The "flipside" of NYC

I went to New York City last year for the first time in my life. It really was like walking onto a movie set, I felt as if I knew the place and had seen it all before, but that didn't spoil the fun. I was always a fan of those movies set in New York in the 70s and 80s that showed New Yorkers doing everyday things - their conversations, their arguments, their visits to street vendors, their walks around the city etc. What I realised then was that there were a lot of peculiar people over there.

I quickly got wrapped up in that side of the city after a few days being there. I saw so many odd things that I decided to keep a photo diary of it all. I went out every morning in search of the oddballs.

Here's one example. This guy with the bike and trailer. I just couldn't believe he would cart his dog around on the trailer. Was there something up with it? Was it lazy? I just had to stop him and find out. He told me that bike theft was rife in Manhattan and that he didn't know a single thief that would nick his bike with his brute of a dog on the trailer. That certainly is true. Then off he walked into the grocery store leaving this brute of an animal staring at me, daring me to try to nick his bike. I didn't dare of course! It makes a good picture, don't you think?

"Flipside" is an American word. It can mean "the other side" or "tomorrow". In this case I want to express that NYC has "another side" not just the famous landmarks.