Category Archives: New York Harbor
for silver
“Newtown Creek for the Vulgarly Curious” is a fully annotated 68 page, full-color journey from the mouth of Newtown Creek at the East River all the way back to the heart of darkness at English Kills, with photos and text by … Continue reading
gentle manner
Combined Sewer Outfall BB-013, from the Pulaski Bridge – photo by Mitch Waxman To begin- I warn you- this post will most likely “gross you out”. In 1674, Boyle said: “I have often suspected, that there may be in the … Continue reading
H.P. Lovecraft's "The Festival"
– photo by Mitch Waxman text quoted from H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Festival”, courtesy wikisource, where you can read the whole story I was far from home, and the spell of the eastern sea was upon me. In the twilight I … Continue reading
dark apertures
– photo by Mitch Waxman “The daily reminder”: Please consider purchasing a copy of the first Newtown Pentacle book: “Newtown Creek for the Vulgarly Curious” – a fully annotated 68 page, full-color journey from the mouth of Newtown Creek at the … Continue reading
Another Lucky shot
– photo by Mitch Waxman Social gatherings and year end meetings consume the evening hours of twilit December, and recently, I had occasion to be at the Pier 17 complex at South Street Seaport. Upon arriving at my destination in … Continue reading
Hudson River, October 17th, 2010
Hudson River, October 17th, 2010 – photos by Mitch Waxman A trip from Cold Spring to Manhattan, aboard the John J. Harvey Fireboat.
the Newtown Creek Cruise is just 14 days away
Superfund me
– photo by Mitch Waxman LO, BEHOLD, and TREMBLE… for the Newtown Pentacle is back in session… Over several of the last few years, agents and officials of the Federal Government have conducted a strange and secretive investigation into certain … Continue reading
lucky shot
– photo by Mitch Waxman Luckily, there seems to be some effort underway to paint the Brooklyn Bridge. A sheathing of reflective metal scaffolding recently heralded a fortuitous confluence of solar azimuth and camera vantage point as evidenced above. Luck, … Continue reading
stronger than fear
– photo by Mitch Waxman What would Superman do? This governing logic which demands that one draw a line and say “No more” compels some to step forward and personally form a barrier between law and chaos. To leave behind … Continue reading
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