Rooftopping, Manhattan, NYC, just now...

Thank you 6sqft for including our STORE FRONT prints in their Holiday NYC-themed gift guide!

Full List: https://www.6sqft.com/40-nyc-themed-gifts-for-every-type-of-new-yorker/

"Whether you need just a few more items to check off your holiday shopping list or you haven’t even started thinking about it yet, follow our guide to make this year’s gift-giving totally stressfree. We’ve rounded up the 40 best presents that are uniquely New York for every type of Big Apple dweller, from the transit nerd and the foodie to the architecture buff and bookworm. Priced between $10 and $295, recommended gifts include everything from a cheese class with Murray’s Cheese to a walking tour of Flushing, Queens."

Joe John Pizza, founded 1968, Queens, NYC, earlier...

A daytime straight on version appears in our book STORE FRONT II: A History Preserved

Lioni Prime Meats, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

Lioni Prime Meats in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn definitely caught our eye with its #signage overload including the gorgeous #neonsign complete with #script letterings and twinkling ✨ stars. Photo from 2012 appears in our book “Store Front II-A History Preserved”.

We recently shot a campaign for @uppercutdeluxe at the iconic LENNY’S PIZZA in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

@lennyspizza86 🍕was founded in 1953 and has been run by the Giordano family since 1983. (2nd-generation Josephine Giordano is at the take-out window in the 1st photo). Lenny’s Pizza became famous after it was used in a scene for the movie Saturday Night Fever where the character played by John Travolta is seen ordering two slices of #pizza from Lenny’s, and eating them “double-decker” style, one piled on top of the other 🍕🍕.

MINETTA TAVERN was established in 1937.

The Tavernwas named after the Minetta Brook, a small stream that ran southwest from 23rd Street to the Hudson River. Minetta Tavern became a famous dining spot for beatniks, celebrities and literary luminaries including Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Eugene O’ Neill, E.E. Cummings, Dylan Thomas and Joe Gould. Keith McNally, Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr who have worked together on various restaurants since 1997, took over Minetta Tavern in March 2008. They kept the restaurant’s name and historic neon sign and during renovation tried to preserve much of its distinctive interior including the original wood paneling and wooden bar with its stained-glass shelving, murals of Greenwich Village sights and scenes along the walls, as well as pictures of faded celebrities. The menu however was changed to a largely French menu.

Photo from 2009 appears in our book, “New York Nights”.

We just heard the sad news that Bob Plotnick, of Bleecker Bob’s Records passed away.

Bleecker Bob’s Records was founded by Bob Plotnick in 1967 and was was one of the first places in the late 1970s to sell albums by #punk bands. Bleecker Bob’s Records was forced to close in 2013 after their rent was raised from $10,000 a month to $20,000 a month. Full interview and photo from 2010 appears in our book “New York Nights” Prints are available of Bleecker Bob’s Records starting at $99 for 11x14 inch signed open edition. Larger sizes in limited editions also available upon request. DM or email us at jandkphoto@att.net for more info.