Fall has been playing tricks again. Like a pixie taunting us, she has come and gone, mostly undetected, hiding under a veil of unseasonable warmth. But she comes at night when we are sleeping, leaving behind her pixie dust in the tops of trees and dropping her paint on the leaves of shrubs. Here is... Continue Reading →
JAM has been feeling ill the past few weeks. She had come down with bronchitis. It really slowed us down on the things we had planned. She’s much better now and we are getting back to getting around town. Our first journey out was to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens (BBG) in the Prospect Park area. ... Continue Reading →
We lean over the window sill. Jerry strains to see down to the street so we got a little step stool for her to stand on so she can see well. We watch our unknown neighbors passing by on the sidewalks below going about their day. Some of our best conversations happen here. We were... Continue Reading →
We took a trip to Queens, the Astoria section. It’s the upper northwest part of the borough. This area is world renown for graffiti. JAM has become a really big fan of graffiti and she had to see it. We were so blown away that this is going to be a picture post. Because…. pictures... Continue Reading →
9.11. Numbers, a phrase, a date that means so many things to so many people. Here in New York City, this date has approached holiday status as a national day of mourning. The flags are flown at half-staff. Commemorative ceremonies begin early in the morning. Names are read. Families read remembrance eulogies. The NYFD are... Continue Reading →
The history in this town can be overwhelming. We chase it down every chance we get. That is how we met Kamau Ware, Director of the Black Gotham Experience. Kamau is the go-to guy for African American history from early day New Amsterdam and British New York. We met him at his project headquarters in... Continue Reading →
Jerrys friend Chris offered a recommendation when he heard we were headed to Queens to chase graffiti art. He said we would thank him when we were over hating him. We had to see what he meant by that. The place was LaGuli Pastry shop on Ditmars in Astoria, just steps away from the end... Continue Reading →
Jerry woke up at 4 AM. I mistakenly set my alarm for 4:50. When it went off, Jerry was still awake. We laid there talking about our plans, both too excited to sleep. We were stoked because today was the day of the Tug Boat races. Move over, Popeye! We’re coming aboard! We weren’t going... Continue Reading →
Browne and Co. Stationers was New York City’s oldest continually running business, printing under the same name since 1775. Two Hundred years later they teamed up with the New York South Seaport Museum to open a 19th century style print shop where they continue to print specialty items, cards, stationary, posters and other items suitable... Continue Reading →
We weren’t looking for anything in particular when we discovered the invisible. It was supposed to be a day for resting. We decided to take a subway and stroll up the East side. Though we had recently been there we had not yet located the famed sky tram between Manhattan and its small neighbor, Roosevelt... Continue Reading →
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Tip and JAM in Wonderland 