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Tag Archives: Coney Island
Ample Hills Creamery reveals new Brooklyn-themed flavors
Today, Ample Hills co-owner Brian Smith unveiled nine new ice cream flavors rooted in Brooklyn history. Continue reading
Rekindling my romance with running
Running is a fickle lover. Continue reading
An interview with ZIPPER’s Tim Schadt
I sit down with Tim Schadt, husband of ZIPPER director Amy Nicholson, for a behind-the-scenes look at the how the film came to be. Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Amy Nicholson, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Dominic Recchia, Joe Sitt, land use, Thor Equities, Tim Schadt, Zipper
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Joe Sitt, Coney Island, and the Tea Party playbook
The film “ZIPPER” shows how Joe Sitt, head of Thor Equities, used strong-arm tactics to strangle the life out of Coney Island. His approach has a lot in common with that of the Tea Party. Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged Amy Nicholson, City Council, Coney Island, Dominic Recchia, IFC Center, Joe Sitt, Michael R. Bloomberg, Steve "ESPO" Powers, Tea Party, Thor Equities, Zipper
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On happiness (and Totonno’s)
There’s a sad piece in today’s Times on Totonno’s struggle to deal with the wrath of Sandy. It makes Pete Wells’s plea to eat out in lower Manhattan seem pitiable by comparison. It also makes me regret I hadn’t written my thoughts … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged being happy, Coney Island, Hurricane Sandy, Jimmy's Famous Heros, New York Times articles, NYCRUNS, Sheepshead Bay, Totonno's
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Bonus post: the Brooklyn Half
I’m running the Brooklyn Half tomorrow. It’s one of my target races this year, so I’ve been training with it in mind. The race ends on the Coney Island boardwalk, on which I’ve run twice this year – on February … Continue reading
Posted in Bonus posts
Tagged Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Half, Coney Island, Crown Heights, Crown Heights South, Gravesend, Homecrest, Kensington, Ocean Parkway, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Prospect Park South, running, Sheepshead Bay, West Brighton, Windsor Terrace
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