Once Upon A Titanic

These large concrete and marble winged things sit just inside the pier gate where the Carpathia once docked, disboarding survivors of the Titanic. The pair have stood watch for years, silent sentinels to time and disaster past.

Westbeth

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An artist's community in the West Village. Housed in the former Bell Labs, whose inventions include the vacuum tube, the LP, the telephone, cell phone technology and the television.  

Levon Helm, RIP

with Steve Jordan

Cold Spring New York

Bagpipe Octopus!

This mad duo spin Irish jigs on their ear with kick ass drums and warbling tones.

Astor Place

Domino Sugar Factory, Williamsburg

Forbes Magazine

Old money entrance on Fifth Avenue. Portraits in the lobby depict Malcolm and son Steve as daredevils and landed gentry, respectively.

Romper Room, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Brooklyn Beachfront, Red Hook

Jesus Saves East Village

East Third Street

Phebe's Tavern

One of the last of the true Bowery bars, Phebe's has been on the corner of East 4th and Bowery as long as I can remember. It's seen tenements where the Beats and Dylan hung out transformed into glitzy, designer hotels and gas stations turned (literally) into $$$ eateries. Phebe's remains, proud.

10th Street Church

Turkish Baths

east village

Police Building - luxury for the luxury class

The Police Building Apartments, formerly the Police Headquarters Building, at 240 Centre Street, was built in 1905, when Mayor George McClellan laid the cornerstone of this limestome-faced, steel-framed Edwardian Baroque/Beaux-Artspalace capped with a tall dome. When the Police Department relocated in 1973, there was talk of turning it into a community center for Little Italy. In 1983 it became luxury apartments. Surprise, surprise.

May 2011

it's warming...

Weird Storefront

Bushwick, Brooklyn

Greenfield Chemist, Brooklyn

Ghost sign from 1950s. Greenfield Chemist still exists around the corner, though storefront totally modernized.