NYC subway trains through the ages
Ill today so can’t write a full post. But here are some links, inspired by a fine post over at cynephile with a couple of… Read More »NYC subway trains through the ages
New York History
Coney Island Return . . .
My first association with Coney Island was a copy of ‘Coney Island of the Mind’ by Lawrence Ferlinghetti my parents had brought in a fit… Read More »Coney Island Return . . .
Coney Island State of Mind
This was supposed to be a draught to be published later. Hit the wrong button. and now what’s done is done. I’ll add more to… Read More »Coney Island State of Mind
Bars of New York #5: Freddy’s Bar and Grill
Freddy’s Bar, in downtown Brooklyn, is fighting for its survival . . . . Lately, the bar, and its manager Donald O’finn, have been very… Read More »Bars of New York #5: Freddy’s Bar and Grill
Beginnings . . . The Hotel 17
The Hotel 17, on 17th and 3rd, is the first place I lived as opposed to just stayed, in New York . . . The… Read More »Beginnings . . . The Hotel 17
Protests Then and Now . . .
The tea party convention came and went this weekend. Sarah Palin, avatar of the American loopy right, gave a speech. 600 people paid a lot… Read More »Protests Then and Now . . .
Brooklyn Flea Market in the Williamsburg Savings Bank
For some time now the Williamsburg Savings Bank has been shuttered for renovation. I’d heard that the whole building, from the iconic clock tower (biggest… Read More »Brooklyn Flea Market in the Williamsburg Savings Bank
Brooklyn’s Grand Central Station
Underwhelming . . . This seems to be the consensus among the people I know in Brooklyn (and much of the Brooklyn blogosphere), and I… Read More »Brooklyn’s Grand Central Station
Bars of New York #4: Mars Bar
Bar#3: Nancy Whiskey Bar Mars Bar, East Village, NYC If the Mars bar wasn’t the first bar I went to in New York, it was… Read More »Bars of New York #4: Mars Bar
Big Blue House
I tok this picture while walking down 9th street in Brooklyn where it slopes from 5th Ave down to the Gowanus Canal. This stretch of… Read More »Big Blue House