Brooklyn

  • Pocket Change – A Plane Crash In Brooklyn

    Pocket Change – A Plane Crash In Brooklyn

    This is 126 Sterling Place in Park Slope. Most likely, you’ve never paid much attention to it… …and if you have, chances are you haven’t noticed the that the bricks on the upper levels don’t match the rest of the building. While it might seem like a trivial detail, this is pretty much the only…

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  • If I Were Embarking On An Amazing Adventure…

    If I Were Embarking On An Amazing Adventure…

    …I’m pretty sure this van would be the optimal choice for transportation. Canoe? Check. Extra gallon of gas? Check. Antlers on the hood? Check. Let’s roll. (Seen in Williamsburg, of course). -SCOUT

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  • Eagles on the BQE

    Eagles on the BQE

    The Brooklyn Queens Expressway, or BQE, is one of New York’s more miserable driving experiences. For some reason, the BQE is endlessly under construction (yet never seems to get any better), is barely wide enough to support its six lanes, and at any time of day, there’s a solid chance you’ll hit bumper to bumper…

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  • The Coney Island Bank Building Is Gone Forever – R.I.P.

    The Coney Island Bank Building Is Gone Forever – R.I.P.

    You know, all this time, I secretly believed the Coney Island Bank building would somehow be saved. Sure, it’d take a miracle, but when I saw this conceptual idea of one way it could be restored, I thought: maybe it’ll all work out in the end. Maybe one of the last few historic Coney Island…

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