Most Holy Redeemer Church in the East Village

(Photos by Bald Punk)
I’ve made so many excuses about my photos in the past and on these, I’m going with: “I was cold, hungry, and it was a Sunday.” The one above came out nice.
In the future I promise better work. Though I want you to know I did sit down on the sidewalk for [...]

Battle of Brooklyn

(PBS special on the American Revolution – Chapter 4: “The Battle for Long Island”)
It’s pretty darn shocking how many life long New Yorkers have no idea about the Battle of Brooklyn, which back then was also referred to as Long Island. If you’re one of them, watch the videos to gain some insight.
In the first battle ever [...]

White Fire

(Front Street – Photo by Bald Punk)
After a winter’s evening spent imbibing beer with the b’hoys, I had slipped out of Jeremy’s Ale House onto the cobbled Front Street with a kick in my step.
Only now do I realize that a presence was waiting for me. Without body or visible shape, he followed me to the subway on Fulton and Broadway. [...]

Williamsburg Greenpoint News + Arts

(Snapshot of the Williamsburg Greenpoint News + Arts’ website)
Two of my favorite towns in Brooklyn are Williamsburg and Greenpoint. It’s great that I can go to a single source to read about them. I especially like their reporting on the Arts, because the community is filled with hipsters of all types trying to stretch their wings; [...]

Sigur Rós with Björk – “Gobbledigook” Live

(“Gobbledigook” Live at Naturra)
“Gobbledigook” is the greatest song ever! Right now we have this piped into the stereo in our apartment, and me, my lady friend, and the pizza and Chinese delivery guys are dancing like nuts!
Join us! Come on!
“La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, al, la, la . . .”

(Photo by Olikristinn)
Here are my [...]

Coney Island’s Blowhole Theater

(The Steeplechase and the Blowhole Theater)
I love this clip! To me it represents Coney Island’s zenith caught on film.
If I could go back in time I’d visit with George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Jesus, Einstein, and Henry V. Miller. Then I’d zip over to Coney Island, ride the Steeplechase, and afterwards, file into the Blowhole Theater for an electric jolt by a clown and a whack by [...]

Battery Park: Birds, Monuments, and NY Harbor

(Photos by Bald Punk – Seagull with Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in background)
The birds were flying around like crazy when I took these photos. There were so many chances for great photos of them swooping through the frame, yet I missed them by milliseconds. It was so bad I couldn’t even get a decent picture of a [...]

Times Square – The Cheesy Heyday

(Times Square of approximately the 60 and 70’s  1970/*see comments) 
The changes in Times Square over the past twenty years have been pretty miraculous. I would hate to imagine the impact it would have on the lives of New Yorkers if it was still a porn haven. The fact that MTV is on The Great White Way is bad [...]

Battery Park

(Photos by Bald Punk – Universal Soldier)
Battery Park is a 25-acre park at the southern tip of Manhattan. It’s named so because an artillery battery was stationed there periodically by the Dutch and then the British in order to protect the settlers.
Here is another set of photos I took that day: Battery Place to Rector Street and Back.
There will [...]

Gothamist – NYC’s Most Popular Blog

(Screenshot of Gothamist.com)
Of the blogs focused on NYC news, arts, entertainment, food, politics, etc., ”Gothamist.com is the Broadway of the blogosphere.” If you’re looking for what’s going-on in the Big Apple, it’s probably the best place to start. The blog format makes it easy to skim over the articles to find stories of interest.
<< Click here to visit Gothamist.com [...]

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