Yoko Iwanaga

I had been coming to this neighborhood almost every day for several years before the pandemic. Returning to the neighborhood, I found some things familiar and others new.
I met Lady, an eight-year-old Labrador, while walking around the neighborhood. She was very friendly.
While photographing an apartment under renovation, I met the owner and his family. He told me the building was built in 1910 and was originally a railroad apartment. I used to live in a railroad apartment myself. These long, narrow apartments have something very New York about them, and they have changed a lot over time.
The nearby bridge connects Manhattan and Queens, and the tram connects to Roosevelt Island.
I also noticed many people were on their phones while walking through the neighborhood.
A few photographs from the site where I worked on my next drawing.

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