What You See in Sunset Park: Prosperity Dumplings

IMG_3394, originally uploaded by martiner1.

If you want a cheap, tasty meal, order a soup and pancake from PD on 8th and 44th. $2 total and quite filling.

Here's a more detailed description from the blog Cherry Patter.

What You See in Sunset Park: Wistful Mannequin

I love the color and the subject matter in this photo. Check out more from Venus_In_Furs and the BViB photo pool here.

Photos from Battle of Brooklyn in Green-Wood

IMG_4282, originally uploaded by lostinbrooklyn.

Thanks to lostinbrooklyn for uploading this to the BViB photo pool. Also, on his twitter stream (is that what it's called?), this showed up:

@lostinbrooklyn Battle of Brooklyn @ Green-Wood pix online http://tinyurl.com/bobgreenwood2009

Check out the photos.

What You See in Sunset Park: Disco Ball Bowling

melody lanes, originally uploaded by calamity_sal.

Melody Lanes is famous for its bartender, but it's the "colored lights" that keep people coming back. Thanks to calamity_sal for adding this to the BViB photo pool. Click on the photo to see more.

Bonus points to anyone who can identify the literary reference of "colored lights."

After the Storm on Friday

Thanks to kittylittered (who has a fantastic photoblog - New York Portraits) on flickr for uploading this to the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool. The sky was amazing. So were the itsy bitsy pieces of hail that fell from the heavens.

Black and Blue in Sunset Park

Once again, we thank Vanessa from veesvision for uploading this to the BViB photo pool. I like the contrasts of color, as well as the subjects. Chainlink as a background to flowers and butterflies always work.

What You See in Sunset Park: Patience

Vanessa from veesvision uploaded this to the BViB photo pool. Solid looking buddy. Apparently, this dog was waiting for its human friend to come out of a store. I wonder if he wants a dog run in the park.

What You See in Sunset Park: Wigs and Serious Expressions

Thanks to Venus_in_Furs for uploading this to the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool on flickr.com. These ladies look proud and pensive at the same time.

What You See in Sunset Park: No Joke

Both suemejack and I snapped photos of this guy who stands guard in front of a house in the low 40's. Not much has changed in the months that passed between her photo and mine, and we both named the photo "No Joke" thanks to the graffiti. Seems appropriate considering the caricature it frames.

This one is suemejack's photo.

And this one is mine, taken just over a week ago. Now he has a tracking sticker on his hat, and a bottle of Yellowtail behind him. He hasn't touched his root beer.

Both photos are a part of the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool.

What You See in Sunset Park: Gorilla Coffee

Gorilla Coffee, originally uploaded by buendiaproductions.

Not to worry anti-gentrifiers, and sorry to break it to you coffee-shop-desirers, it's where they roast the coffee. Where you drink the Gorilla coffee is far to the north.

Thanks for Buendiaproductions for uploading this photo to the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool on flickr.com. Check out his website for some fantastic posts and photos about Sunset Park.

What You See in Sunset Park: Street Art

from veesvision in the BViB photo pool on flickr.

Sunset Park doesn't have a lot of graffiti compared to many surrounding areas. And we are happily less than plastered in stickers that come from the need to get a message across while blocking someone else's message. However, we do have a few areas that have some street art that's worth seeking out.

LoisinWonderland added the three photos below to the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool on flickr. A little of everything in varying degrees. They are great shots, and she has tons more from around the City on her photostream and her blog.

First, you have an example of the paid for murals. They are usually in memoriam, but sometimes commissioned, or at least allowed, by a bank or a store. This one is on 46th and 5th. There is a large memorial portrait next to it.

Then you have your more typical graffiti, although, compared to most of what's around Sunset Park, this is stellar. I am not quite sure if it's an evil Pluto the dog, a rat, or an angry rabbit. Anyone know?

And then we've got a few stencilled works. This one is Mexican, judging from the DF reference. Was Mario Mexican? I never played the game, but I thought he was Italian. Maybe it's his look-alike cousin.

I know opinions vary widely on graffiti, but I think there's a great difference between scrawling your mark across someone else's property and creating something that is at least marginally amusing or attractive.

What You See in Sunset Park: Heads and Weenies

Since I've been on a bit of a food in its various forms kick lately, here's another installation. Both photos were added to the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool on flickr by Venus in Furs. I think they suit each other quite nicely.

First, the raw form.

Then, the more processed version.

Both are on 5th Avenue in the low 50's.

OLPH in a Different Light

This photo of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was added to the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool by Pro-Zak. Its haunting version of the cathedral is stunning.

Panoramic of Sunset Park's View

This photo is such a tease. Make sure to click on the photo to see it larger. This was added to the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool by John Niedermeyer. An even better option is to stop by the BViB photo pool and click on the view it larger link of this photo.

Enjoy.

What You See in Sunset Park: 8th Avenue Goods

mintyfreshflavor added this to the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool. It's a great photo of some of the items we see while traipsing up and down 8th Avenue. I just wish it came with translation. Can anyone help out?

If you want to share your photographs of Sunset Park, join the BViB photo pool and add them!

Sunset Park Sunshine

Sunset Park Fence, originally uploaded by mnwpng.

With the lack of sunshine promised for the week, we'll need to find it in other ways. Here's a ray or two from mnwpng, who added this to the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool.

On the Other Side of Third

_MG_8353, originally uploaded by adi_01.

This is Industrial Beauty. For those of us who occasionally (or often) venture down to 1st and 2nd Avenues, the lines and lines of windows are intriguing. In many buildings, it seems like it's deserted inside until a shadow passes by the window pane or someone actually leaves or enters the building.

This comes from adi_01 in the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool. If you have great Sunset Park photos, join the flickr group and add your photos!

What You See in Sunset Park: Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart, originally uploaded by herrC.

From the BViB photo pool and herrC comes this little guy. Very sweet.

Pig Heads and Tacos in Sunset Park

Hello from Sunset Park, Brooklyn, originally uploaded by ext212.

This photo comes from ext212 on Flickr (click on the photo to see more); she has a photostream that shows some yummy looking tacos from Matamoros on 5th Avenue and 45th. Enjoy.

If you have cool Sunset Park photos, consider adding them to the Best View in Brooklyn photo pool on flickr. We'd all love to see them!

I Heart Sunset Park

I Heart Sunset Park, originally uploaded by veesvision.

This is from the new photo pool for Best View in Brooklyn. Join up and add your Sunset Park photos! This photo comes from veesvision, who has offered up several fantastic photographs in the past.

She says, "I have lived in Sunset Park for many years. This bumper sticker has always been there. (7th ave btw 46 & 47 st) I shot it because it might not be there the next time I walk past it."

Where can we get these bumper stickers? CafePress?