I’ve walked past the Brooklyn Inn, at the corner of Bergen and Hoyt (near the Bergen St. stop on the F train) hundreds of times; I’ve been meaning to there for a while, since I read online reviews that described it as a real neighborhood joint. On weekends, especially, I try to steer clear of [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Brooklyn’s blue roses
Posted in Misc, tagged blue roses, brooklyn, fifth ave, flowers, park slope, photography, roses on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did someone get the lyrics mixed up? It’s RED roses for a BLUE lady. The daisy-like flowers in the back are real, btw. I think this normally conservative fruit and flower store is trying to shake up our expectations with these vibrant colors.
No smoking on horse ride, please
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged brooklyn, horse ride, kiddy ride, neergaard pharmacy, park slope, photography, smoker on May 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Those are the rules. Finish your cig before getting on horse. Shirt and shoes must also be worn by rider at all times. Your safety is a priority of the management, as are the two quarters that must be inserted in the slot for ride to begin. Have fun!
The dancing tailor
Posted in Misc, tagged armando, brooklyn, brooklyn signage, carroll gardens, photography, retro signage, smith st, tailor on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Armando, with his pince-nez glasses and moustache in place and measuring tape around his neck, gracefully stitches up the lady’s dress without missing a beat. They mean it when they say all work is done on the premises, including taking the client for a spin.
I like how the sign mixes up the styles. There’s the [...]
Fish story
Posted in Misc, tagged aquarium, brooklyn, fifth avenue, pet store, photography, white castle on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After looking at a few tanks and many pretty fish, what grabbed my attention were the other items in the water. This white castle goes well with these pale pink fish, and the blue rocks are fairly inoffensive – I favor comparatively modest fishtank architecture such as this. None of those day-glo skulls, boots, cars [...]
Hipsters, I stand corrected
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged brooklyn, buster keaton, fedora, hipster, nyc subway, photography, porkpie hat, retro hat on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know who started calling every retro hat a porkpie, but I joined in. What do most of us know about men’s hats, anyway? Actually, a porkpie has a flat top (think Buster Keaton), so the ubiquitous hipster hat of the past couple years is something else, maybe a fedora. Requirements are a dent [...]
Bucolic Brooklyn
Posted in Food, Misc, tagged bklyn yard, brooklyn, brooklyn food trucks, carroll st, gowanus canal, photography on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So green and atmospheric is our local waterway, the Gowanus Canal! On Saturday I went to the Bklyn Yard, on Carroll Street, where popular local food vendors were serving from their trucks. I don’t do well with lines, so it’s a good thing the scenery was satisfying. The event was well attended, and the crowd [...]
The sock problem solved
Posted in Misc, tagged brooklyn, hand-painted sign, photography on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You can’t question the sincerity of a handpainted sign. The next panel, showing what happens next, would not be pretty, though – obviously the female feet with perfect socks would repel the advances of the man with toes and heel sticking out. It looks like he’s about to clumsily tap on her foot. Her response [...]
View from the N Train
Posted in Misc, Transportation, tagged brooklyn, photography, brooklyn bridge, nyc subway, manhattan bridge, n train, american flag on May 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Whew, yesterday and today we’ve been having a taste of warmer, humid weather – this weekend is the symbolic beginning of summer, remember. The train air conditioning felt really good. FYI, that speck on top of the Brooklyn Bridge is an American flag. Many backyard flags will make their first appearance of the season on [...]
Ft. Hamilton subway stop
Posted in Transportation, tagged b&w, brooklyn, f train, nyc subway, photography, prospect expressway, ramp, traffic, traffic cam, windsor terrace on May 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Ft. Hamilton stop on the F line is memorable for its ramps (on the Ft. Hamilton side). Outside the station, you won’t encounter any steps, only slopes, some of them quite steep and curvy, and treacherous in winter.
The station is next to the Prospect Expressway. This shot is from the DOT. Like mine, it [...]
