Photo by myself, crossing the Manhattan Bridge. The ride home to Brooklyn from Manhattan can be a scenic one, if you take the right trains. The N, Q, B and D trains pop up above ground in order to cross the East River. The sun was setting on the ride h... »
In the beginning there was Walt Whitman’s “Brooklyn Ferry.” Then came Henry Miller’s Williamsburg. The Brooklyn Bridge was Hart Crane’s, the Brooklyn accent Thomas Wolfe’s. Truman Capote and Paula Fox wrote their version of the [...] »
Most New Yorkers, even famous ones, have cherished rituals and favorite places that connect them to their city in unique ways. They have their beloved restaurants, museums, parks, galleries, landmarks, haunts, and hideaways. It may be watching tango da... »
Like many New Yorkers, I'm eager to see a new tech campus take root. But I'm even more excited by the ways in which it will help invigorate the ongoing rise of Downtown Brooklyn's creative sector. »
Dec. 20 - When Kenneth Edwards borrowed 25 dollars from his childhood friend, Jason Ford, he had no idea what it would cost him. The two boys had grown up only two blocks away from each other. They rode their bicycles together and played on the same ba... »
