Published Jun 8, 2006
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If you're a fan of bodega architecture (and who isn't?), don't miss BenBen's set of 52 bodegas at Flickr. Related: Dan Witz' spooky oil paintings of NYC bodegas at night. [Via Tozzer, who's been shooting lots of run-down buildings.]
Jake Dobkin co-founded Gothamist with Jen Chung. In 2019, Jake released Ask a Native New Yorker, a book based on his Gothamist advice column.
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