Every October, I try to do posts in honor of Halloween, one of the best holidays to celebrate in New York. I hope you enjoyed this year’s crop – below, some of my favorites from past years. And hey, picked out a costume yet? Halloween is less than a week away! See you at the parade…
OK, this has been driving me nuts for years. Every time the NY1 weather report comes on, there’s a jingle in the background. And I SWEAR I know it from somewhere: Then I was playing Super Mario Bros. 3 the other day – and I realized why I was having such severe deja vu: I…
A beautiful autumn day on a secluded New York lake. Endless blue sky stretches out over its perfectly mirrored surface. No sounds to be heard other than the rustle of leaves. OK, enough of that. Where was this photo taken?? Give it your best guess in the comments – a general region or area (Catskills,…
Even the cobblestone ones, apparently. Man, did this take me by surprise… Seen in front of the NYSE. -SCOUT
Some time ago, I had the opportunity to scout the defunct Grumman airplane factory in Bethpage, Long Island. Once the leading manufacturer of everything from F-14’s to the Apollo Lunar Module, Grumman was bought by a larger company in the 1990’s and moved out of Bethpage. The enormous complex is now being converted into residential…
Early on in Annie Hall, there’s a great shot set on a Manhattan side street in which Alvy and Rob start walking toward us from far, far down the block… We hear their conversation the whole time as they slowly get closer… Once they reach the camera, we track with them… …until they disappear out…
Over the past few months, I’ve been getting letters from readers about an abandoned school in Garden City, Long Island, called St. Paul’s, on the verge of being demolished. Last Friday, I hopped the train with my bike and camera to have a look for myself. It took less than five minutes to bike to…
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Welp, there goes the next hour. Couple new gray hairs won’t hurt, eh?