Tag Archives: ny harbor

gentle manner

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Mitch Waxman

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 →

Posted in Brooklyn, Dutch Kills, New York Harbor, newtown creek, Photowalks, Pickman, Pulaski Bridge, Queens | Tagged Aerosolized VOC, Combined Sewer Outfall, CSO, Dutch Kills, Greenpoint, Long Island City, Maspeth, New York City, newtown creek, ny harbor, photowalk, Pickman, Pulaski Bridge, queens, Sewerage | Leave a comment

H.P. Lovecraft's "The Festival"

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Mitch Waxman

– 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 →

Posted in New York Harbor, Photowalks, Pickman, Staten Island | Tagged H.P. Lovecraft, ny harbor, photowalk, Staten Island | Leave a comment

a creeping run

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Mitch Waxman

– photo by Mitch Waxman Of late, when staring into the occluded depths of those waters which line the littoral rim of western Queens and north Brooklyn, ones’ fancies dwell on exactly what it might be that could be down … Continue reading →

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with palpitant heart

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Mitch Waxman

– photo by Mitch Waxman Startlingly interesting is the only way to describe the experiences of the preceding year. Attempts have been made to cogently describe and colorfully illustrate the encounters your humble narrator has enjoyed in this 10th year … Continue reading →

Posted in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Chinatown, Dutch Kills, East River, East Williamsburg, English Kills, Greenpoint, Hells Gate, kosciuszko bridge, Long Island City, Manhattan, Maspeth, newtown creek, NYPD, Photowalks, Pickman, Queens, Queens Plaza, Queensboro Bridge, St. Michael's Cemetery, sunnyside, Sunnyside Yards, Things to do, Triborough Bridge, Tugboat, Working Harbor Commitee | Tagged Astoria, Astoria Park, Brooklyn, Calvary Cemetery, Chinatown, Dutch Kills, East River, Greenpoint, Hell Gate, Long Island City, Manhattan, Manhattan Bridge, Maspeth, New York City, newtown creek, ny harbor, occult, photowalk, Pickman, Pulaski Bridge, queens, Queens Plaza, Queensboro Bridge, Things to do, Working Harbor Committee | Leave a comment

dark apertures

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Mitch Waxman

– 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 →

Posted in Astoria, East River, Hells Gate, New York Harbor, Photowalks, Pickman, Queens | Tagged Astoria, East River, Hell Gate, New York City, ny harbor, photowalk, Pickman, queens | Leave a comment

shocking coruscations

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Mitch Waxman

– photo by Mitch Waxman Conversation offered by divers and submarine enthusiasts inform this posting, which like your humble narrator, lingers about at Hells Gate. Explorations of the occluded depths in this area, as reported, reveal a shattered series of … Continue reading →

Posted in Astoria, East River, Hells Gate, Long Island City, Queens | Tagged Astoria, Astoria Park, East River, Hell Gate, Long Island City, New York City, ny harbor, photowalk, Pickman, queens, Triborough Bridge | 1 Comment

narcotic flowers

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Mitch Waxman

– photo by Mitch Waxman One of the many things which both torment and delight my imaginings is the notion of some foreign plague or hostile bacterium hitching a ride into New York Harbor onboard a ship. In 1863, the … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Bayonne Bridge

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Mitch Waxman

– photo by Mitch Waxman A Sunday, the first day that the Bayonne Bridge opened for use to the general public was 28,856 days ago, on November 15th, 1931 at 5 A.M. from a Newtown Pentacle posting of June 26, 2009 … Continue reading →