We hope you can join us this Sunday! STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face of New York Municipal Art Society of New York Walking Tour of the East Village and Lower East Side Date: Sunday, July 12th Time:12:00 Noon

STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face of New York Municipal Art Society of New York Walking Tour of the East Village and Lower East Side 
Date: Sunday, July 12th
Time:12:00 Noon
Cost: $20 / $15 Members
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Please purchase tickets online or call (212) 935-2075, Monday-Friday 9-5. Meeting locations are provided after tickets are purchased. All tours proceed rain or shine. No refunds or exchanges. For the latest transit info, please check http://www.mta.info/ and http://www.mta.info/weekender.html.

The traditional storefront in New York City that has prevailed in some cases for over a century is facing several new setbacks. These family-run businesses started out as traditional mom-and-pop stores passed down from generation to generation, and there was a time when they defined our neighborhoods. Many were humble stores tucked away on narrow side streets, while others had become well-known institutions on historic avenues. Each store turned out to be as unique as their customers, run by owners with a commitment to tradition and special service. Not only are these modest small businesses falling away in the face of modernization, gentrification, and conformity, the once unique appearance and character of our colorful streets suffers in the process. A diverse mix of Jewish, Italian, Irish, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Chinese and Hispanic mom and pop storefronts will be visited including many culinary specialty stores. Join guides and MAS Summit speakers James & Karla Murray, the photographers and authors of "STORE FRONT: The Disappearing Face of New York and New York Nights," as they visit some of the remarkable East Village and Lower East Side storefronts documented in their books, and remember those which have disappeared. Unique 19th and 20th century retail graphics and neon signage as well as architectural adornments will be discussed.
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Moondance Diner on Sixth Avenue at Grand Street in Manhattan closed in 2007, to make room for a luxury hotel.

The 1930s ‪#‎vintage‬ ‪#‎diner‬ was known for its ‪#‎burgers‬, ‪#‎fries‬ and #milkshakes and was owned by Sunny Sharma. The TV show "Friends" used Moondance as the diner where the character Monica, played by Courtney Cox worked. Moondance Diner was also used by the film "Spider-Man" as the place where Mary Jane Watson played by Kirsten Dunst was employed. Luckily the diner was saved from demolition and purchased for $7,500 by Vince and Cheryl Pierce, who moved the structure by flat-bed truck to LaBarge, Wyoming at a cost of $40,000. After some much needed repairs, they reopened the diner in Wyoming in 2008 where it remained in operation until 2012. We especially loved the diner's rotating moon ‪#‎sign‬ and the sparkling ‪#‎letters‬ spelling "Moondance" in an interesting ‪#‎font‬. We haven't heard any news on the fate of this diner since its closure a few years ago but hope that it will again be saved.

2015 East River Fireworks, 4th of July, NYC ‪

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Earlier. Macy's East River Fireworks, 4th of July, NYC

Hudson. Sitting for "Dogs of New York", Fourth of July 2015.

At Madison Square Park.

Raphael.

20 years selling fruit on Bruckner Blvd, The Bronx, NYC.

"Garden of Earthly Delights" by artist Jaime Arredondo located at the Zerega Ave Station in The Bronx

We were recently commissioned by the MTA to photograph the Zerega Avenue station art work on the 6 Line in The Bronx for the MTA.  “Garden of Earthly Delights,” by Jaime Arredondo, depicts the four seasons through images of flowers such as crocuses, marigolds, daisies, pansies, morning glories and roses. Arredondo sought to bring a pastoral element to the urban Bronx environment through the colors and fanciful imagery of his floral mosaics. The large colorful glass mosaic and hand-formed porcelain panels have been installed on the platform level.

Here are a sample of our photographs: