Pleasant Avenue 1
06/03/04
Pleasant Avenue, East Harlem
Pleasant Avenue is reputed to be a mafia stronghold, and the burly men standing on the corner who questioned us about our business did nothing to dispel that impression.
Jake on Pleasant Avenue: 1, 2.
Details for Sunday's protest of the MTA's proposed photography ban.
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I wish I could be there for the protest. Unfortunately, though, I won't be making it to the City until nearly the end of the month. Be sure to post lots of subway pics for us. I'd love to see all those people with cameras and signs.
Posted by: Scott Johnson at June 3, 2004 12:00 PM
Wow, the first and fifth photos are amazing.
Posted by: amy at June 3, 2004 10:20 PM
incredible shots!
Posted by: jocelyn at June 3, 2004 11:58 PM
What a spooky and beautiful set. I like 'Seasons' especially. Looks like a fenced-in cemetery filled with really wide gravestones.
Posted by: joey harrison at June 4, 2004 12:05 AM
Amazing photos! These have to be some of the best.
Posted by: Jenn at June 4, 2004 09:49 AM
Hey! That seat in the last pic would fit my honda perfectly! Go snag it for me! j/k! :)
Posted by: charles at June 5, 2004 12:41 PM
Thanks for shedding light onto a long-neglected corner of the City. Pleasant avenue has become a unique oddity in East Harlem, where it is surrounded by Puerto Rican and Mexican immigrants. I really like the way you managed to steer clear of the neighborhood's ethnic identity and present it as a unique corner of East Harlem, devoid of local politics and quarrels.
Posted by: Ali at June 6, 2004 05:54 PM
"Be advised"...priceless