Cake (Revival) 4. Sushi (Williamsburg)

1. China Town. 2. 6 Train Park Ave 3. Brunch At Spitzers (LES) 4. Long Work Week

Amazing video directed by Patrick Jean of One More Production in Paris. Video is basically a bunch of old game characters taking over NYC one pixel at time.