April 16, 2021
Organic Corner is a new all-vegan spot on Long Island offering some next level vegan options that I was really excited to try. Next level meaning no Beyond or Impossible… housemade food… you know I go on about this all the time. I was happy to chat with the waitstaff Read more…
March 21, 2021
Reading my map wrong, I made everyone hunt down a hallway that didn’t exist in this conglomerate structure. I am terrible at reading maps… but it allowed us to see the entirety of buildings 136 and 137, which was dynamic and colorful! And I don’t think I need to return Read more…
After a long day of exploring, we needed some sustenance. With several vegan options on their menu, it was Pazzo Ristorante that replenished our energy. This pie, the Brendan’s Sweet sauce & Vegan Cheese pie, was absolutely heavenly. And they have plenty more vegan bites to try after future exploring Read more…
Getting into the tunnels was on my list of KPPC to-dos. And I brought my tripod and flashlights for the occasion. Though they were sealed, I was happy to experience them even briefly as they are less obvious way to enter some of the more protected buildings. While we were Read more…
Back at Kings Park with some loose goals. The site still has not fully revealed itself to me–a fact that keeps drawing me in. You may have noticed… Today, finally, inside the towering structure that welcomes you upon arrival to Nissequogue River State Park, Building 93–the 13 floor infirmary. Throughout all Read more…
February 16, 2021
True Food Kitchen is in 17 states, but it’s a delight to have it as an option on Long Island, which lacks vegan options beyond utilizing packaged cheeses and meat analogs. After a full day of running around the Island, the Butternut Squash Pizza made for a divine lunch. The Read more…
February 1, 2021
If you are a longtime reader you may know that certain vegan options get me more excited than others. For one, vegan options that are made from scratch. Vegan options on Long Island, where I suffered through a dearth of options when I first went vegan more than 20 years Read more…
January 24, 2021
According to the sources below, this structure at The Kings Park State Hospital is Building 3, the National Network of Public Health (NNPH) Administrative Office. According to me, this structure is one of the most decrepit of the entire campus. With its door’s board ripped off and now reclining on Read more…
More exploring at The Kings Park State Hospital, one of the most dynamic abandoned sites that merits repeated returns. This post is mostly the kitchen and communal dining areas of Building 136 and a quick walk into the wards of Building 137. With construction and a repurposed building nearby, I Read more…
I was back at the The Kings Park State Hospital on a very cold winter’s day, knowing full well that the piercing wind would surely push us inside for shelter. After finally exploring the exteriors of the structures across Old Dock Road., the plan was to get inside the Quad. Read more…
December 17, 2020
I might have spent a collective total of 4 hours on Clear Sky Chart trying to choose a spot within a 100 mile vicinity to best view the Geminids Meteor Shower. After clouds in my initial spot, Sunken Meadow Park, I headed to the Vanderbilt Planetarium, convinced the grounds would Read more…
To follow, light in various wavelengths from Long Island’s Sunken Meadow State Park. The scouted location seemed to be the best option to view the Geminids Meteor Shower in light of a wide-reaching cloud cover and an emergency dentist appointment to make in Brooklyn the follow morning. Unfortunately the bright Read more…
December 16, 2020
Despite Edgewood State Hospital, the least known of Long Island’s Farm Colonies, being constructed last, it is the only one that is completely demolished. Or is it? Though this report on the remains of Deer Park’s Edgewood State Hospital rounds out my goal to explore all of the ruins of Read more…
December 14, 2020
I can’t wait until Peach & Pine has their own brick & mortar eatery. Then I might not have to worry that all’d be gone by the time I arrive. Thankfully this past Sunday, at one of their last pop-ups of the year at Better Man Distillery in Patchogue, I Read more…
The vegan options at Copiague Bakery are the kind of vegan options I love. Unpretentious and unlikely vegan options that seem available quite randomly. I arrived thinking I’d get a simple cupcake and be on my way… but their sweets grabbed me by the hand in a stroll down memory Read more…
With time to kill on Long Island’s North Shore, a quick stop at The Kings Park State Hospital. In writing up my last visit, I was floored by how much of the campus I had yet to discover. The mission of this visit, squeezed in before the early winter sunset, Read more…
October 18, 2020
Despite the light of the campsites, the stars were plentiful and bright. And the Milky Way and shooting stars also showed up for the party. Here are a few of my favorite shots before heading to Camp Hero to shoot next to the radar tower. I enjoyed the campsite much Read more…
🎉 I guess my birthday celebration starts… now… on the day that my friend mistakenly thought was my birthday. Though we’ve been friends for like 15 years. 😐 But I shouldn’t complain as The Greek got me a tent for my birthday and facilitated a great camping experience on the Read more…
September 4, 2020
Was shocking to see, as I consulted my archives, that I had first visited Tula Kitchen 10 years ago. This eclectic fine dining eatery in Bay Shore, Long Island has long acknowledged the value of offering a variety of veggie dishes, allowing vegans and their omnivorous friends the chance to Read more…
August 12, 2020
So happy to discover one of the vegan Baskin Robbins flavors during a pit stop. I was even happier that the ice cream was creamy, decadently dressed in chocolate fudge and packed with chocolate chip cookie dough. So, here it is to cool off your eyes. Word is that the Read more…
Back at The Kings Park State Hospital… with reinforcements! Though this post summarizes two visit to this rapidly changing site of ruins, I have still yet to explore the tremendous campus in its entirety… Which is fine as everyone that accompanies me to the site wants to return. Below is Read more…
August 11, 2020
After a long day of exploring Long Island’s largest decaying state asylum, we headed to the Island’s end with hopes to catch some kind of meteor shower activity. The night was an exploration of light–first from the beautiful Montauk Lighthouse. But a haze of cloud cover thwarted our plans initially… Read more…
July 19, 2020
I have several dark sky adventures planned given the new moon and my rental car. Firstly, a trip to Long Island’s Custer Observatory, a public observatory within the dark skies of Southold. Their Saturday program includes the opportunity of utilizing the observatory’s equipment, like the tremendous telescope housed in the Read more…
July 5, 2020
I am very happy to see that Toast Coffeehouse has extended their vegan offerings, now having a separate vegan menu with breakfast and lunch selections. They’ve got some Just Egg dishes, a sweet a delicious coconut and mango French toast, as well as non-dairy lattes and a vegan Bloody Mary. Read more…
May 30, 2020
With some errands on Long Island, I would of course make the most of my trip. A quick return to the grounds of the Nassau County Sanitorium in Plainview first. I explored the grounds 5 years ago and had many folks comment on the post–family of staff, family of patients. Read more…
April 23, 2020
Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge in Long Island’s Sag Harbor is a magical place to visit. Since I was going alllll the way out East, a quick commune with the birds was very necessary on this Earth Day. But please don’t go. You’d mess with my bird flow. Since Read more…