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Photography Journal, end of 2017 edition. Of Brand Loyalty and Bad Customer Service

Electric gear under an abandoned passenger train car Fuji Superia ISO 100 Welcome to my first entry of what I hope will be a monthly or bi-monthly journal chronicaling a year of experiments, misfortunes and maybe epic wins as I strive to up my photography game this year.



The Brooklyn Bridge white flags & exploring.

Earlier this week, someone changed the American flags on the Brooklyn Bridge – replacing them with white flags of surrender. I don’t care who did it or why. I think it is awesome that they did. It’s a fun prank that harmed absolutely no one and is certainly not worth all the slow-news-week press it […]



Astoria Mountain Park: An idea whose time has come.

On the northeast border of Astoria, there is a forest covered urban mountain whose origins are shrouded in mystery. This would make a great location for a very unique new park. Unfortunately though, this forest and ‘mountain’ may be bulldozed soon.



Chinatown Subway Party: What Comes Next?

Thus past weekend, the legendary Jeff Stark organized a party that was held in the Chinatown segment if the second avenue subway. The NYPD is likely to arrest him and potentially all guests to this event in the coming days, months and even years, depending of course on how bored and desperate they are to […]



Freight Rail ‘detour’ in Queens: A Bad Idea.

Over the last few years a group of NIMBYS in central Queens have been basically advocating for the eradication of rail freight through Queens. The people behind this campaign seem to live close to Fresh Pond Yard (which has been a rail yard since at least 1906). After years of freight rail decline and the […]



“UE”, just what the hell is it, anyway?

A rip roaring look into what a ‘UE” is, and to whom it means what.



Harlem Explorer Arrests (updated)

Subway exploring can be hazardous to your weekend.



Maksim Gelman’s many Flickr accounts and YouTube appearance.

All week I’ve been getting reports of Maksim Gelman’s various flickr accounts. In the graffiti world, he was slightly known by his tag names: Max, Wes, and WS. In 2007-2008 he created at least 4 flickr accounts: “Couch Bombay’ – http://www.flickr.com/photos/24387359@N04/ (Created: March 2008) ‘Maxwell’ – http://www.flickr.com/photos/23025603@N07/ (Created: January 2008) ‘MaxerBlaster’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/24207016@N05/ (Created: February 2008) […]



How much does it cost to arrest a graffiti writer?

Many Sunnyside residents were awoken in the early hours of Monday morning by a low-flying police helicopter. The helicopter was flying over 42nd and Queens Blvd at 2:00am as police were pursuing three teenagers who were tagging the building above Dunkin’ Donuts. The police tracked them down and arrested them at 41stand Queens Blvd at […]



Just doing it for the cause…

Look, I want to make this perfectly clear, I’m only going to say this once so pay attention, take notes, and tape said notes to your forehead for future reference. We here at LTV are not interested in your TV shows, Merchandising Schemes, or desires to make a fast buck off ‘urban exploring’. We don’t […]



Ripping people off with fake NYCTA lanterns

This is amazing. Some company is selling what some claim are NYCTA lanterns for the ridiculous price of $150. The only thing is they look very little like actual NYC MTA safety lanterns. Here is what they are selling: Note the rubber handle and non-MTA logo. Now here is a real MTA lantern (photo provided […]



Jailbreak

For all those on the inside, hope you break out soon.



Underbelly Arrest Roundup, Demands to Open it to Public

Gothamist continues to cover the Underbelly story in depth. Today they have a roundup of stories from some of those who have been arrested. Our original estimate of a dozen or so people having been arrested has continued to trend upward, with sources stating that the tally at the moment is closer to 30. NY […]



Multiple Underbelly-related Arrests

It didn’t take long for people to start getting arrested in their attempts to view the underbelly project. Apparently in the last few days a group of 6 people tried to access the abandoned station and were greeted by the NYPD. The result of course was 24 hours going through the system. A separate rumor […]