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Category Archives: City Aesthetic

Island Virgin

27-Jul-08

Preeti had never been to Staten Island despite traveling to many remote places of the globe. The day was first overcast, then rainy. Altogether better than a sunny day, we both agreed. The downpour at the Chinese Garden in Snug Harbor assured a look with no other visitors. Sometimes the weather makes an unexpectedly perfect [...]

There are no Strangers

24-Jul-08

On any day or evening at Fanelli’s in Soho, you’re likely to find a cross-section of Europeans curious to see what one of New York City’s oldest taverns is all about. It’s written up in most of the guide books; the old-world charm and simplicity of the space woos in a steady flow of regulars [...]

Out Their Windows

26-May-08

New York photographer Gail Albert Halaban is working on a fine art project called Out My Window, a concept which, in its most basic description, finds her shooting out of one window into another window. These are environmental portraits with an emphasis on the surrounding view, either looking out from, or looking into, the residence [...]