In between the Chunni ceremony in October and the wedding week in May, was a lot of planning. Fortunately, I LOVE planning.
There were invitations to collaborate on:
Showing posts with label Queens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Queens. Show all posts
cemeteries in the snow
national cemetery, salem field cemetery, cemetery of the evergreens, and knollwood cemetery in the snow.
national cemetery
national cemetery
ft. totten tunnel and battery
urban rangers nyc organizes a tour of the battery and tunnels at ft. totten park in queens. you meet at the visitor center, tucked away in one corner of the park - past the swimming pool, the parade grounds, an nypd training center, and some baseball fields - and when a large enough group amasses, a ranger leads you through the first tunnel to the fort. once you're at the other end of the tunnel, you're free to roam around and explore almost any part of it, and there are rangers stationed at intervals who happily answer your nerdiest questions. it's a great set-up, and by far one of my favorite tours in new york.
walking behind this huge group of people on one of the hottest days of the year, i was having doubts about how things would pan out.
walking behind this huge group of people on one of the hottest days of the year, i was having doubts about how things would pan out.
Floyd Bennet Field and Ft. Tilden
One of my favorite places in NYC (see previous posts on this area here: March 2005 and February 2009)
This time we went on a beautiful, grey foggy day.
This time we went on a beautiful, grey foggy day.
jacob riis, ft. tilden
there is a lot to see on rockaway peninsula. we only had a few hours to check things out, but more trips are in order before summer and the return of the beach crowds.
first stop was jacob riis. the old robert moses comfort stations look years abandoned instead of merely closed for the season. it's amazing what salty, damp wind does to these structures.
first stop was jacob riis. the old robert moses comfort stations look years abandoned instead of merely closed for the season. it's amazing what salty, damp wind does to these structures.
ghostbustour (ghostbusters tour) and flushing meadows park
one of the great things about our city is how often it's used as a backdrop in movies. it's fun (although admittedly also sometimes annoying) to spot parks you live in during the summer, bars you call home during the winter, and all the other places; random boutiques, landmarks, etc that you selfishly consider yours and yours alone splayed across the big screen for everyone else in the world to enjoy.
sometimes those "secret" spots aren't a part of your regular scenery's repertoire, but living in close proximity, and loving the movie they're from, you choose to seek them out.
this is where ghostbusters.net comes in. this convenient website offers free downloads for your phone, ipod, lapot, itunes, etc of some of the major locations where the movie ghostbusters was shot. not only are these locations revealed, but the tour includes some interesting historical trivia for each place.
starting the tour at city hall park, we look a little bit like a miniature flash mob.
city hall was new york city's original building center. the design of the hall was the result of a popular competition held in 1802 at the end of which, the winners received a first place prize of $350. construction of the building was slowed due to an outbreak of yellow fever, and although it was finally finished in 1811, it didn't open until 1812.
in 1991, construction workers at a site just north of the building unearthed the remains of more than 400 men, women and children. soon after, it was determined that this site was the burial ground of hundreds of african american slaves. the site extends across much of city hall park and under city hall itself.
sometimes those "secret" spots aren't a part of your regular scenery's repertoire, but living in close proximity, and loving the movie they're from, you choose to seek them out.
this is where ghostbusters.net comes in. this convenient website offers free downloads for your phone, ipod, lapot, itunes, etc of some of the major locations where the movie ghostbusters was shot. not only are these locations revealed, but the tour includes some interesting historical trivia for each place.
starting the tour at city hall park, we look a little bit like a miniature flash mob.
city hall was new york city's original building center. the design of the hall was the result of a popular competition held in 1802 at the end of which, the winners received a first place prize of $350. construction of the building was slowed due to an outbreak of yellow fever, and although it was finally finished in 1811, it didn't open until 1812.
in 1991, construction workers at a site just north of the building unearthed the remains of more than 400 men, women and children. soon after, it was determined that this site was the burial ground of hundreds of african american slaves. the site extends across much of city hall park and under city hall itself.
queens museum of art and flushing meadow park.
i've been pretty busy the past month, trying to line up some new projects now that the campaign is coming to a close (lots of work to do these last two weeks though!) i've also been traveling for work (i'm actually writing this from norfolk international airport), and finding a new roommate and practicing yoga obsessively and some other stuff i won't bore the internet with. i took some time out from all of that to hang out at flushing meadows park with a good friend who's been visiting from texas for the past month and who i'd barely had a chance to see. he left the following day... what a good friend i am!
queens museum's model new york. we all know how big new york is, but sometimes it takes a different perspective to remind you that it's not just the six block radius you regular.
queens museum's model new york. we all know how big new york is, but sometimes it takes a different perspective to remind you that it's not just the six block radius you regular.
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