Class & classic -- that's JC City Hall for ya. This photo, taken by Eve Rametta, makes City Hall look like such a lovely place to be ... almost makes us forget about what *actually* goes on inside. Almost.
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This photo was taken at, um 1 Jersey Ave. (you know, that part before you walk the plank to LSP?) in Jersey City by Flickr's Lugo Lounge.
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But where is the crane wife? Ah, yes, bad jokes abound when the Decemberists come through town. But this photo has nothing to do with this week's mega-indie show at the Loew's. But as a crane enthusiast myself, I really dig this photo, taken by Flickr's Ciel_Rouge with a Holga. It's gotta be Bayonne! (They need to make that their city slogan, it's got a nice ring to it, and I can definitely picture it on T-shirts.)
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A picture postcard if we've ever seen one. Taken by Pat Marella.
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The camera turns around this week, as frequent Photo of the Week-ling Kayt Hester gets snapped by the newly New York magazined/Gawkered/Gothamisted (but still eccentrically facial-haired) Eric Harvey Brown, at Jordan's Lounge in Jersey City. The colors here just pop like corn -- all unusual day-glo neon and such.
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Fidelity be damned! Sometimes, you see something on the street, and you don't have your camera. Hence, the wonderful world of camera phones. I'm also a big fan of loose English and open interpretations -- so, you can't bring your smoking dog-cat in the store; or you can't smoke your dog or your cat whilst in said store? Or perhaps you can't smoke, have a dog, or have a cat in the store, but only to the right of this sign? Needless to say, Designknob was probably so confused by the sign, he most likely fled the store in a ball of confusion.
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At first glance, Kayt Hester's photo is a nice, soft, quiet shot of a nighttime snowfall, of which we've had a few over the past couple of weeks. But the details make the photo -- not only the amazing swath of neon light on the left, but the ancient auto in the foreground. All in all, a great shot -- makes us want cookies ... don't really know why.
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I've always sucked at concert photography -- of course, I've always kind of sucked at photography in general, so it's really no big surprise that my concert shots would be any different. I think that may have ingrained an unrealized bias against concert photography throughout the years. But I really liked Andrew Chien's shot of emo faves Roses Are Red at The School of Rock in South Hackensack, whether the stolen flash was planned or, more likely, a happy accident.
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As we endure our first cold snap of the year, it's worth remembering people who are homeless. Pat Marella clearly took this shot before the weather took a turn for the worse, and we hope that this man, and other folks who live on our streets have found a warm place to be. If you're looking for an easy (and fun) way to help the homeless, consider checking out "MusicFest for the Homeless," which will be Jan. 31, from 7-11 pm, at Victory Hall in Jersey City. There will be live music and a raffle, and all proceeds will benefit the Hudson Alliance to End Homelessness in Hudson County. For more, visit BrightMoment Meetup.
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Indeed they are. The question remains: Was this someone's Christmas setup, gone to waste, or simply a new & improved way to dispose of those pesky trees? This photo was taken by Kayt Hester.
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What I really love about this photo of American Watercolor Movement's New Years Eve performance at 58 Coles in Jersey City, taken by Eric Harvey Brown, is the convergence of AWM's sound and the look and feel of this photo. If you've heard the band, it just makes sense. If not, and you like things slightly blurry and a little dark, maybe you want to check 'em out.
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Talk about vivid color! Yet another great shot taken by Pat Marella.
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Sometimes we find a photo in our photo pool that, for whatever reason, just works thematically. This photo of the Grove St. PATH stop, by Eric Harvey Brown (Flickr's "Dogseat") seemed like the perfect photo to pick this week, as two free publications will no longer be available to litter our public space, Exit and yours truly, City Belt. The decision to indefinitely cease the print edition of City Belt was multi-faceted, but mostly involved money, cheese, scrilla, or whatever you want to call it. However, with us freeing up that massive amount we had been using to kill trees each month, we can now focus on improving the site, compensating contributors better, doing more in-depth investigative stories and the like. We decided that, rather than turn into businesspeople and worry about money all the time, we'd rather get back to why we started this -- because we love good journalism.
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We dug the simple surrealism of this photo, "Wet Reflections," taken by Pat Marella.
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I don't know about you, but over the past few days, we've watched a lot of TV. A lot. And I've been absolutely bombarded by Christmas. Apparently, this store has as well. This photo, of the Kennedy Department Store on Central Ave. in Jersey City Heights, was taken by Michael Gates, aka Flickr's Channel Z.
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Eric Harvey Brown, aka "Dogseat" on Flickr, is definitely one of Jersey City's most talented -- and prolific -- photobloggers. He took this shot of one of our resident roller girls from the Jersey City Bridge & Pummel roller derby team -- the silhouette/shadow combo makes the photo nice and iconic.
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I have no idea if this mariachi band is for sale or just for decoration -- but one thing I do know is that it is pretty cool. This photo was snapped by Kayt Hester at a C-Town in Jersey City.
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Kamaya was probably the youngest protester at the weekly peace vigil in Highland Park when this photo was taken, but she had one of the strongest signs.
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Halloween always makes for some great photoblogging. For a while, I thought this was an actual human being in costume. But now I'm pretty sure it's completely fake. Or is it? This was taken on Kennedy Blvd. in Jersey City by "Channel Z."
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This shot of "Fire Ball" is nice, dark, and very Jersey. It was taken by Pat Marella.
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This photo of the Pulaski Skyway was taken from the Hackensack River by Steven Hart.
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This photo of the George Washington Bridge was taken from the Fort Lee Boat Basin by Jerry Hocek.
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Although it doesn't quite feel like it outside, this photo, "Summer Has Ended," shows us that the fall is creeping, slowly killing flowers and bringing us shorter days. Pat Marella graces us with another wonderful shot.
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Jerry Casciano took this photo of Sen. Bob Menendez at a bowling alley in East Brunswick last Saturday. He was there for an annual fundraising bowl-a-thon for the group Democrats 2000. We like the photo because if you didn't know who Menendez was, it would just look like he was serving up some fries or getting ready to spray some shoes. He was in the process of challenging his opponent, Tom Kean Jr., to a bowling match. We're told that he was a pretty decent bowler. Plus he's got some sweet bowling threads.
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Of all the photos of the 9/11 remembrance lights we saw this week, we liked this one, taken by Heidi Gutierrez-Pagaduan, the best. We think the camera's distortion of the rising lights goes hand-in-hand with five years' worth of distortion and manipulation of the events of 9/11 by way too many powerful people.
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They teach the art of juxtaposition early in both writing and art, and there's good reason. This nice example comes from Flickr user Channel Z, taken on Kennedy Blvd. in Jersey City.
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Once again, Pat Marella's got our Photo of the Week, this time with some end-of-summer loneliness.
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This photo was taken on Aug. 18 from a roof in Jersey City by Jon Whiten.
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This photo was taken by Flickr user "Me and My Nikon" on a back road near Princeton. This week, we had two other photos submitted that we thought warranted exposure (no pun intended) -- you can see them after the jump.
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This photo was taken by Flickr user "Channel Z" on Zabriskie St. in Jersey City Heights.
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Yeah. It's been hot. Too hot. Hence this was the perfect choice for Photo of the Week. It pretty much sums the week up -- it already looks way too hot and humid, and the sun is just rising over the NYC skyline. This was shot by Pat Marella, from Jersey City.
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This picture of the Holland Tunnel and surrounding area, which looks like it was taken from Jersey City Heights, was taken by Pat Marella.
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This photo was taken on July 11, on Center St., between Brook and Colden, downtown Jersey City (under the Turnpike), by Jon Whiten. No, it's not for rent.
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Editors' Note: Today, we introduce another regular City Belt feature: Photo of the Week. If you're a photoblogger or photographer, we'd love to see what you're shooting. In Flickr, tag your NJ photos with CityBelt -- or you can just e-mail them to us. If you do either, you will be in the running for Photo of the Week.
This photo was taken on July 5, at the intersection of Grand St., Communipaw Ave., and Prescott St. (aka "The Junction") in Jersey City, by our very own Jon Whiten.
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