May 17, 2021
Back in 2009 I visited the trolley cars that were withering away behind the Fairway in Brooklyn’s Red Hook. Though I took a few photos of them at the time, I assumed they’d be long gone as Brooklyn’s waterfronts continue to transform. But on a recent ferry ride, I saw Read more…
June 10, 2020
This place has been a bit of mission for me. The old Red Hook Grain Terminal–a massive 12-story grain elevator with fifty-four silos 120-feet up in the air. Intrepid explorers have made it in… but trespassing arrests are rumored to be enforced. With the days of easier access seemingly gone, Read more…
June 9, 2020
The Erie Basin Park undoubtedly came along soon after Ikea reared its head on the Red Hook water front. Part shipyard museum, part park with fantastic views, the space made for interesting roaming. With lots artifacts from its former life as a shipyard, inventive water front seating and landscaping, along Read more…
July 20, 2019
There is no better place than right next to the water. I’ll take any and all kinds of water. Even better is being with friends next to the water. To follow is some of the water I love near loved ones. The Greek‘s backyard in Broad Channel, Queens. Grapes! An Read more…
October 22, 2010
After years of running away from Brooklyn on my birthday, I knew it wouldn’t seem like a birthday if I didn’t have some time behind the wheel, singing to the blooming starry night off the New York Thruway. But I couldn’t go too-too far with local festivities planned for this Read more…