Tag Archives: New York
Covenant live in New York 2012

Covenant in New York City / NY

Last August, I had the pleasure to attend my second Covenant concert in New York, in the Le Poison Rouge Club in Manhattan. After my so-so experience with photography permission during the VNV Nation concert earlier, I contacted the band via their Facebook page prior to the event and asked whether I could take some […]

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Tribute in Light

9-11 Tribute In Light 2012 in Downtown Manhattan / NY

The Tribute in Light is an art installation of 88 7,000-watt xenon searchlights positioned into two 48-foot squares that echo the shape and orientation of the Twin Towers placed next to the site of the World Trade Center in remembrance of the September 11 attacks. It is produced annually by The Municipal Art Society of […]

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Wheelchair Asylum

Wheelchair Asylum / NY

Creedmoor State Hospital in Queens, NY was founded in 1912 as the Farm Colony of Brooklyn State Hospital, with 32 patients, at Creedmoor (thus the name) by the Lunacy Commission of New York State, reflecting a trend towards sending the swelling population of urban psychiatric patients to the fresh air of outlying areas. By 1918, […]

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VNV Nation in Brooklyn / NY

The official website of VNV Nation describes them as follows: „Irish/English duo VNV Nation have persistently leaped from strength to strength, over the years, emerging as a powerhouse in the alternative electronic rock and industrial scenes. Their unique sound blends thematic lyrics and emotive vocals with influences from electronic music, indie, rock, dance music, classical […]

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Kings Theater

Kings Theatre / NY

The Kings Theatre, formerly Loew’s Kings Theatre, is a movie palace-type theater located in Brooklyn, New York City. Opened in 1929 and closed since 1977, the theater is scheduled to reopen in 2014 following a complete renovation. It was built and operated by the Loew’s Theatres chain, and was one of the five „Loew’s Wonder […]

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Grain Silo

Grain Silo, Brooklyn / NY

The massive former Port Authority Grain Terminal was built in Red Hook/Brooklyn in 1922 and was once the processing center for grains used for breweries and distilleries shipped down from upstate New York and the western USA via the Erie Canal. The terminal closed as shipping in Red Hook gave way to New Jersey containerization […]

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Fort Totten / NY

These pictures have been taken in Fort Totten, which is a former U.S Army installation near Bayside, Queens, New York. Originally it was built in 1862 and in 1954 extended as an air defense site with various military facilities, including a hospital, in which most of the photos in this series had been taken. The […]

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