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Che in a not-so-familiar position. Somebody may have embraced free market capitalism. Jackson Heights, Queens.

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Move over Banksy. Unknown artist makes a mock-up for the Elmhurst Public Library his own.

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Emma was squatting in an unused house in Brooklyn. I met her one summer outside the Queens Center Mall where she and her dog did some busking. She had two semi-black eyes from getting hit with a lead pipe. She'd been across the U.S. freighthopping. According to her, most of times you see a girl in those situations, it's because of a boy. And she wasn't even with him anymore.

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View from an artist's studio. Long Island City, Queens.

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Statue of Ganesh at the Divya Dham Mandir. Woodside, Queens. Ganesha is widely revered as the remover of obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom. As the god of beginnings, he is honoured at the start of rituals and ceremonies. Ganesha is also invoked as patron of letters and learning during writing sessions. Divya Dham is one of the largest Hindu Temples in the US. It was built by swami Jagdishwara Nand Ji Maharj.

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St. Bartholomew's Church steeple. Elmhurst, Queens.

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No keeping a man from his drums… No matter how small they may be. Elmhurst, Queens.

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Steamy kitchen. Flushing, Queens.

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Storm clouds and sunlight over Rego Park.

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Delivery bike. Elmhurst, Queens.

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Asia in America. Main Street, Flushing.

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Some sidewalk backgammon in Rego Park.

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Dog returning from a swim in Long Island City.

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Steeple. Newtown Dutch Reformed Church in Elmhurst. Pre-Revolutionary War and subsequently commandeered by the British during the war. What is now Queens was a Loyalist stronghold. Did you expect otherwise?

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Portrait of a portrait of a Bukharan man. Rego Park, Queens.

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Flushing Meadows Park barbecue.

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Main Street, USA: Making sense of it all. Flushing, Queens.