A Snowstorm In Brooklyn

So New York’s latest snowstorm (that’s five so far!) is in full force. I ran out a few minutes ago […]

A Grave Matter

Part 2 of the Rockland State Psychiatric Hospital tour will be up on Monday, and there’s a lot of cool

She Found A New Home!!

Let me speak on behalf of the little dog who was left to die in a snowstorm two nights ago:

Mistletoe Warning

Wishing everyone a merry Christmas weekend, and watch out for that mistletoe – you never know where it’ll pop up!

Where Will Tom Hanks Get Big?

I’ve been scouting around the Westchester area recently, and every day, I pass the exit on I-95 for Rye Playland,

A Secret in the Walls

A great day is getting to scout an empty 19th century mansion… …and coming across a secret wall panel! A

On Top of An Old Elevator

The other day, while scouting a rooftop, my guide took me through an old elevator room and showed me the

Eagles on the BQE

The Brooklyn Queens Expressway, or BQE, is one of New York’s more miserable driving experiences. For some reason, the BQE

Williamsburg’s Secret Beach

Though it borders the East River, no one really thinks of Williamsburg as a beachside community. But go behind some

In Search of Ichabod Crane

At the corner of Richmond Ave and Amsterdam Place on Staten Island… …is a decaying graveyard known as New Springville

The Road Trip Ends

From Tennessee, we continued driving into North Carolina, passing through the Great Smoky Mountains – and man were they smokin’

Halfway to the Pacific

Continuing west on US-56, we drove through Scranton (population: 724). Not much was going on… One building of note: a

Hidden In An Abandoned Orphanage

This is the third-floor hallway of an abandoned orphanage. Opened in 1940 to house English children orphaned because of World

Ruins in the Hudson

Two of my favorite ruins in Manhattan can be found partially submerged in the Hudson River, overshadowed by the nearby

Burger-Klein!

I love stumbling on New York’s ghost signs – essentially, signs or advertisements for businesses long since deceased. I wrote

Graffiti From Mom

Not sure how long this graffiti has been up on White street east of Broadway, but it always makes my

Inside An Old Airplane Factory

Some time ago, I had the opportunity to scout the defunct Grumman airplane factory in Bethpage, Long Island. Once the

I Spy A Boardwalk in Soho

Have you ever seen those I Spy children’s books? Each page features a large picture of a whimsical location filled

Scouting A Crypt

Nothing beats days when you’re asked to scout something as unusual as a crypt. Though you’d expect location scouting would

Inside the Clocktower

When it was completed in 1909, the original Met-Life headquarters at 5 Madison Ave was the tallest building in the

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