The Empress

(Helen Jewett - upscale New York City prostitute – Photoshopped by Joe) Who would have ever guessed that a temple to Aphrodite was on the corner of Bridge and Nassau streets. I thought the three of us were headed into the bowling saloon next door, where through the nearly closed blinds of a third-floor window I [...]

American Horror Story

(Legendary Bowery Gang Leader, Mose Humphrey) “The deaths are three each day. This is in the parish of Tuosist. The people are buried without coffins, frequently in the next field. (There is) no noise or sign of grief for the dead; every thought is selfish and unfeeling…” – Irish official during potato famine, 1847. – The [...]

Into Darkness – Christmas Day, 1853

   (View of Brooklyn Heights, 1849 – from digital New York Public Library) You had to be there before nightfall. These ships always came in the middle of the night, and they wanted you there earlier to wait. They wanted to watch you and the others… – Miller’s Landing was a rickety old wharf on the [...]

Hello Again!

(Brooklyn Bridge – historic Tobacco Warehouse – Photo and Photoshopped by Joe) Okay, I’m back after a hiatus from posting. Who cares, right? No one. I sure as heck don’t. Anyway, things haven’t been going so well on my side of the fence. I’ve been living at my boss Nick’s house, yet not going to [...]

Great NYC Blog – The Newtown Pentacle

(Snapshot of The Newtown Pentacle) The Newtown Pentacle is a really cool blog that you must check out and bookmark. At first glance it may seem to be just another photo blog, but it’s much more than that thanks to some pretty insightful and informative, if not downright funny commentary by the proprietor, Mitch Waxman. Click here to visit [...]

ParanormalNYC.com meets BaldPunk.com

(St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Richmondtown, Staten Island – Photo by Joe) Lately I’ve been thinking about making some changes in the direction of Bald Punk. The stories section will continue unabated. The Photos and Everything Else pages will change somewhat. I think I’m going to try and focus more on paranormal NYC. Today I registered the domain ParanormalNYC.com. It [...]

Upper NY Bay & Narrows from Staten Island

(Photos by Joe) These photos were from the end of Hylan Boulevard past Bay Street by the Alice Austen House.   Here are my STORIES and PHOTOS

Coney Island Mermaid Parade

(Mermaid Parade – 6-19-10) I’ve never been to this parade, but it looks like a lot of fun. I probably should go to this type of stuff and post my own photos and videos.  (Mermaid Photos – uncredited) Related posts: Episode Six – May 2009 (Coney Magic) Ghost Breath of Coney Island Photos: Various Coney [...]

Best Falafel Sandwich in NYC

(Snapshot of NewYork.SeriousEats.com) <<Click here to read the rest of the article on NewYork.SeriousEats.com >> I love a good falafel sandwich and couldn’t resist posting this. I will have to try all the finalist. Props to Gothamist.com. I found the link to this article on their page. Spoiler alert! The winner is . . . Taïm: [...]

Kings County Hospital

(Kings County Hosptal in East Flatbush, Brooklyn – Photos by Joe) Did you know that the Army trains medical personnel at Kings County because they have such a large influx of gunshot and stabbing victims?     Source - Wikipedia.com  That’s probably why the City Morgue is located right around the block. Kings County is a massive facility. From what I can see [...]

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