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.

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.

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.

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.

What seems ancient

An old fire escape in Brooklyn, worn and rusty.

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.

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.