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Category Archives: NYC
Niches
Death is never far in Queens, the borough of graves, but it creeps closer in certain places than others. One such place is Mount Olivet Crescent, a slip of a street that wends its way up a hill in Maspeth … Read on! —->
Posted in Death In Queens, NYC
Tagged brooklyn, bushwick, cremation, fresh pond columbarium, fresh pond crematory, germans, queens, ridgewood, williamsburg
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Seizures
As the subway doors unlatch, someone shoves me in the back, hard. This is more than the usual L train jostle. It is especially aggressive even for the Union Square stop, where the “I’m ignoring your humanity to make my … Read on! —->
Posted in NYC, Pointless Nostalgia
Tagged Drunks, epilepsy, l train, nyc, union square
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The Lost Art of Keeping Your Mouth Shut
It’s always okay to say nothing. That’s a concept we’ve lost in the internet age, where we rush to project our thoughts as soon as they flit across our brains. But really, it’s perfectly acceptable to keep your mouth shut … Read on! —->
Respect the Baritone
I live in a Bus Neighborhood. All subway lines are too far away to make walking an option, so if you want to get anywhere and you don’t want the trip to last 3 hours, the bus is mandatory. The … Read on! —->
Baby’s First Brooklyn Moment
On Sunday morning, me and the family took a brief trip into Greenpoint to pick up some gardening supplies and to stroll. I lived in Greenpoint for six pre-kid years and I still love it there, though I don’t find … Read on! —->
Posted in NYC, Parental Guidance
Tagged brooklyn, greenpoint, hipsters, kickball, nyc, nyc queens, parenting, williamsburg
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Tales of Suspense From Pre-Dawn Running!
I’ve been working out very early in the morning lately. My schedule and my waistline necessitates it. In the past few weeks, as the weather’s warmed up, my cardio workouts have been mostly running. I’ve been running off and on … Read on! —->
Rifle Vodka and the Awesomeness Corollary
I enter the liquor store and immediately see a small boy, maybe eight years old. This does not alarm me in and of itself, nor do I judge his parent(s) for bringing him there. I’ve dragged my kid into a … Read on! —->
Documenting the Unworthy
Yesterday, while walking up Sixth Avenue near 8th Street, I chanced upon a specimen I thought had been left behind in the 1990s: Summer Homeless. It was a girl who appeared to be in her early 20s, with crunchy hair, … Read on! —->
The Return of the Fashion Ninjas!
About a month ago, I wrote about seeing a young lady in the 14th Street subway tunnel between the L and the 1-2-3, who wore a t-shirt with a fashionistia/fascist slogan: THOSE WHO SACRIFICE BEAUTY FOR EFFICIENCY GET WHAT THEY … Read on! —->
Beauty Knows No Pain
Part of my morning commute usually involves trekking through the tunnel between the Sixth Avenue L train station and the 14th Street 1-2-3 station. It’s like a supercollider powered by anger, all the individual particles seeing just how fast they … Read on! —->