Photographing NYC for 25 years, six of them while driving a New York City taxi. Trying very hard to capture the city as life unfolds, meaning I never stage any of my photos! Also I am a close confidant of the immortal Dave Beckerman, (quintessential NYC photographer) and owner of the first photography blog in the known universe.
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Yes, even the upper east side of Manhattan had a whorehouse back in the day.
Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber 
Franklin Hotel on E 87th?