I had no idea this block was a photo op!
Picture of the same intersection in Brooklyn, 25 years apart, totally by chance framing of the photo. The 1974 image on the left, is from http://www.businessinsider.com/photos-brooklyn-19070s-2011-6?op=1. That’s me on the right with my Brompton, after riding across the Manhattan Bridge with a friend in 2009.
