Buffalo Street
From February 7th to March 7th 2024, I documented the different facets of life on Buffalo Street in Ithaca, NY. It’s easy to be unaware of the community that surrounds you. This project aims to show the variety of people, places, activities, and lives all right next to each other.
Charlie Githler sweeps snow off the sidewalk in front of his house after a snow flurry on Feb. 29 in Ithaca, NY.
Employee Joel Levitt (right) rings up Pam, a GreenStar Food Coop regular, on March 2 in Ithaca, NY. GreenStar is a community owned grocery store that operates in the Ithaca area.
Tile setter Jess Youngquest takes a break while renovating a kitchen in a Buffalo Street house on March 5 in Ithaca, NY.
A child pries open a broken coffee machine with a hammer at the First Unitarian Society's "Take Apart Party" on March 3 in Ithaca, NY. At the annual event, children are given obsolete electronics to take apart to help explain the Buddhist concept of impermanence.
Before opening, employee Ben Harned prepares the baguettes for sale at GreenStar Food Coop on March 2 in Ithaca, NY. GreenStar is a community owned grocery store that operates in the Ithaca area.
Coach Patrick O'Connor (left) trains a student at his Black Irish Boxing gym on Feb. 23 in Ithaca, NY. O'Connor has taught boxing for many years in Ithaca and has also trained professional fighters such as Jon Bones.
Students exit Beverly J. Martin Elementary School on Feb. 12 in Ithaca, NY.
Catholic Charities receptionist Andrea Gaul works at her desk on March 1 in Ithaca, NY. The organization offers a variety of community resources, including immigration counseling, hygienic products, and a free clothes closet.
A birds-eye view of a diorama inside the Chemung Canal Trust Company building that shows what Ithaca, NY, looked like in 1952, taken on Feb. 29 in Ithaca, NY. The company has operated in Ithaca for over 190 years and now works out of the old train station building.
Aspiring musician Zak Kasian plays “Dean Town” by Vulfpeck on a bass in Ithaca Guitar Works on Feb. 23 in Ithaca, NY.
Ithaca local Jason Tubbs stretches before he boxes at Black Irish Boxing on Feb. 22 in Ithaca, NY.
A group of kids hang out as one shows off his money in Dewitt Park on March 1 in Ithaca, NY.
Pam Talbot, a Warden at St. John's Episcopal Church, folds clothes for the "Laundry Love" program on Feb. 23 in Ithaca, NY. The program allows members of the community to give dirty laundry to the church which it then cleans for free.
Cars drive and a person runs during a light snow flurry on the intersection of W Buffalo Street and S Meadow Street on Feb. 29 in Ithaca, NY.
A worker repairs a broken light outside the Hilton Garden Inn on Feb 19 in Ithaca, NY.
Mallory Warts (right), the host of WVBR Radio's "Ladies Hour," dances with her friends to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper during a live broadcast on Feb. 21 in Ithaca, NY. The radio show plays exclusively female artists and is one of WVBR's most popular programs.
Activists protest at Dewitt Park on March 2 in Ithaca, NY. The protestors demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and for Cornell University to divest from the Israeli government.
Sophie Potter (right) talks to a customer as Rose Gottlieb (left) works in the back of The Frame Shop on Feb. 29 in Ithaca, NY. The local business makes custom frames for artworks and photos.
Volunteer's Betsy Shrier (left) and Rosemary Lang (right) prepare mashed sweet potatoes for Loaves and Fishes in St. John's Episcopal Church on Feb. 26 in Ithaca, NY. Loaves and Fishes is a national charity program that prepares free meals for those in need.
A child hits a broken clock with a screwdriver during the First Unitarian Society's "Take Apart Party" on March 3 in Ithaca, NY. At the annual event, children are given obsolete electronics to take apart to help explain the Buddhist concept of impermanence.