NOTHING

(Rear of St. Andrew’s Church, Staten Island - Photos by Bald Punk) I was in the graveyard of old St. Andrew’s Church to take some photos. A broad shouldered man was also there taking photos. He was far enough away so that I could politely ignore him. When I next looked up from the stones he was a dozen feet from me and coming closer. I [...]

Inside Me

(Rockland Ave in Staten Island – Photos by Bald Punk) A violent storm two days ago had felled trees, power lines, and left many streets throughout NYC still closed. Driving in Staten Island to a job estimate, I exited the highway and soon after rolled into a traffic jam on Rockland Avenue. It’s a two lane road enshrouded [...]

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 [...]

The Rush Is Over

(Photo by Bald Punk – Old Stone House, South Brooklyn) Here are the posts that preceded this one: Carrie Robbins channels a Revolutionary War Soldier  Hiding Behind Coltrane Memory Giver – THE RUSH IS OVER For the first and hopefully last time, the other day I met a man who called himself the Memory Giver. It’s [...]

Maryland 400 Monument & Prospect Park

(Photos by Bald Punk – Click twice to fully enlarge) In August I took photos at the Old Stone House and Prospect Park. I went searching for the Maryland 400 Monument and couldn’t find it. I went back today. Last time I was in Prospect Park I had asked a Park Ranger where the monument was [...]