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.