There is nothing particularly special about these two streets in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn except that I tended to walk down them often around this time, and they have a whole load of churches, sometimes even right next door to each other. During the perambulation I sang May the Circle be Unbroken and broke … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2013
20.12.13 53rd & 3rd
53rd and 3rd. I knew it would be a mess, but man, that place is a psychic junkyard. Something special would be required. I planted the seed and wandered off to think. Suddenly a cool breeze enveloped me. I looked down and realized where I was: 52nd and Lexington. The air streaming up from the … Continue reading
30.11.13 BRIDGING BROADWAY
New York has two Broadways – the famous one runs from the Bronx to south Manhattan, the other is in Brooklyn. The Perambulator had his first outing walking 23 miles along both, from the Bronx in the north through most of Manhattan to Broadway Junction in the east, using the Williamsburg Bridge to connect them. … Continue reading