Blog: The Tripwire

Story by Nathaniel Roe Photography by John Francis Peters They say that after civilization finally collapses and cities become abandoned, plants will reclaim New York City beginning from Central Park and moving steadily outward in concentric circles until all the steel and concrete is completely hidden. At the moment, you might say nature is a bit edged out. On a recent summer afternoon, I met Theo Angell at a little anomaly in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn called Flushing Farms. A few ears of corn, raspberry plants and flowers look like someone transplanted fifteen square [...]