Dries Buytaert

New york 2004

People walking on the pedestrian path of the Brooklyn Bridge, surrounded by suspension cables and stone arches.
Storefronts and fire escapes on a busy Chinatown street, with colorful signs in English and Chinese.
The Empire State Building at dusk, with its lights on against a blue sky.
A public restroom with a toilet, open black seat, metal trash bin, and grab bars against tiled walls.
This is the toilet at the roof of the Empire State Building and must therefore be the highest (public) toilet in NYC.
The Flatiron Building stands tall at dusk, with taxis and cyclists moving through the busy New York City streets.
Partially demolished building at Ground Zero with construction equipment and fencing in the foreground.
Construction site at Ground Zero with partially built structures and a banner reading "The Rebuilding Continues" on a building.
A few passengers sit on a mostly empty subway train, some reading or looking at their phones.
Busy Times Square at night with bright billboards, heavy traffic, and people standing near parked cars on the sidewalk.
Aerial view of a dense cityscape with many tall buildings, streets, and rooftops in New York City.
Aerial view of a cityscape with the Flatiron Building at a busy intersection in New York City.
The New York Stock Exchange building with tall columns, American flags, and a police vehicle in the foreground.
Crowded Times Square at night with bright billboards, neon signs, and people walking on the streets.
A bright Starbucks Coffee sign hangs outside a café, with a city street visible through the window.
Aerial view of New York City with skyscrapers, streets, and the waterfront in the distance.
Aerial view of New York City skyscrapers with a river and distant buildings in the background.
A coin-operated viewing telescope with a cityscape and water in the background.
A large reading room in a public library with people studying at wooden tables under hanging chandeliers.
The Manhattan Bridge with the New York City skyline, including the Empire State Building, in the background.
A street in Little Italy with a "Welcome to Little Italy" banner hanging between red brick buildings.
Little Italy.
A seafood market vendor in Chinatown arranges fresh fish and crab legs on ice for sale.