Bandit’s Roost, Then and Now

by | Feb 15, 2011 | Writing New York | 3 comments

I have a soft spot for Jacob Riis photos: those that seem to startle basement drunks from their sleep and those that seem a little too artfully staged. Of the latter, the one above is my favorite. “Bandit’s Roost, 59 1/2 Mulberry Street” was shot by...