Heaven when Hungry

Golden plantains with rice and meat.

Meat Inspection

Meat Inspection, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Rosa Baez inspects meat before buying at her favorite Brooklyn supermarket, Western Beef.

Let's Looka Here

Ana Gonzalez peers at the gems hidden in her refrigerator, preparing to cook a special Dominican dish.

Worn out carpet

Worn out carpet, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Brooklyn bathroom, from the ground.

Tiramisu in Little Italy

Tiramisu in Little Italy, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Moist tiramisu dessert at a Little Italy restaurant, to be consumed.

Brooklyn Hunter

Brooklyn Hunter, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Waiting for the bus with the Bounty Hunter.

S Shuttle Speed

S Shuttle Speed, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Watch it go.

Worn out carpet

Worn out carpet, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Brooklyn bathroom, from the ground.

As the subway rushes behind her

As the subway rushes behind her, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Rosa Baez jokes around as she waits to board a train in Manhattan.

The Blues, Underwear

The Blues, Underwear, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Underwear airing on a Brooklyn window.

Peaceful in her kitchen

Peaceful in her kitchen, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Rosa Baez stands peaceful in her kitchen on a recent afternoon.

Cut Platanos

Cut Platanos, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Rosa Baez cuts plantains for a lunch on a recent Saturday afternoon.

Cupcake a reminder

Cupcake a reminder, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Brooklyn resident Julio Castillo studies his birthday cupcakes. His niece and son, as a joke, intentionally bought candles that displayed a much older age than his real age - 53.

Chinatown glows orange

Chinatown glows orange, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Daily life in Chinatown, NY.

What seems ancient

An old fire escape in Brooklyn, worn and rusty.

Yo!

Yo!, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Saying 'Yo' in Chinatown.

His life story

Julio Castillo, 53, shares his life story recently in his Brooklyn apartment.

Patience is a virtue, they say

Patience is a virtue, they say, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Rosa Baez waits for the train near her home, on her way to run errands.

Chickens' graffittied death

Chickens' graffittied death, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Outside a poultry store in Long Island City, NY.

Paperless NYC, never

Paperless NYC, never, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Newspapers cling to dear life on a Brooklyn sidewalk.

Queen of her Brooklyn Building

Queen of her Brooklyn Building, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Yvonne Mahmood, 81, sits in front of a neighbor's stoop recently in her Prospect Heights neighborhood. Born in Trinidad but raised in Venezuela, Mahmood has lived in the same apartment for 27 years, which makes her a self-proclaimed "Queen of the Building".

"I like everybody, everybody likes me," she says. "I'm the oldest in my building. Everybody tends to me like I'm a queen".

Football Stuck

Football Stuck, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Two men try to retrieve a football stuck in a fire escape recently in their Prospect Heights neighborhood. The football got stuck during a game of catch between several children in the neighborhood.

An Urban Flavor

An Urban Flavor, originally uploaded by TealDream.

An important call, wearing Nike Dunks.

Cut Platanos

Cut Platanos, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Rosa Baez cuts plantains for a lunch on a Saturday afternoon in early May.

Tio's Cereal

Tio's Cereal, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Julio Castillo, 53, laughs at a joke in his Prospect Heights apartment recently.

Cafe Bustelo & Salad

Cafe Bustelo & Salad , originally uploaded by TealDream.

Ana Gonzalez cooks a yuca dish in her Brooklyn apartment.

Bushwick's Pink Strollers

Bushwick's Pink Strollers, originally uploaded by TealDream.

A young girl studies toy strollers recently while running errands with her mother and grandmother in Bushwick, NY.

Queen, posted up

Queen, posted up, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Yvonne Mahmood, 81, people-watches as she sits in front of a neighbor's stoop recently in her Prospect Heights neighborhood.

Hearty Dominican meal

A special Dominican plate prepared by Rosa Baez recently.

Cold Treat

Cold Treat, originally uploaded by TealDream.

A girl enjoys a cold treat in Bushwick on a Saturday afternoon in May.

Scarf swayed

Scarf swayed, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Rosa Baez waits for the B48 bus in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn recently while running errands.

Fire escape's bird

Fire escape's bird, originally uploaded by TealDream.

A bird perches on a Brooklyn fire escape.

She sees

She sees, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Mercedes Molina, an East Harlem resident, observes her neighbor's work during "Books full of Love", an art workshop held by fellow East Harlem artist Tanya Torres.

Blue Cart on a ride

Blue Cart on a ride, originally uploaded by TealDream.

A ride on a Brooklyn bus.

Drawn into Show

Drawn into Show, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Rosa Baez is drawn into one of her favorite telenovelas on a recent afternoon in her Brooklyn apartment.

Bodega's cornered dreams

Bodega's cornered dreams, originally uploaded by TealDream.

A corner bodega in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Security

Brooklyn Security, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Locks on a Brooklyn apartment's door.

Lavender Skin

Lavender Skin, originally uploaded by TealDream.

A doll created by East Harlem artisan Mercedes Molina rests on a sewing machine in Molina's apartment.

Delicate Chain

Delicate Chain, originally uploaded by TealDream.

A necklace from Ana Gonzalez, a longtime Brooklyn resident.

Dance Cloth Waves

Dance Cloth Waves, originally uploaded by TealDream.

A woman dances during a Dominican Carnaval in Washington Heights in July 2009.

Jarrito lleno de agua

Jarrito lleno de agua, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Cafecito and Pastries

Coffee and pastries offered for participants in "Books Full of Love", an art workshop held by Tanya Torres, an artist who lives in East Harlem.

Dolls from her past

Dolls from her past, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Mercedes Molina, an East Harlem artisan, shows off her past doll creations in her home.

Smells Fishy

Smells Fishy, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Brooklyn resident Rosa Baez inspects fish at her favorite local supermarket, Western Beef.

A shuttle on its way

A shuttle on its way, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Taino Inspiration

Taino Inspiration, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Saturday's Agenda

Saturday's Agenda, originally uploaded by TealDream.

The agenda for a mentoring program hosted by alumni members of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. for participants in the East Harlem Tutorial Program. This Saturday full of visits aimed to teach the middle-school aged girls about fashion-related careers.

Rosary Prayer Time

Ana Gonzalez prays with her rosary along with a religious radio show she listens to.

Dominicana's Grocery List

Dominicana's Grocery List, originally uploaded by TealDream.

Rosa Baez shops recently at her favorite Brooklyn supermarket, Western Beef.

Mahogany Skin

Mahogany Skin, originally uploaded by TealDream.

One of the dolls created by Mercedes Molina, an artisan born and raised in East Harlem.