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Summer in New York, New York is the perfect model of a city, not the model of a perfect city" (Lewis Mumford) ita 8000 chilometri quadrati. Se si esce da Manhattan le strade cominciano a somigliare alle nostre: non

Summer in New York

New York is the perfect model of a city, not the model of a perfect city" (Lewis Mumford)

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8000 chilometri quadrati. Se si esce da Manhattan le strade cominciano a somigliare alle nostre: non sono più numerate tipo terza, quarta, quinta, ma hanno nomi, e lì tutto comincia a sembrare più umano, più a portata di mano. Io dormivo nel Bronx, che è un nome che fa un po’ paura, ma oggi è un normale quartiere di gente qualsiasi, in gran parte neri, dominicani, portoricani. Harlem e Queens non sono lontani, anche lì il tempo sembra rallentare un po’, e scompare la frenesia iperattiva di Manhattan: qui alle nove del mattino è facile incrociare qualcuno bruciato dal Fentanyl che aspetta chissà che cosa appoggiato al muro della stazione degli autobus.

Non è una città modello, ma è il modello di una città: vivere e ignorarsi, fare la spesa, andare avanti inventandosi qualcosa, giocare alla lotteria, sperare che non succeda nulla di brutto. Non potrai mai amare New York se hai qualcosa di umano dentro di te, ma amerai quella gente che ci vive, e che magari hai cercato di fermare in uno scatto per mantenerne la memoria con te.



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8000 thousand square kilometers. If you leave Manhattan, the streets begin to resemble ours: they are no longer numbered like third, fourth, fifth, but they have names, and everything begins to look more human, more within reach. I used to sleep in the Bronx, which is a bit scary name, but nowadays is a normal neighborhood of ordinary people, mostly Blacks, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans. Harlem and Queens are not far away: even there time seems to slow down a bit, and the hyperactive frenzy of Manhattan disappears: here, at 9:00 a.m., it is easy to meet someone burned by Fentanyl, waiting for who knows what, leaning against the wall of the bus station.

It is not a model city, but it is the model of a city: living and ignoring each other, shopping, going on by inventing something, playing the lottery, hoping that nothing bad happens. You can never love New York if you still have something human inside you, but you will love those people who live there, and who you have tried to capture in a shoot so to keep their memory with you.



The Statue.
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The Statue.
Liberty Island, on Sunday.
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Liberty Island, on Sunday.
The flag, boat to Staten island, NY
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The flag, boat to Staten island, NY
D line, Northbound to Bronx, NY
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D line, Northbound to Bronx, NY
Times Square, 7:00 p.m.
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Times Square, 7:00 p.m.
Something to sell, NY, 2025
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Something to sell, NY, 2025
Unknown Lady, NY
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Unknown Lady, NY
No Money, NY
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No Money, NY
Fordham Street, Bronx, NY
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Fordham Street, Bronx, NY
Summer Rain, Broadway, NY,
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Summer Rain, Broadway, NY,
Grand Central Station, NY, h.17:30.
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Grand Central Station, NY, h.17:30.
Family Massage, Brooklin, NY
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Family Massage, Brooklin, NY
"Own Your Sh*t", East Harlem, NY, 2025
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"Own Your Sh*t", East Harlem, NY, 2025
Friends, East Harlem, NY
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Friends, East Harlem, NY
No trespassing, NY
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No trespassing, NY
Untitled, Harlem, 2025
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Untitled, Harlem, 2025
"Double Check", NY.
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"Double Check", NY.
Spyderman climbing traffic light, Manhattan, NY
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Spyderman climbing traffic light, Manhattan, NY
Fruit seller with her child, Manhattan, NY
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Fruit seller with her child, Manhattan, NY
Tourists and lights, 42nd street, NY
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Tourists and lights, 42nd street, NY
Stretching. NY, summer 2025
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Stretching. NY, summer 2025
Stars and stripes, Times Square, 2025
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Stars and stripes, Times Square, 2025
Passerby, Manhattan, NY
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Passerby, Manhattan, NY
Summer in Washington Square, NY.
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Summer in Washington Square, NY.
Free Advice. Washington Square, NY
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Free Advice. Washington Square, NY
Fire Hydrant. Bronx, NY
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Fire Hydrant. Bronx, NY
Hot and bad day, NY.
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Hot and bad day, NY.
Summer alternative, Bronx, NY, 2025.
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Summer alternative, Bronx, NY, 2025.
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