It was 36c (96f) last night when I snapped this photo, and a minor heatwave has been sweeping the greater NYC area for the past few days...
We call this a Bushwick Carwash. As many do, this vehicle slowed to a creep and drove through the stream, backed up and did it again and again til the light changed...
The City (and some conscientious local residents) put these flow-regulator caps on the hydrants so that they waste far fewer than the 8,000 gallons/minute that gush from...
Patchogue is a small coastal town on Long Island. Formerly a vacation town, the second World War destroyed its tourist economy and it hasn't really recovered. But that's not to say it's completely dilapidated. It has quite a few beaches...