One thing we never tire of is walking the neighborhoods in our beloved city. There is always something to see and each neighborhood has its own distinct flavor. I remember the year I did the Marathon how much I loved going from neighborhood to neighborhood. From the insulting "Hey, you can't even catch grandma" to the "Yo Mama, fashion statement" to "I gotta get a burger to go with that shake". There were people in every borough who held out water and orange slices, cheering each and every one of us even 6 hours into the race.
Showing posts with label Red Hook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Hook. Show all posts
Monday, March 3, 2008
Red Hook #2
One thing we never tire of is walking the neighborhoods in our beloved city. There is always something to see and each neighborhood has its own distinct flavor. I remember the year I did the Marathon how much I loved going from neighborhood to neighborhood. From the insulting "Hey, you can't even catch grandma" to the "Yo Mama, fashion statement" to "I gotta get a burger to go with that shake". There were people in every borough who held out water and orange slices, cheering each and every one of us even 6 hours into the race.
Labels:
art,
Dikeman,
New York city marathon,
photography,
Red Hook
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Red Hook #1
New Yorkers have long memories. Grocery shopping at the new Red Hook Fairway market brought back a few. It was such a cold clear day that we walked around a bit discovering a great view of the harbor and some Van Brunt avenue trolleys. "Trolley Dodger" was a derogatory name applied to citizens of Brooklyn by New Yorkers prior to Brooklyn's inclusion as a borough. Its how the Brooklyn Dodgers got their moniker. In the days of transition from horse and buggy to trolley, one person a week was killed by a trolley but by the time the Dodgers left town the trolleys were all gone.
The irony is that Red Hook section of Brooklyn and some of the other outlying areas occupied by artists (among others) are hampered by the lack of street transportation. Many feel that bringing back the trolley is the answer: http://www.brooklynrail.net/ Maybe they can get Dem Bums back too.
Labels:
art,
Brooklyn Dodgers,
photography,
Red Hook,
trolley
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