Wear your patriotism

It would be even more patriotic if she were drinking beer rather than coffee. The 4th this year seemed like an excuse for skimpy clothing more than usual, do you think?

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Color in Park Slope

Thanks to the blue sky, freebie paper dispensers, and the sidewalk sweeper in red coveralls. Pigeons, are not colorblind, FYI, just indifferent to anything that’s not edible.

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Under the Ninth Street Bridge

The space underneath the Fourth Avenue Subway Bridge has never been that scary or disgusting: no trolls dwell in the space, nor do people hang out much and drink and do private things. Construction slows the movement of traffic, but when it’s over, the bridge will be a deco gem, like it was in 1930.

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Everyone’s inside @ Bar Tano

Now that it’s October and jackets and sweaters are on, you wonder if there’s going to be any more sidewalk dining this season. Of course the restaurants hope so. They would all love to have a month-long al fresco Oktoberfest if they could get away with it.

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Cashing checks 7 days a week

The acid-etched graffiti on the windows adds another layer of down-and-out to the business.

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Happy pizza

Smiling Pizza is convenient, that’s its main feature. When you step off the Seventh Avenue subway, sometimes you need a slice ASAP.

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Kentile sign up close

Taken from the 3rd floor of a building across the street, this is the closest I’ve been to the Kentile Sign. It’s ironic that it’s endured as a landmark for this part of Brooklyn, since the factory closed down in the late 1980’s.

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