subway – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

My Brooklyn Boy Knits Pin Arrived in the Mail Today

I’m a fan,

A year or so ago, my daughter Laura sent me a video on Facebook. She saw knitting and thought of me. It was a video of Louis Boria knitting on the subway. He is known as Brooklyn Boy Knits. He breaks the stereotype of knitters as grandmothers in rocking chairs. His photo and video went viral. Supporters and encouragers have multiplied from all parts of the globe. People are cheering him on as he is recognized for much more than just his knitting. His charity and community work is inspiring and he works hard to bring knitting, as part of the curriculum, to city schools. He was on stage in January at Vogue Knitting Live 2019 in NYC. Check him out on Instagram @brooklynboyknits.

And now you know, in case you didn’t before- Men Knit! Go Louis!

Enamel pin logo by graphic designer Moses Ruperto

Brooklyn Boy Knits Is Louis Boria- Here is what he says

” Sometimes your passion creates a purpose and the rest is history.”

“In November 2017, singer/Broadway actress Frenchie Davis snapped a photo of me while knitting on a NYC Subway train. She then posted that photo on social media, and since then, my life has changed. You never know who’s watching! Thank you Frenchie and all those who have showed me love and support throughout the world. Here’s a glimpse into my journey.”

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Fiber Arts, knittingTags: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Boy Knits, enamel pin, graphic design, knitting, Louis Boria, Moses Ruperto, New York City, photography, postaday, subway 15 Comments

Lunar New Year Literary Awards – Guest Blog

Guest blog photo today by Outis* on IRT

(“The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the private operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City.”) Wikipedia

Outis’ title of his image is the newspaper’s headline.

Thank you Outis for your eye catching photo! Nice.

*”Outis (transliteration of Ancient Greek Οὖτις, in capitals ΟΥΤΙΣ, from οὔτις “nobody” or “no one”) is an often used pseudonym. Artists, writers and others in public life use this pseudonym in order to hide their identity” Wikipedia

February 25, 2018 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: city, guest blog, Inter borough Rapid Transit, IRT, newspaper, NY, Outis, passenger, photography, postaday, subway, train, travel, urban scene 5 Comments

NYC Subway

THE word of the week is WAITING

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: New York, NYC, photography, postaday, subway, subway car, Subway station, train, transportation, waiting, weekly photo challenge 21 Comments

New York City Seen

March 23, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Light in the City, PhotographyTags: architecture, Bleecker Street, brownstone, Easter bunny, librarian, magnolia blossom, museum, New York City, oeople, photography, postaday, Spring, subway, travel 8 Comments

Changing Ads in NYC Subway

In keeping with this week’s theme -a NYC Transit worker illustrates Transition–

but two images required.

Spotted by my sister who alerted me as to what he was doing.

December 2, 2015 by Ruth Categories: People at WorkTags: advertising, New York City, photography, postaday, subway, transition, travel, weekly photo challenge 4 Comments

New York Snapshots- Thanksgiving Family Vacation

Man and dog in Central Park.

Alice of Wonderland statue

Waiting in line to see the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Aunt Mary reading with Maura from her new book about Egypt.

Mark photographing the boys as Washington Crosses the Delaware. Although I’ve seen the painting I couldn’t have told you the artist’s name –Emanuel Gottlieb Leutz

Maura and her pretzel after the museum

Lighting candles where Mark’s paternal grandparents were married in this chapel behind the main altar of

St. Patrick’s Cathedral. I believe the year was 1947.(Bobbie?)

30 Rockefeller Center at Night

Maura likes the American Girl Store Window

Grand Central in the background

You have to have a few posed shots, attempting to get everyone with you at the same time. HA!

Michael watches the trains at the Transit Museum

Subway ride back to Aunt Mary’s station stop.

November 29, 2015 by Ruth Categories: Family, PhotographyTags: Alice in Wonderland, Central Park, dog, family vacation, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York City, photography, postaday, Rockefeller Center, subway, travel 21 Comments

Junk Car View from Subway Car

from last Summer- you’re coming out of the ground and the subway car moves fast, shot through the hazy glass.

My sister and I were headed to Coney Island. Looks almost like a black and white photo but it’s color.

July 27, 2015 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: car, junkyard, New York City, photography, postaday, subway 4 Comments

Solidarity with New York Teachers

From one city of Pittsburgh school teacher to the teachers of New York-

I met Megan as we were getting on the subway shuttle today. She teaches Middle School Special Ed.

She was on her way to the demonstration in front of Governor Cuomo’s East Side Office to protest his unfair educational policies and linking student test scores to teacher evaluation (for starters). Not to mention his total disrespect for teachers.

Here’s the photo I took of her with her protest sign.

(Mary and I were on our way to meet friends at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum.)

She sent the photo I took to herself- so later I had a thought. See below the dotted line.

Here it is. Thanks Megan.