A Fun New York City Photo Scavenger Hunt

2007_03_eggsbene.jpgThe New York Times travel section brings us a fun photo scavenger hunt this weekend. What are you looking for? Well, "scenes and objects intrinsically New York." The Times gives us a bunch of categories that readers can submit photos for - food, business, transportation, living creatures, and nonedible inanimate objects. In this game that anyone can play (as long as they have a camera), The Times will even take user submitted photos to maybe run in the travel section.

Here are some of the thoughts we have for their challenge:

2007_03_tartufo.jpgLongest brunch lines: Clinton Street Baking Company
Most expensive slice of pizza (cheese only): either a sports venue (if they sell by the slice) or an airport
Most expensive slice of pizza (with toppings): Fornino's tartufo pizza (though they don't sell slices, so this is cheating)
Most outrageous fee for an ATM withdrawal: we're not sure, but it seems like a strip club would win out here
Most monstrous baby stroller: check Park Slope
Most amusing spelling or translation error: any of the Chinatowns would be a good bet
There are also several that Gothamist is curious about: worst bagel/cream cheese or spread combo, most out-of-town and/or foreign language newspapers at one newsstand, most Starbucks in one picture, most yellow cabs in one 2007_03_dogwalker.jpgphoto, most unusual piece of refuse, anyone wearing George W. Bush paraphernalia, most dogs with one human.

If you see any of these, feel free to send them to photos@gothamist.com or tag them 'gothamist' on flickr. Or if you don't have a camera, we're curious as to where these things are located anyway.

Photo of eggs Benedict at Tartine by edEx on flickr; Photo of tartufo pizza by Dan Dickinson on flickr; Photo of dog walker by mariab3bx on flickr

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tien: thanks for including my photo in piece.

is eggs benedict only available in nyc?

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I was at the Hustler Club for a bachelor party and the ATM fee was $25. Yes, twenty-five dollars. I did not continue with my transaction

hilarious.. 25 bucks? wow.
im anxious to see the pics that come in.

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$25 is cheap for ATM. ATM is gross, but at that price, it's a bargain!

lol @ #5

I'm curious to see the multiple Starbucks pictures--you probably don't even need a wide-angle lens!

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I read this yesterday before going out for a walk in my neighborhood in Queens and was so pisssed/amused, because I started noticing all these things that usually just fade into the background. But all was for nought, as I didn't have my camera with me - especially annoying when I saw two people using pay phones next to each other (one of the challenges in the article).

The strip club on W. 23rd, Privleges, also has a $25 ATM fee.

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