More Odd Yonkers Signage…
First No Balloons in the Library, then You Can’t Stop Oprah…And now this:
Then again, why not? “Notice: Employees Only,” “Danger High Voltage Keep Out,” and while we’re at it, “Don’t Be So Bad Kids.” Works for me.
-SCOUT
First No Balloons in the Library, then You Can’t Stop Oprah…And now this:
Then again, why not? “Notice: Employees Only,” “Danger High Voltage Keep Out,” and while we’re at it, “Don’t Be So Bad Kids.” Works for me.
-SCOUT
Way over on West 59th Street between 10th and 11th is this great little Parks Department rec center, dwarfed on all sides by ultra-modern glass-curtain highrises. Once a bath house, the rec center now houses a public pool. What I especially love about this building are the two aquatic sculptures in the upper corners. In…
As a follow-up to Tuesday’s post about the now defunct Putnam train line, reader Wiscogirl emailed to say that a rare picture of the Van Cortlandt train stop in its heyday is currently up for sale on Ebay. Here’s the station today… …and in 1963, a few years after passenger service ended: I have to…
If you don’t like reading, just scroll down and watch the video. But I promise, it’ll be better if you know the story. May 2010. My girlfriend’s 30th birthday is coming up on a Saturday. We make plans to spend the whole day together, and everything is set… And then, our shooting schedule changes, and…
Friday’s finally here, and it’s time for another wrap-up of various odds and ends from a week in scouting. First, I was checking out a rooftop in the East Village when I noticed this interesting ice formation from the drain… …which, if you look at it from the right angle, looks like a very sinister…
Every week, I receive numerous requests from no/low budget filmmakers in search of New York City locations for cheap. Some I can help with; most, I simply don’t know where to begin. While it’s certainly possible to make low-budget films in New York, it often requires a personal connection to secure those more difficult locations…
Speaking of dogs, a good friend of mine in Florida works with a dog rescue group, and recently wrote to see if I could help with a few dogs that are in desperate need of a new home. I know this is a NY blog, but we’ve got readers all over the place, and after…