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Roosevelt Island AVAC System and A Walk Down Newtown Creek
On the recommendation of my college advisor (though I graduated some time ago, he’s my advisor for life) I researched an organization called Open House New York. Advisor told me I must check out their weekend-long event in October, where, … Continue reading
Posted in Excursions, Tours
Tagged Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Rivers, Sanitation, Trains
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Fort Tryon Park, for my cousin
This past week my cousin, a young mother, lost her long battle with cancer.
Boardwalk Empire Lo-Vs (September 4)
I heard whisperings on an earlier nostalgia train trip that the Lo-V cars would be running in September as some sort of promotion. I had to find out details! A few days before the first weekend of the month, and … Continue reading
Governors Island birthday
My birthday fell on a Saturday this year and it was likely to be a beautiful day, so why not try to get people to come out and celebrate it with me? Since it was my day I’d get to … Continue reading
Posted in Excursions
Tagged Abandoned, Boats, Bridges, Brooklyn, Manhattan, New Jersey, Parks, Rivers
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Lo-V Nostalgia Train
I was super excited to ride my first nostalgia train since the holidays. The particular ones I was to ride this day were Lo-Vs, even older than the “Arnines” I rode over the holidays. Lo-V stands for low voltage – … Continue reading
City Hall Station and more
The “Jewel in the Crown: Old City Hall Station” was the first of the four New York Transit Museum excursions I signed up for during this, my first cycle of being a member, in spring/summer of 2011. I squealed when … Continue reading
Posted in Excursions, Museums
Tagged Abandoned, Busses, Highways, Manhattan, Stairs, Trains
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To Phoenixville, Pennsylvania by Train
A dear old friend of mine (the friendship is old, not the friend) invited me to her birthday party so I thought I’d make the trip to just outside of Philadelphia to reconnect and help her celebrate. I had traveled … Continue reading
Posted in And travel, Excursions
Tagged Bridges, Manhattan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Trains
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Ward’s Island Bridge open
Boyfriend and I were driving home to the Bronx from Brooklyn via the Williamsburg bridge and FDR Drive. Other than the traffic I like this drive lots – beautiful views of the bridges and buildings that skirt the east side … Continue reading
Newtown Creek
Prior to this week’s excursion I again solicited location suggestions from friends and coworkers, with the condition that I wanted to go somewhere in Brooklyn or Queens (boroughs often neglected on this blog due to non-proximity) and near water. Easy … Continue reading
Posted in Excursions
Tagged Bridges, Brooklyn, Highways, Manhattan, Queens, Rivers, Trains, Tunnels
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Many Trains and Yonkers Waterfront
The process of choosing an excursion destination is sort of mysterious even to me, though it certainly relies on some concrete factors like weather and availability of special events. This one feels like it had much more that went in … Continue reading
Posted in Excursions
Tagged Abandoned, Bronx, Manhattan, Power, Rivers, Trains, Tunnels, Westchester
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