Puffy bursts of green bounce off the red brick of the rowhouses that line the narrow cobblestone streets. These cobbled paths bend and curve serenely but wildly through the brick and wrought iron jungle, catering to the every whim of the cramped shuttered construction of the turn of the century. There’s nary a sound to be heard – save for a cyclist bouncing past on … Continue reading It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: West Village
The sidewalks on either side of a quaint, tree-lined suburban street are packed with visitors stopping at each house, taking pictures, eating candy-canes and enjoying an evening in the crisp December air, looking at some of the most extravagant and over-the-top Christmas light displays in the country, let alone the city. Such is a December’s evening in Dyker Heights, a tight-knit, small neighborhood sandwiched … Continue reading A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Dyker Heights
New York City can be quiet. New York City can be peaceful. And, most surprisingly, New York City can be quaint. This is what one learns when one ventures far to the east of Riverdale – to City Island, on the other side of The Bronx. A small mile-and-a-half-long island in the Long Island Sound, City Island has developed a reputation for being New York … Continue reading A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: City Island
Huddled masses fill the sidewalks, rushing here and there. Large buildings, casting dark shadows onto the street below, act as echo chambers for horn-happy drivers. The sidewalk is filled with a multitude of different scents – greasy food, sewage, cigarettes and exhaust from a passing bus, to name a few. Beneath, the No. 7 subway rumbles past, shooting a warm, MTA-scented breeze directly up the … Continue reading It’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Flushing
