In a city known for it’s extreme weather and a lifestyle that is fast paced, ever-changing, and favors the young and able, it’s no wonder New York City is often seen as a not-so-ideal place to retire and live out the rest of one’s life as a senior citizen. But, there they are, the elderly of New York living by their own rules and walking at their own pace. I have had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know some of the city’s oldest, as well as capturing them on my many adventures in street photography.
Tony Triolo (1930-2006) in his home. I met him in 2005, about a year before he passed away at 76. Tony was a former staff photographer for Sports Illustrated whose iconic photographs of legendary athletes have appeared on over 50 covers of the magazine.
Monica, who I met in Greenwich Village
Lower East Side
Grand St. subway station, Chinatown
Leroy, a homeless Vietnam veteran on new year's eve 2006
Union Square Park
On 34th St.
Peruvian muralist and painter Rico Fonseca, Washington Square Park
Jack, a Bush-hating liberal, showing me what people do when he approaches them with his disposable cameras, Union Square Park
Leroy, a homeless Vietnam veteran sharing his spiritual beliefs in the 34th St. Penn Station subway.
On Canal St., Chinatown
On Canal St., Chinatown
Somewhere in Flushing, this man stood in pink.
Legendary Joe Ades (1934-2009) peddling his $5 peelers in Chinatown.
Old man Elmo and co-conspirator in Queens somewhere.
F Train, Brooklyn
In the Church of Our Savior near Grand Central Station
Coney Island