Welcome to my first image from our New York trip.

On our first morning we had an early start to catch a sunrise around the ‘Dumbo’ area, so we took the F Subway train from Lexington Ave-63 rd To York St. We made extensive use of the subway during our stay, as it is the easiest way to get around, taking full advantage of a 7 day Metro Card.

As with the rest of NYC, the subway is a place of stark contrasts; there are those areas that are relatively shiny and new(ish) and those that are a bit long in the tooth, with rats scurrying around on the tracks unperturbed by the waiting passengers above, who also don’t seem that bothered by the rats below!

It is also a refuge for those who don’t seem to have anywhere else to spend the night. We found people sleeping on both the platforms and the trains. On our ride down to York St we were in a carriage with a few such people. There are a couple of other images on my Instagram feed that expands on this.

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A bit of a cliche shot taken from the Brooklyn side just prior to sunrise.

An early start required to get here in time, but luckily our bodies were still on UK time😊


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You can’t go to the Brooklyn side without visiting the Dumbo area, and yes another cliche shot.

The street, even at the early hour this shot was taken, was full of the ‘selfie brigade', so I had to shoot up higher.


The sun had just risen and was bathing the bridge in a beautiful golden light.

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Taken, early morning, through the open door of the Subway train as it waited at Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall Station.

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Taken from the Brooklyn side just as the sun was coming up.

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