When I spent an afternoon at Coney Island in 1988, I found several of these nineteenth century fire hydrants still hanging around. They were dated 1898 and may have been the same type which were used to try and put out the famous Luna Park fire in 1944…

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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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