Alain Schroeder: Ατομική έκθεση φωτογραφίας στην Blank Wall Gallery

Lynn: Born and raised within a few blocks of her Upper East Side apartment, Lynn (81) is the embodiment of poise and manners.  And yet, eager to have some fun, she steps easily out of her persona unwittingly mirroring the art that surrounds her. With a photographer’s eye, meticulous work ethic and boundless curiosity she constructs her own stories of architecture, decoration, portraiture and empowerment. “I walk out the door and things just happen!” she exclaims. Although she loves the neighborhood and cannot imagine living anywhere else, Lynn is nostalgic for the glory days of Madison Avenue and laments the vacant storefronts that are a sign of a broader nationwide retail crisis. General caption: White glove buildings, designer boutiques, Museum Mile and ladies who lunch are some of the images associated with Manhattan’s Upper East Side (UES). Numbered streets running east/west from (roughly) 59th to 96th street are vertically dissected by famous avenues such as Park, Madison and Fifth, from the East River to the edge of Central Park, in a classic grid pattern. The Upper East Side is widely considered New York City’s most affluent neighborhood. Originally divided into the smaller neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, named after a wealthy landowner, Yorkville, a predominantly German enclave, and Carnegie Hill, for the esteemed philanthropist, the boundaries have faded over the last century though each retains a distinct personality and iconic landmarks. Statistically, the majority of the population on the Upper East Side is older and wealthier relative to the the rest of New York City, but not everyone is in the top tax bracket; many UES residents live in rent-controlled apartments.  After years of construction and inconvenience, the new 2nd Avenue subway line now links the furthest reaches of the Upper East Side to the rest of Manhattan making the neighborhood even more desirable. While some longtime residents are fighting the development boom and lame