We received this awesome end-of-the-year gift from our friend and author Peter Radley, who was inspired to write a special poem for us after watching our JamesandKarla YouTube channel.

We can't thank him enough for his amazing love & support! 

Stage Restaurant, East Village, NYC

Stage Restaurant on 2nd Avenue near St. Mark’s Place was founded by Roman Diakun in 1980 and had only one long lunch counter where you could sit and eat their #Ukrainian comfort food.

Even though though Stage was forced to close in 2016 after a landlord dispute, we featured its former home in our latest YouTube video: UKRAINIAN FOOD TOUR.

Full video: https://youtu.be/ohXJnVjouMY 

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Veselka has been in business since 1954!

Veselka is featured in our latest YouTube video: UKRAINIAN FOOD TOUR. 

Full video: https://youtu.be/ohXJnVjouMY 

Veselka is famous for its #homemade varenyky aka #pierogi. Veselka :: Beceлкa has four full-time women who make on average 3,000 Ukrainian dumplings 🥟 every day To see what flavor pierogies we had and the delicious bowl of #borscht we had at Veselka, please watch and subscribe to our JamesandKarla YouTube channel.

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Our latest video "UKRAINIAN FOOD TOUR: EAST VILLAGE, NYC" is live on our jamesandkarla Youtube channel!

In this Ukrainian Food Tour of the East Village in #NYC we visit some long-standing Ukrainian food businesses and enjoy some iconic #Ukrainian dishes including varenyky (pierogi), kielbasa and borscht! We also reflect upon a few Ukrainian-owned food businesses which have sadly disappeared due to gentrification.

Places we visit include:

1. Veselka: 144 Second Avenue at East 9th Street
2. East Village Meat Market: 139 Second Avenue near East 9th Street
3. Second Avenue Deli (original location): Second Avenue at East 10th Street
4. Stage Restaurant (former home): Second Avenue near St. Mark's Place
5. The Ukrainian Museum: 222 East 6th Street near Second Avenue

Our rescue dog, Hudson comes along with us and we even get him a slice of kielbasa.

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#BoxingDay celebrated yesterday (December 26th) by our friends in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧

In honor of #BoxingDay being celebrated yesterday (December 26th) by our friends in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, parts of Canada 🇨🇦 and former British colonies and islands 🌴 , we are highlighting Overthrow Boxing 🥊 Club on Bleecker Street. This #boxing studio is named after the counter-culture magazine from the 1960s which used to be printed there by the Yippies and even has copies of the magazine decorating one wall. Our rescue dog @hudsonpittienyc loves sitting on the bench outside this #boxingtraining gym @overthrownewyork as it’s a perfect spot for people watching.

• • • • #boxinggloves #igs_nyc #instagramdogs #instagram_nyc #instagram_newyork #newyorkcity #newyork_instagram #newyork_ig #newyork_bestshots #seeyourcity

Hudson. Christmas morning fun, over at the Madison Square Park dog run...

Wishing all of our friends & followers a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

WHERE ARE WE? Guess and win a signed 4 x 6 postcard of our iconic cover photo of Ralph's!

To see more holiday displays in NYC including the amazing windows at 6 different department and luxury stores please watch and subscribe to our JamesandKarla YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/sIl4qh_fQLA

With the longest night of the year, last night, #wintersolstice, we're thinking of The Famous Cozy Soup ‘N’ Burger 🍔 in Greenwich Village.

This family-owned #diner has been in business since 1972 and the menu has stayed pretty much the same except for the addition of some health-conscious items. Photo from 2009 appears in our book “New York Nights”. Hope everyone is staying warm on these chilly evenings in NYC. • • • •  #signage #typography #storefront #typevstime #fontastic #signcollective #everything_signage #type #jj_texttypographical #lettering #signgeeks #foodie #seeyourcity #cheeseburger #frenchfries #soup #soupseason

Hudson over at Union Square Holiday Market.

The market has an amazing selection of unique gifts 🎁 made by craftsmen and local artisans is featured in our latest YouTube video: NYC BEST HOLIDAY MARKETS.

Full video: https://youtu.be/87gNTLPLqig

 To see the Union Square Holiday Market Union Square, Manhattan presented by @urbanspacenyc and the other two #holiday and #christmas markets we visited with our rescue dog @hudsonpittienyc and the delicious #hotchocolate we had, please watch and subscribe to our JamesandKarla YouTube channel. 

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Union Square Holiday Market and its amazing selection of unique gifts 🎁 made by craftsmen and local artisans is featured in our latest YouTube video: NYC BEST HOLIDAY MARKETS.

Full video: https://youtu.be/87gNTLPLqig

To see the Union Square Holiday Market Union Square, Manhattan presented by @urbanspacenyc and the other two #holiday and #christmas markets we visited with our rescue dog @hudsonpittienyc and the delicious #hotchocolate we had, please watch and subscribe to our JamesandKarla YouTube channel.

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Our latest video "NYC BEST HOLIDAY MARKETS" is live on our jamesandkarla Youtube channel!

Full video: https://youtu.be/87gNTLPLqig

The Union Square Holiday Market and its amazing selection of unique gifts 🎁 made by craftsmen and local artisans is featured in our latest YouTube video: NYC BEST HOLIDAY MARKETS.

• To see the Union Square Holiday Market @unionsquareny presented by Urbanspace and the other two #holiday and #christmas markets we visited and had #hotchocolate at, please watch and subscribe to our JamesandKarla YouTube channel.

We will be posting new videos EVERY WEEK highlighting unique small businesses in New York City.  The Union Square Holiday Market 

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Our latest video "NYC BEST HOLIDAY MARKETS" is live on our jamesandkarla Youtube channel!

In this NYC BEST HOLIDAY MARKETS episode we visit three internationally renowned #holiday markets in New York City and see many of the unique gifts created by local craftsmen and artists as and try some delicious eats and hot chocolate from local entrepreneurs and chefs.

We also visit New York Transit Museum Holiday Train Show inside Grand Central Terminal and The Rink at Winter Village inside Bryant Park and see ice skating and the large #Christmas tree which is decorated for the season as well as the charming Le Carrousel.

Places we visit include:
1. The 18th Annual Holiday Train Show at the New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at Grand Central Terminal at 42nd St.
2. Grand Central Holiday Fair inside Grand Central Terminal Vanderbilt Hall at 42nd Street
3. Holiday Shops at Bryant Park (along Sixth Avenue between West 42nd Street and West 40th Street)
4. The Rink at Winter Village inside Bryant Park
5. Union Square Holiday Market at south side of Union Square at 14th Street between Union Square East & Union Square West

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CBGB was founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973 on the Bowery in the East Village, NYC

CBGB was founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973 on the Bowery in the East Village and is known as the birthplace of the American #punkrock movement giving groups such as Television, the Ramones, @ramones Patti Smith, and Blondie @blondieofficial their start. 

Full video: https://youtu.be/0zG_QyYJlio 

This iconic #club lost its lease and closed in 2006. We feature and visit the John Varvatos Store which took over the former home of CBGB in our latest YouTube video: EAST VILLAGE STREET FOOD & PUNK.

• To see the original graffiti-covered walls of CBGB which the John Varvatos @johnvarvatos shop lovingly preserved and even the newer bathroom 🚽which has a nod to its infamous graffiti past, please watch and subscribe to our JamesandKarla YouTube channel. CBGB & OMFUG

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Trash & Vaudeville was founded by Ray Goodman in 1975 on St. Mark’s Place in the East Village and is featured in our latest video: EAST VILLAGE STREET FOOD & PUNK

Full video: https://youtu.be/0zG_QyYJlio

T&V has clothed many musicians including members of the Ramones, @ramones The Clash, @the_clash Debbie Harry of Blondie @blondieofficial and even Bruce Springsteen @springsteen. T&V was forced to move and relocate their iconic #punk and #rocknroll inspired clothing store to East 7th Street and we feature and visit this newer location in our latest YouTube video: EAST VILLAGE STREET FOOD & PUNK.

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Gem Spa on 2nd Avenue at the corner of St. Mark's Place has been in business since the 1940s and is featured in our latest YouTube video: EAST VILLAGE STREET FOOD & PUNK.

Full video: https://youtu.be/0zG_QyYJlio

 Gem Spa is famous for its egg creams, a quintessential New York beverage originally served in candy stores throughout the Lower East Side beginning in the 1920s. The egg cream does not contain eggs or cream but is a mixture of very cold milk, seltzer, and flavored syrup. Because most of the original soda fountain locations have closed, true egg creams are rapidly disappearing. To this day, Gem Spa @besteggcream continues to make their egg creams using the same recipe and original soda fountain machine from the 1940s.

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Our latest video "EAST VILLAGE STREET FOOD & PUNK, NYC " is live on our jamesandkarla Youtube channel!

In this East Village street food & punk episode, we visit many shops and places associated with the American #punk rock movement and enjoy some iconic #NYC #streetfood including an egg cream and pizza!

Places we visit include:
1. Gem Spa: 131 Second Avenue at St. Marks Place
2. Trash & Vaudeville: 96 East 7th Street near First Avenue
3. Albert's Garden: 16 East 2nd Street near Bowery
4. CBGB: now John Varvatos - 315 Bowery
5. Stromboli Pizza: 83 St Marks Place at First Avenue
6. Webster Hall: 125 East 11th Street near Third Avenue

Our rescue dog, Hudson comes along with us and even gets his own slice of pizza and Gem Spa scarf!

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Macy’s Flagship NYC Store on 34th Street and their amazing holiday windows are featured in our latest YouTube video: NYC BEST HOLIDAY WINDOWS.

Full video: https://youtu.be/sIl4qh_fQLA

This year’s #holiday windows story at Macy’s follows its main character “Santa Girl” who watched the Thanksgiving Day Parade from her bedroom window. Her larger-than-life dog 🐶 Willow scratches its ear when visitors press her nose! Macy's

• To see to see Willow the dog in motion 🐕 scratch her ear when Hudson presses her black nose and also see ALL of the other spectacular #holiday windows at Macy’s, Bloomingdales Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue please watch and subscribe to our JamesandKarla YouTube channel.

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"2019 holiday gift guide: 20 gifts for the New Yorker who has it all"

2. Storefronts of New York photos - now you can have one of their well-known “storefront” photos in your own home. Pick your favorite mom-and-pop from past or present times and then order an 11 X 14, signed print for $99 with free shipping within the Continental U.S.A. 

Thank you 6sqft​!

Full list: https://www.6sqft.com/2019-holiday-gift-guide-20-gifts-for-the-new-yorker-who-has-it-all/

PRINT SALE! Pearl Paint 🎨 the legendary #artstore on Canal Street in Manhattan served artists for over 50 years before closing in 2014.

To continue our holiday print sale, we are offering 11x14 inch signed prints of many of our favorite storefronts including Pearl Paint for $99 including free shipping in the continental U.S.

Each individual #storefront is printed on Kodak Professional Endura Luster paper and signed by us on the bottom right underneath the image.

Please DM or email us if you need more info at jandkphoto@att.net and/or send payment via PayPal or Venmo to @Karla-Murray.

Please place your order before this Friday to ensure delivery before Christmas!

Photography from our visit to NYC’s 2019 holiday windows (without facing the crowds) for 6sqft! Includes a link to our video tour too!

Full article: https://www.6sqft.com/nyc-holiday-windows-2019/

"The city may have created additional pedestrian space around Rockefeller Center this year, but the throngs of tourists are still filling the streets around the Christmas tree and holiday windows. If you’d rather not deal with the crowds, photographers James and Karla Murray have captured the best of this year’s windows, from the magical “Frozen” themed light show at Saks Fifth Avenue to the artistic displays at Bergdorf Goodman. Ahead, see what’s on view this year and learn a bit more about what goes into creating these whimsical scenes."

The 10-story tall theatrical light show at Saks Fifth Avenue opposite Rockefeller Center is featured in our latest YouTube video: NYC BEST HOLIDAY WINDOWS!

The 10-story tall theatrical light show at Saks Fifth Avenue opposite Rockefeller Center is featured in our latest YouTube video: NYC BEST HOLIDAY WINDOWS along with the six winter wonderland windows depicting characters from “Frozen 2” at Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH.

Full video: https://youtu.be/sIl4qh_fQLA

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One of our favorite holiday windows this year is the neon-filled Bergdorf Goodman “Jackpot” window, featuring a #pinball game.

Full video: https://youtu.be/sIl4qh_fQLA 

We feature it in our latest YouTube video: NYC BEST HOLIDAY WINDOWS along with the rest of the eight incredible #BergdorfGoodman windows centered around the theme of “Bergdorf Goodtimes.”

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In this NYC BEST HOLIDAY WINDOWS episode we visit the most stunning New York City department and #NYC luxury stores #holiday window displays in 2019.

We also visit the Rink at Rockefeller Center and see ice skating and the Christmas tree being decorated for the season. 

Places we visit include: 
1. Macy's 210 Broadway at 34th Street
2. Bloomingdale's Lexington Avenue between 59th & 60th Streets
3. Bergdorf Goodman Fifth Avenue between 57th & 58th Streets
4. Gucci Fifth Avenue at 56th Street
5. Cartier Fifth Avenue at 52nd Street
6. Saks Fifth Avenue Fifth Avenue between 49th & 50th Streets
7. Rockefeller Center Ice Skating Rink & Tree Off Fifth Avenue between 49th & 50th Street
8. Radio City Music Hall Sixth Avenue at 50th Street 

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Karla over at Tompkins Square Library! Author TALK & SLIDESHOW this Friday 6:30-7:30pm!

We are excited to announce our Exhibition Opening and Artist Talk: "Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York" Photographs by James and Karla Murray" as part of the Third Annual East Village Arts Festival at Tompkins Square Library.

Friday, December 6: Exhibition Opening: 5-6:30pm
Illustrated Author Talk: 6:30-7:30pm

The opening reception will include live music and refreshments.

PROGRAM LOCATION: Tompkins Square Library, Basement

As part of the third annual East Village Arts Festival, we will be showing an exhibit of our photographs at Tompkins Square Library, from December 6, 2019 - January 31, 2020.  "At the talk, James and Karla will discuss their books Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York, Store Front II - A History Preserved and New York Nights.

In this visual presentation, the Murrays take the audience on a photographic journey by spotlighting the ongoing story of New York's independent shops, bodegas, bars and more with vibrant photography and deeply personal interviews with the shop owners."

More info: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/11/06/third-east-village-arts-festival-tompkins-square-library

Karla over at Tompkins Square Library! Author TALK & SLIDESHOW this Friday 6:30-7:30pm!

We are excited to announce our Exhibition Opening and Artist Talk: "Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York" Photographs by James and Karla Murray" as part of the Third Annual East Village Arts Festival at Tompkins Square Library. 

Friday, December 6: Exhibition Opening: 5-6:30pm 
Illustrated Author Talk: 6:30-7:30pm 

The opening reception will include live music and refreshments.

PROGRAM LOCATION: Tompkins Square Library, Basement 

As part of the third annual East Village Arts Festival, we will be showing an exhibit of our photographs at Tompkins Square Library, from December 6, 2019 - January 31, 2020. 

"At the talk, James and Karla will discuss their books Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York, Store Front II - A History Preserved and New York Nights. In this visual presentation, the Murrays take the audience on a photographic journey by spotlighting the ongoing story of New York's independent shops, bodegas, bars and more with vibrant photography and deeply personal interviews with the shop owners."

Author TALK & SLIDESHOW this Friday 6:30-7:30pm!

We are excited to announce our Exhibition Opening and Artist Talk: "Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York" Photographs by James and Karla Murray" as part of the Third Annual East Village Arts Festival at Tompkins Square Library. 

Friday, December 6: Exhibition Opening: 5-6:30pm 
Illustrated Author Talk: 6:30-7:30pm 

The opening reception will include live music and refreshments.

PROGRAM LOCATION: Tompkins Square Library, Basement  As part of the third annual East Village Arts Festival, we will be showing an exhibit of our photographs at Tompkins Square Library, from December 6, 2019 - January 31, 2020. 

"At the talk, James and Karla will discuss their books Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York, Store Front II - A History Preserved and New York Nights. In this visual presentation, the Murrays take the audience on a photographic journey by spotlighting the ongoing story of New York's independent shops, bodegas, bars and more with vibrant photography and deeply personal interviews with the shop owners."

More info: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/11/06/third-east-village-arts-festival-tompkins-square-library

Arturo’s on West Houston Street has been in business since 1957.

This historic restaurant , which is known for its coal-fired oven pies 🍕is featured in our latest YouTube video. Not only do we go inside this #pizzeria restaurant but we get one of their delicious pizzas.

Full video: https://youtu.be/DUuxYKdGtdU
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Chess Forum ♟ on Thompson Street is featured in our latest YouTube video.

Full video: https://youtu.be/DUuxYKdGtdU

Not only do we go inside this unique #storefront but we show in detail many of the #chess sets and pieces including sets by theme like cats vs dogs and alien vs human. We also visit the back room where you can join a pick up chess game for $5 an hour (children always play free!).

@hudsonpittienyc is patiently waiting for someone to walk in the shop and play #backgammon with him! •

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We just uploaded our 2nd ITALIAN FOOD & VINYL RECORDS TOUR of GREENWICH VILLAGE!

We just uploaded our 2nd ITALIAN FOOD & VINYL RECORDS TOUR of GREENWICH VILLAGE where we visit historic family-owned #Italian food businesses including Raffetto’s on West Houston Street.

Full video: https://youtu.be/DUuxYKdGtdU 

@raffettos_pasta has been in business since 1906 and sells a huge variety of their homemade fresh and dry #pasta in cuts including spaghetti 🍝 rigatoni, ziti, shells and wagon wheels! • • To see more of the interior of this lovely shop and to see Sara @pastaheiress cut the spinach & plain egg tagliatelle using their vintage 1916 guillotine machine, please watch and subscribe to our JamesandKarla YouTube channel.

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Our latest video "ITALIAN FOOD TOUR & VINYL RECORDS: GREENWICH VILLAGE NYC" is live!

In our 2nd ITALIAN FOOD TOUR & VINYL RECORDS of GREENWICH VILLAGE NYC, we visit some historic family-owned #Italian food businesses including a homemade pasta shop and coal-fired pizza restaurant and also highlight a #vinyl record shop and #chess shop, all within walking distance of one another.

Places we visit include:
1. Generation Records 210 Thompson Street
2. Raffetto's 144 West Houston Street
3. Chess Forum 219 Thompson Street
4. Arturo's 106 West Houston Street

We also see some beautiful Greenwich Village buildings as we walk the picturesque streets.

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To celebrate the holidays, we are offering our limited edition 12 x 36 inch print of our Branded Chromatic 🌈Signage Collage for $250/ print including FREE shipping to anywhere in the U.S. ($20 value).

To celebrate the holidays, we are offering our limited edition 12 x 36 inch print of our Branded Chromatic 🌈Signage Collage for $250/ print including FREE shipping to anywhere in the U.S. ($20 value).

These #storefront collage prints were designed by us using our photos of various NYC #momandpopstorefronts with an image size of 8.5 x 32 inches printed on 12 x 36 inch Kodak Professional Endura Glossy Paper and are in a signed edition of 50. In first photo is our larger size 4 foot length print which is also available in a signed edition of 15.

• Payment is via PayPal or Venmo to Karla-Murray. DM or email us at jandkphoto@att.net if you need more info.

We are celebrating the upcoming holidays and #smallbusinesssaturday by offering mounted 11x14 inch signed prints of many of our favorite #momandpopstorefronts

We are celebrating the upcoming holidays and #smallbusinesssaturday by offering mounted 11x14 inch signed prints of many of our favorite #momandpopstorefronts including Ralph’s for $99 including FREE shipping to anywhere in the continental U.S. Each individual #storefront is printed on Kodak Professional Endura Luster paper and signed by us on the bottom right underneath the image. Prints can also be mounted and FRAMED for $150 including FREE shipping to anywhere in the U.S.!

• Please DM or email us at jandkphoto@att.net to order or send payment is via PayPal or Venmo to @ Karla-Murray 😊

Hudson. Over at Gem Spa​, EAST VILLAGE getting his GEM SPA Scarf and taking advantage of their BIG BLACK FRIDAY GEM SPA Merchandise SALE that runs until 2AM tonight!

We are thankful for all the love and support our friends and followers have shown us this past year!

To begin the celebration of the upcoming holidays, we are offering mounted and FRAMED 11x14 inch signed prints of many of our favorite storefronts including Zig Zag Records and CBGB (shown framed) for $150 including FREE shipping in the continental U.S. Each individual #storefront is printed on Kodak Professional Endura Luster paper and signed by us on the bottom right underneath the image and is mounted and framed in a white letterbox style frame with UV glass.

Prints are also available UNFRAMED for $99 including FREE shipping to anywhere in the U.S.A.

Please DM or email us at jandkphoto@att.net and payment is via PayPal or Venmo to @ Karla-Murray 😊

Apollo Theater is recreated via #botanical architecture at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx as part of the annual Holiday Train Show.

Apollo Theater, the legendary African-American entertainment venue in Harlem is recreated via #botanical architecture at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx as part of the annual Holiday Train Show.

Full video: https://youtu.be/vXoUFNXuP2g 

•We visit the #holidaytrainshow with its model #trains zipping by miniature #NewYorkCity landmarks and buildings crafted from all natural materials including bark, twigs, stems, fruit, seeds, fungus, pine cones, acorns and even cinnamon sticks in our latest YouTube video.

• To see more of our photos from the train show please visit @6sqft and to see the entire show in motion, please watch and subscribe to our JamesandKarla YouTube channel. 

Photo of Apollo Theater appears in our book "New York Nights"

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Our latest video "NYC HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW: NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN" is live!

Full video: https://youtu.be/vXoUFNXuP2g 

To read more about what goes into the creation of the NYBG Train Show and a slideshow of our photography from the show visit: https://www.6sqft.com/take-a-tour-of-the-nybgs-holiday-train-show-now-with-a-new-central-park-section/


We visit the Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx and see model #trains zipping by miniature #NewYorkCity landmarks and buildings crafted from all natural materials including bark, twigs, stems, fruit, seeds, fungus, pine cones, acorns and even cinnamon sticks!  We also take a walk around the grounds of the New York Botanical Garden and see some of their #botanical collections including the tropical rain forest and the desert room at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. 

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Photography from our visit to New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show for 6sqft! Includes a link to our video tour too!

Full article: https://www.6sqft.com/take-a-tour-of-the-nybgs-holiday-train-show-now-with-a-new-central-park-section/

"The New York Botanical Garden’s 28th annual Holiday Train Show is back for the season, and this year it has an entirely new Central Park section, featuring iconic spots like Belvedere Castle, Bethesda Terrace, and the Bow Bridge–all made entirely from natural materials including bark, seeds, berries acorns, and cinnamon sticks."

Our latest video "NYC HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW: NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN" is live!

We visit the Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx and see model #trains zipping by miniature #NewYorkCity landmarks and buildings crafted from all natural materials including bark, twigs, stems, fruit, seeds, fungus, pine cones, acorns and even cinnamon sticks!

We also take a walk around the grounds of the New York Botanical Garden and see some of their #botanical collections including the tropical rain forest and the desert room at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.

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We visit Moishe’s Kosher Bakery on Grand Street, a historic #Jewish bakery owned by the Perlmutter family in our latest YouTube video: JEWISH FOOD TOUR: LOWER EAST SIDE NYC.

Full video: https://youtu.be/xbnUWdl0lLA

Not only do we go inside and see the classic rye, challah and pumpernickel bread 🍞 they sell but also see in detail the freshly baked rugelach, danishes, Mandlebread, poppy cakes, and variety of cookies they sell. We also purchase bread and one of their delicious black & white #cookies and apricot-filled #hamentashen.

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We visit @michaelibakerynyc in our latest YouTube video: JEWISH FOOD TOUR: LOWER EAST SIDE NYC

Michaeli Bakery on Division Street was founded by Adir Michaeli of the famous Lehamim Bakery in Tel Aviv, Israel before he moved to NYC in 2013 to oversee the opening of Breads Bakery where his Chocolate Babka became known as the best in New York. 

Full video: https://youtu.be/xbnUWdl0lLA 

We visit @michaelibakerynyc in our latest YouTube video: JEWISH FOOD TOUR: LOWER EAST SIDE NYC. Not only do we go inside and see the classic #Jewish and Israeli items they sell including rugelach, babka, challah and kugelhopf but we also try a savory spinach bureka.

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Sammy’s Roumanian Style Restaurant, Lower East Side, NYC featured on our new Youtube video!

Sammy’s Roumanian Style Restaurant has a history dating back over 80 years & has been operating as a #Jewish steakhouse since 1975.

Full video: https://youtu.be/xbnUWdl0lLA

We visit Sammy’s and crash a party in our latest YouTube video: JEWISH FOOD TOUR: LOWER EAST SIDE NYC. Not only do we go inside but we film in detail the Jewish #comfortfood they specialize in including Chopped Liver prepared table side with #schmaltz! Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse

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Our latest video "JEWISH FOOD TOUR: LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC" is live!

In this JEWISH FOOD TOUR of the LOWER EAST SIDE of #NYC, we visit some historic family-owned food businesses including a Kosher Jewish bakery and a classic Jewish steakhouse and also highlight a newly opened but highly acclaimed Israeli-owned bakery and try some #food from each spot. 

We also stop in and speak with the Jewish owner of a long-standing menswear business on Orchard Street, which was one of the major shopping streets for the large Jewish immigrant population in the early 1900s. 

Places we visit include: 
1. Moishe's Kosher Bakery 504 Grand Street
2. Global International 62 Orchard Street
3. Michaeli Bakery 115A Division Street
4. Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse 157 Chrystie Street 

We also see interesting city street life and historic buildings in the Lower East Side along the way. 

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The Market Line - NYC at Essex Crossing commissioned us to provide large-scale photos of “Mom-and-Pop” storefronts.

The Market Line - NYC at Essex Crossing at 115 Delancey Street commissioned us to provide large-scale photos of “Mom-and-Pop” storefronts which tied into the diverse cultural and ethnic history of the Lower East Side.

Our 8 feet wide x 9.5 feet high life-size photo of a classic Newsstand has now been installed inside the main hall of the Market Line, which opens Friday, November 22nd.

Unique Visuals NY, a local independently-owned printer in Greenwich Village beautifully printed and installed our photo!

The Market Line - NYC at Essex Crossing commissioned us to provide large-scale photos of “Mom-and-Pop” storefronts.

The Market Line - NYC at Essex Crossing at 115 Delancey Street commissioned us to provide large-scale photos of “Mom-and-Pop” storefronts which tied into the diverse cultural and ethnic history of the Lower East Side.

Our 22 foot wide x 14 feet high life-size photo of a classic Jewish Appetizing Shop has now been installed inside the main hall of the Market Line, which opens Friday, November 22nd. Unique Visuals NY, a local independently-owned printer in Greenwich Village beautifully printed and installed our photo!

7 Bleecker Street, the home and studio of the iconic documentary photographer Robert Frank

7 Bleecker Street, the home and studio of the iconic documentary photographer Robert Frank (best known for his 1955 cross-country road trip documentary photography book “The Americans”). We highlighted the location of his and his wife, artist June Leaf’s studio in our latest YouTube video EAST VILLAGE FOOD & BOOKS TOUR, NYC.

Full video: https://youtu.be/88tpKcxi3oo

(You can even see June Leaf in the photo standing by the middle window). Sadly, Robert Frank just recently passed away in September 2019 at the age of 94. His #documentaryphotography work was a huge inspiration to us!

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Photography from our visit to designer Michele Varian's eponymous shop and Soho loft for 6sqft​...

Full article: https://www.6sqft.com/my-1600sqft-in-her-eponymous-shop-and-soho-loft-designer-michele-varian-celebrates-creativity/

"For the design-minded, Michele Varian’s Soho storefront is a must-visit destination, stocked to the brim with her own designs alongside a rotating cast of 100+ designers. Since opening her first store in 2001, Michele has sought to create an oasis for quality pieces that straddle the line between tradition and modernity. Like a cabinet of curiosities, the shop offers an antidote to the increasing homogeneity of the retail experience in Soho."

Parisi Bakery on Elizabeth Street is a family-owned bread 🥖 bakery founded by Joe Parisi in 1903.

We visited this iconic #bakery which has had many famous customers including Frank Sinatra and Andy Rooney in our latest YouTube video EAST VILLAGE FOOD & BOOKS TOUR, NYC.

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Schmackary's was founded by Zachary “the cookie monster” Schmahl out of his 400 square foot apartment before opening his #storefront in Hell’s Kitchen.

We visited this unique shop’s newer Cooper Square location which features many unique flavors of #homemade cookies 🍪 using natural gourmet flavors in our latest YouTube video EAST VILLAGE FOOD & BOOKS TOUR, NYC.

Full video: https://youtu.be/88tpKcxi3oo

Not only do we go inside this delicious #cookie shop but we also try their Funfetti Cookie Cake which has 5 layers of their Funfetti cookie which features a sugar cookie base, rainbow 🌈 sprinkles and vanilla cream cheese frosting.

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Hudson and Karla over at Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks, which has been in business since 1997.

Full video: https://youtu.be/88tpKcxi3oo

We visited this unique shop which specializes in #cookbooks and other used #books on ethnic cuisines and #foodie and chef publications in our latest YouTube video EAST VILLAGE FOOD & BOOKS TOUR, NYC.

Not only do we go inside this adorable East 2nd Street Shop (Swipe left for 2nd photo of interior with our dog @hudsonpittienyc) but we check out some #vintage cooking memorabilia and antiquarian #books that are for sale.

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