March 19, 2022
A quick stop up top of Building 29, Kings Park’s power plant. I was kind of scared by this tremendous half pipe Deep, dark decay Buttons and gages Pretty faded pastels Supplies At Pilgrim State now. I couldn’t resist hitting two farm colonies in one day. But there were kids Read more…
The quest to get in all the remaining structures at The Kings Park State Hospital, aka KPPC, continues! Building 7: Medical-Surgical-X-ray Labs & Clinic It was first back to the morgue–on the ground floor of Building 7. From there we spread out into portions of Building 21, the Brooklyn units. Read more…
February 6, 2022
I have been stalking Vice Doughnuts & Coffee on the Instagram for quite some time. Vegan doughtnuts made fresh with organic ingredients on my ol’ stomping ground–Long Island. Arriving before a long formed behind me, I got a box of 6 of their vegan doughnuts and a oatmilk cortado and Read more…
January 24, 2022
You have to cherish a friend with the same child-like sense of adventure, one who can–like you–make almost any situation an opportunity for fun. When a night shoot had us both pulled over by a Park Ranger and spoken to by a concerned man tapping on our car window outside Read more…
January 23, 2022
In the middle of Long Island’s forks is the Peconic River, whose shores freeze beautifully about many locals-only beaches. In a new winter activity entered into my love list, a frolic on these shores and a hope to return again soon for shelling. To follow some shots that seem like Read more…
January 22, 2022
Straight out of Long Island is a new vegan business that I never would have imagined existing when I went vegan almost 25 years ago on said island. Veg On Board offers all-vegan charcuterie that looks as amazing as it tastes. I picked up one of their showstoppers on a Read more…
December 2, 2021
I’m really excited to feature an abandoned image on this year’s batch of my Christmas cards! With quick shoots in both Long Island’s KPPC and Staten Island’s New York Farm Colony, I brought the holiday cheer for these tongue-in-cheek shots. I intended to hit up Bayley Seton Hospital (also on Read more…
November 29, 2021
Lots of cookie dough for special cookie deliveries to Rochester & West Palm Beach 💛🍪💛 I am loving my cookie scooper Check out these beauties Birthday cupcakes for my work ex-wife And a special pick-me-up in the middle of the chaos of middle school teaching… That Lively bite I love Read more…
November 28, 2021
It’s pretty fantastic that vegan breakfast options are becoming so widespread. For the decades I’ve been vegan, a morning bite was often not easy to be found. To follow, some easy and satisfying bites in between creative tasks. First, the Vegan Egg Sandwich from Hampton Coffee Company in Montauk, Long Read more…
November 27, 2021
After some discussion of star trails in my astrophotography Zoom class, I decided I’d include a star trails mission in my long holiday weekend.. . at the best place for star gazing in my vicinity, Montauk Point. Having gone to Camp Hero State Park just last week but forgetting my Read more…
I’m just going to put this here, because it was such a delight to exit Camp Hero to see the Montauk lighthouse all dressed up for the holidays. I had no idea that this happened and exclaimed to a nice man who was shutting the gate up from the holiday Read more…
November 20, 2021
The most intriguing place on Long Island, Camp Hero’s remains keep drawing me back in. Every time is just as exciting and adrenaline-surging as the very first. But this time, in we went, knowing that access points fluctuate and an unfortunate accident on the frighteningly dilapidated stairwell, and the structure’s Read more…
November 7, 2021
As long as I can remember I’ve tried to find the best parts of Long Island. From when I barreled down the parkway eastbound in search of wonder in my Chevy Citation as a teenager to now, uncovering shenanigans with a Brooklyn expat who shares my same adventurous spirit, one Read more…
Some of the best things are found by chance–not googled or researched or even actively sought. There is a magic in discovery like that, especially in this day and this age. The Rocky Point Drive-in, which we saw in passing on our way elsewhere, opened in 1961 and quickly earned Read more…
November 6, 2021
I’m currently taking an astrophotography class given by Amateur Astronomers Association of New York . . and so I have photographic assignments to complete. This week’s was to shoot the crescent moon. But the elusive slither was far less exciting than the faint Milky Way and meteors that showed up Read more…
Emboldened by company, I went far deeper into Pilgrim State Hospital‘s power plant than I’ve been before… and there’s still more to see. The King of all of Long Island’s Farm Colony hospitals, Pilgrim State still holds the record for patient capacity–13,875 in 1954. Such a massive campus would require Read more…
October 17, 2021
All I wanted for my birthday during my Long Island Celebration was a trip to the morgue at Kings Park. Am I nuts? Kind of I suppose. But first a waiting in the car selfie on a glorious autumn day… Ok, so the goal was to enter Building 7 again Read more…
October 16, 2021
Right around my birthday you can sometimes find a farm with a pumpkin patch that is still got blooming sunflowers. These are the center of a Venn diagram of my love of summer and my love of fall. They are a festive find that I associate with my birthday… and Read more…
A special birthday weekend on Eastern Island meant some delicious vegan eats. Under a gorgeous, crisp autumn sky, a lunch at Westhampton Beach’s Flora, a space as pretty as its menu. Some vegan options marked, but I just wanted a small bite as my host was making me dinner soon Read more…
What a delight when your friend finds vegan treats you never heard of! When she waits in line for 30 minutes and buys everything that is vegan from the omni bakery! Yes, For Goodness Cakes has a slew of vegan items in their food truck. The perfect birthday kick-off. It’s Read more…
August 21, 2021
Entry points a-fluctuating, my brief stop at KPPC was full of opportunity I seized while killing time on Long Island. It still floors me that I have yet to see its entirety of this hospital campus. While this post is exclusively of the asylum’s power plant, it was just a Read more…
After many, many visits to The Kings Park State Hospital, aka KPPC, I was able to enter Building 5, the Maintenance & Engineering Building. As I imagined, the utilitarian space was full of fascinating things to photograph. Building 5: Maintenance & Engineering Building
August 9, 2021
I have been meaning to get back to the abandoned Pilgrim State Hospital power plant since the very strange interaction last February. As with many of Long Island Farm Colony‘s decaying structures, access points are inconsistent. But I thought a grey, rainy early morning visit may increase the likelihood of Read more…
One final breakfast at the end of my Long Island excursion… an easy, foolproof delicious vegan breakfast entree at the Lindenhurst Diner. Their all-vegan menu allows weary travelers like me to get a fuss-proof and fantastic meal. The diner is the best of eateries… unpretentious, expansive menu variety and always-attentive Read more…
