javiersoriano.com My blog: Photographer/Journalist – Fotografo en la Ciudad de Nueva York: Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan. "I use photography to tell the stories of New York City".
Animals
New Yorkers demand that Senator Gillibrand Kill the Bill, Not the Geese!
Tweet Monday, April 30th, 2012. New York City – According to Friends of Animals, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, home to hundreds of native animals, and New York City’s only federal bird sanctuary——is under attack by US Senator Gillibrand’s new bill to require the USDA’s Wildlife Services agents to kill all the Canada geese and their [...]
GooseWatch NYC condemns plan to kill Canada Geese at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and City Parks.
Tweet Since 2009, Mayor Bloomberg has authorized the killing of Canada geese in public parks across New York City. This week Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced federal legislation which would “cut the red tape between federal agencies” and allow for USDA slaughters of thousands more Canada geese on National Park Service controlled property. Jamaica Bay [...]
Flowers are here to “OCCUPY SPRING” (PHOTOS).
Tweet Thursday, March 1, 2012 – It’s not Spring yet, but there are flowers already in parks and gardens in New York City, the Capital of the World. Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are [...]
Monsanto’s GMO sweet corn and GMO salmon coming to a store near you.
Tweet Tell the FDA to require the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods (genetically modified organism – GMO). Learn more about GMOs. Below is an email from Eric Schlosser, the author of Fast Food Nation, and Gary Hirshberg, chairman of Stonyfield Farm. Eric and Gary created a petition on SignOn.org that is getting a lot [...]
Fotos del Invierno en Nueva York – Winter photographs in NYC. 2011-2012.
Tweet Llego el Invierno. Esta será una excelente oportunidad para tomar fotografias de nieve. En la Ciudad de Nueva York podemos disfrutar de las cuatro estaciones del año: Primavera, Verano, Otoño e Invierno. Pondré mis fotografias de la temporada del Invierno 2011-2012 aquí. Disfruta la estación. Mantente caliente y regresa otra vez. Winter is here. [...]
My 100 most beautiful and inspiring photographs of 2011. Part 2 of 2.
Tweet Sharing with you some of the pictures I took in 2011 and a monthly 2012 calendar. Part 2 of 2. Part 1 here. Write a comment. Tell me what is your favorite/s photo/s or anything you want. Compartiendo con ustedes algunas de las fotografias que tome en el 2011 y calendario mensual del 2012. [...]
“The protesters” are changing the world. You cannot evict an idea whose time has come!
Tweet Wednesday, December 14, 2011. New York – As some of you know, I was taking pictures of the Occupy Wall Street march on Saturday, October 1rst, 2011 on the Brooklyn Bridge and I was arrested. Today was my court date. There was a long line at the Manhattan Criminal Court building (246 Broadway). I [...]
My 100 most beautiful and inspiring photographs of 2011.
Tweet Sharing with you some of the pictures I took in 2011 and a monthly 2012 calendar. Write a comment. Tell me what is your favorite/s photo/s. Compartiendo con ustedes algunas de las fotografias que tome en el 2011 y calendario mensual del 2012. Dejen un comentario abajo. Diganme cual es su foto/s favorita/s. 1. [...]
Taxpayers subsidizing wild life extermination program by Mary Lou Simms.
Tweet The trucks pulled up at dawn. PollyAnna, a year-old disabled goose whose wing feathers were growing back, was asleep when the trappers approached. Not long after, Debbie Dangerfield, a real estate agent and 16-year resident of River’s Edge, a sprawling residential complex in Charleston, S.C., was leaving her condo to check on PollyAnna when [...]
Bloomberg spent $136,605 of our tax money killing canada geese.
Tweet According to the New York City Comptroller John C. Liu website, NYC paid the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), $45,535.00 in 2010 and $91,070.00 in 2011. This is our tax money. This is not the money of the billionaire Bloomberg. He spent millions to get elected as Mayor but he is spending our [...]
Mary Beth singing “This Land is Your Land”. Lyrics adapted to the Canada Geese.
Tweet On Friday, July 8th, 2011 was the commemoration of the 1 year anniversary of the slaughter of the Prospect Park Canada Geese. USDA and NYC Mayor Bloomberg have been killing thousands of geese in New York City for 3 years (2009, 2010, 2011). How much of our tax money are they spending in the [...]
Commemorate the 1 year anniversary of the slaughter of the Prospect Park Geese.
Tweet Gathering to commemorate the 1 year anniversary of the slaughter of the Prospect Park Geese. Conmemoración del primer aniversario de la masacre de los gansos canadienses. Parque Prospect. Brooklyn, NYC. FRIDAY, JULY 8 – Viernes, 8 de Julio, 2011 6PM – 8PM PICNIC HOUSE/ 95 PPW “NO GEESE. NO JUSTICE!” FIDO WELCOME!!! 5th street [...]
Ellen, what is wrong with these pictures?
Tweet Can you tell me, what is wrong with these pictures? Humans are destroying our land! This is where the canada geese live. This is what they eat. This is the water they drink. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants the poor people of Pennsylvania to eat these geese. Tell the
Protest: USDA, Bloomberg, don’t kill Canada Geese. We want them in our parks!
Tweet This was a protest in front of City Hall to demand Mayor Bloomberg to stop killing the Canada Geese in New York City. Esta fué una pequeña protesta enfrente de City Hall para demandar el Alcalde Bloomberg que pare de matar los gansos canadienses en los parques de la Ciudad de Nueva York. PLEASE [...]
Necesitamos tu ayuda. Nos quieren matar.
Tweet El gobierno de la ciudad de Nueva York en cooperación con el Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos de America y la Alianza de Prospect Park nos quieren matar. Según ellos somos un peligro para los aviones. ¡Necesitamos tu ayuda para que no nos maten! Ven a la
Hands around the lake. Prospect Park. Brooklyn, NYC.
Tweet On Saturday, March 26, 2011, community residents, New York State Senator Eric Adams, New York City Council Member Letitia James and and pro-animal right activists convened a ‘Hands Around the Lake’ rally to demand Mayor Bloomberg to stop the killing of our Canada Geese in Prospect Park. In July of 2010, nearly 400 geese [...]
What did you do to the Canada Geese?
Tweet On Friday, June 10th, 2011 I went to Prospect Park. I saw like 15 Canada Geese in the middle of the lake. It was like they were scare of something or somebody. I went back on Saturday, June 11th, 2011. I just saw one Goose. This video is from 6-10-11: The question to Prospect [...]
Goose Watch. We love our geese and goslings. Prospect Park. Brooklyn, NYC.
On July 8th 2010, the USDA killed 400 Canada Geese in Prospect Park. Brooklyn, New York City. The United States Department of Agriculture plans to kills thousand more. This land is their land, too. Help us to save the geese! El 8 de Julio del 2010, USDA mato a 400 Gansos Canadienses en el Parque [...]
A baby, Canada Geese and more. Central Park, NYC.
I had a baby photo shoot in Central Park. The photo shoot was going to be at the parent’s home, however they decided to go to Central Park. It was a beautiful Spring day in New York City. I love outdoors, so it was perfect for me. Tweet I was happy to see some Canada [...]
Gansos Canadienses en Prospect Park. Brooklyn, NYC.
Eran seis bebes de los gansos canadienses. Ahora solo son tres. ¿Qué pasó con los demás? Tweet Video hecho el Martes, 24 de Mayo, 2011 Como ustedes saben, en el 2010 el gobierno de la ciudad de Nueva York exterminó a todos los gansos Canadienses: 400 madres, padres y bebes fueron asesinados. En el 2011, [...]
Watch a LIVE video of a hatchling hawk in NYC.
5-19-2011: Watch a LIVE video of a hatchling hawk. Live From the Nest Tweet A hatchling appeared May 6 in a red-tailed hawk nest on a 12th floor ledge outside of the office of the president of New York University. Watch live streaming video from nytnestcam at livestream.com The baby hawk has a name. Red [...]
Anatidae Family. Prospect Park. Brooklyn, NYC.
Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. This is a video of ducks, swans and Canada Geese with their goslings. Tweet As you know, in July 2010 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in collaboration with the Bloomberg government killed 400 Canada geese in Prospect Park. People do [...]
¿Matarías a estos bebes?
¿Matarías a los gansos bebes de Prospect Park? El gobierno de la Ciudad de Nueva York si lo haría. Tweet Press FS to see a full screen gallery Oprime FS para ver la galeria en la pantalla completa. Oprime FS para regresar. (Si no puedes ver esta galeria, puedes ver las fotos mas abajo sin [...]
Earth Day – Dia de la Tierra 2011
Today Friday, April 22, 2011 we celebrate the 41st anniversary of the International Mother Earth Day (or just “Earth Day”). Hoy Viernes, 22 de Abril del 2011 celebramos el aniversario 41 del Día Internacional de la Madre Tierra, más comúnmente conocido como Día de la Tierra.. Tweet The United Nations refers to the day as [...]