“I lost my flag the other night, so I just went back to all my favorite bars until I found it!”

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Drawing portraits yesterday at the Fountain House Gallery benefit. Had a wonderful time and I'm availible for weddings, funerals, bar and bat mitzvah's and birthday parties! 😃
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Roses

📍 Brooklyn, New York

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Iridescent Summer

📍 New York, New York

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The Music Man

📍 New York, New York

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Poseidon And The Pavement

📍 Brooklyn, New York

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Post Embers

📍 Queens, New York

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New York's Finest

📍 Chelsea, New York

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Passengers

📍 New York, New York

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The Running Man

📍 New York, New York

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Astral Traveler

📍Elsewhere

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Coastal Dwellers

📍 New York, New York 🗽

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Who you Gonna Call?

📍 New York, New York 🗽

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Interboro Traversal

📍 Brooklyn, New York

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Amigos 🏀

📍 Brooklyn, New York

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Untitled #7

📍 Queens, New York

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Crapshoot 🎲

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Space Truckers 👽

📍 New York, New York

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Lost On The Sidewalk

📍 New York, New York

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Big Bird 🐦

📍 New York, New York

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Tanqueray tribute @grandcentralnyc 🎹 🎶 📸 🎼
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“You’ve got me as your human!” was what this lovely man said when I asked if they would be projecting Dear New York photos on the walls. “For the first time in history, all of Grand Central is completely cleared of advertising, as 150 digital screens traditionally devoted to a mix of commercial advertising and public service announcements become part of an immersive experience showcasing the diversity and humanity of New York.” “New York is humanity itself. Every type of person is here: every culture, every religion, every viewpoint. And all of us crowded onto the same narrow sidewalks, the same one-way streets, the same subway cars. With all of these differences packed into so small a place, it's a miracle that this city works. Yet somehow, despite the honking, the screaming, the shoving, the cursing; we make it work. Sometimes we annoy the hell out of each other. But we also show up for each other. We take care of each other. In these troubled times, when the world seems to be teetering on edge, New York is still something to celebrate. Humanity is still something to celebrate. Dear New York is my attempt to showcase this city the only way I know how-through its people. And what better canvas than the place where all of New York comes together, Grand Central. It was a job too large for one person. At many points it did not seem possible. But every time I reached a dead end, people showed up to help. People who wanted to create something beautiful. People who believed. People who were skeptical, but came along for the ride anyway. In the end more than one thousand people contributed to this work. All of them helped to create Dear New York. All of them are part of Dear New York. And now, by being here, so are you.” WITH GRATITUDE, BRANDON STANTON CREATOR OF HUMANS OF NEW YORK https://www.dearnewyork.com/

“You’ve got me as your human!” was what this lovely man said when I asked if they would be projecting Dear New York photos on the walls. “For the first time in history, all of Grand Central is completely cleared of advertising, as 150 digital screens traditionally devoted to a mix of commercial advertising and public service announcements become part of an immersive experience showcasing the diversity and humanity of New York.” “New York is humanity itself. Every type of person is here: every culture, every religion, every viewpoint. And all of us crowded onto the same narrow sidewalks, the same one-way streets, the same subway cars. With all of these differences packed into so small a place, it's a miracle that this city works. Yet somehow, despite the honking, the screaming, the shoving, the cursing; we make it work. Sometimes we annoy the hell out of each other. But we also show up for each other. We take care of each other. In these troubled times, when the world seems to be teetering on edge, New York is still something to celebrate. Humanity is still something to celebrate. Dear New York is my attempt to showcase this city the only way I know how-through its people. And what better canvas than the place where all of New York comes together, Grand Central. It was a job too large for one person. At many points it did not seem possible. But every time I reached a dead end, people showed up to help. People who wanted to create something beautiful. People who believed. People who were skeptical, but came along for the ride anyway. In the end more than one thousand people contributed to this work. All of them helped to create Dear New York. All of them are part of Dear New York. And now, by being here, so are you.” WITH GRATITUDE, BRANDON STANTON CREATOR OF HUMANS OF NEW YORK https://www.dearnewyork.com/

“You’ve got me as your human!” 😊(see Alt text)
#DearNewYork #HumansOfNewYork at #Transportation hub, Grand Central Terminal, NYC
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Stephanie “Tanqueray” Johnson smiling, wearing an animal print coat and hat, along with big, gold, hoop earrings.

We’ve lost a legend. Stephanie ‘Tanqueray’ Johnson passed away last night after suffering a severe stroke. She will be most remembered for holding the world in thrall with her no-holds-barred storytelling about life as a burlesque dancer in the 1970’s. Stephanie was a complicated person. Her public persona was irresistibly charismatic. Yet behind the scenes I’ve rarely met somebody who had such difficulty with close relationships. She was internationally adored, yet intensely lonely. She was desirous of companionship, yet quick to cut people out of her life over the smallest slights. Stephanie told me endless stories about how badly her mother treated her as a child, yet remained capable of exhibiting that same behavior toward others. People are complicated. And the longer you live, the more you realize the most inexcusable behavior often stems from the saddest traumas. There was always a little girl inside of Stephanie who never had a chance to feel safe. A little girl who learned at a young age that the best way to keep from getting hurt was to throw the first punch. But this little girl also had such a love of life. And despite her X-rated stories, and her sharp edges, was capable of such innocence. Stephanie slept with a teddy bear until the day she died. She’d melt in the presence of animals and babies. And until the very end, she laughed like a little girl. In the final weeks of her life all the hard edges melted away. All the defense mechanisms, the learned responses. She reverted back to the little girl she’d been before she’d gotten hurt. And that is the Stephanie that is smiling down on us right now. In her own words: ‘When I get to heaven I hope God shows me a movie of my life. But just the funny parts. Not the in-between parts, cause then we’d both start crying. Underneath all the laughs and the gags, it was always about one thing: survival.

Lady Tanqueray
Miss Stephanie Johnson
I’m glad to have known her story.

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With the photographer Brandon Stanton at the Dear New York exhibit #humansofnewyork 📸 🎥

Hunting the Humans of New York My name is Brandon Stanton and I’m the photographer behind the popular portrait series “Humans of New York”. Since 2010, I’ve been…

Before you go to Grand Central and check out that #humansofnewyork installation, you should read this really problematic post by the creator: medium.com/@damianchadw...

A Massive Art Installation by the ‘Humans of New York’ Creator Has Taken Over Grand Central Terminal For two weeks, “Dear New York” will grace the train station's walls, screens and ad space

A Massive Art Installation by the ‘Humans of New York’ Creator Has Taken Over Grand Central Terminal: For two weeks, “Dear New York” will grace the train station's walls, screens and ad space @SmithsonianMag #DearNewYork #HumansOfNewYork #ArtInstallation #GrandCentralTerminal #PublicArt

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“One time we were playing in the yard of the school, and the gates were open, and the watchman, he was so precious, he was praying.

“So we packed our bags and ran for it.

“There were five of us girls. The watchman saw […]

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“At one point, I hated Gaza. I just wanted out. I wanted to study in America and be this big director. I wanted to win an Oscar. All my dreams were overseas. I think I was just mad at how besieged Gaza was—it limits […]

This quickly became one of my favorite books.

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“I remember taking my final exam, getting stuck on an answer, and thinking: ‘Who cares, I’m about to die.’ I knew something was very wrong. Medical school is always tiring, but this was a different kind of tired. I was getting by on multiple cups of coffee […]