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Some more photos of Midwood
A photographic supplement to last week’s tour of Midwood, Brooklyn. Continue reading
On a chilly day, enjoying the food of Midwood
Exploring the culture – and the food – of one of Brooklyn’s Jewish Orthodox strongholds. Continue reading
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Tagged Agent Emes, Avenue H, BMT Brighton Line, Di Fara, Dom DeMarco, garbage mountain, Jewish Orthodox, kosher supermarket, LIRR Bay Ridge Branch, Meir's Hemishe Bakery, Midwood, muffin, Ostrovitsky's Bakery, pizza, Pomegranate, rugelach, Vitagraph smokestack, Week 35 - Midwood
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Farragut: Brooklyn’s Oreo cookie
In my last post, I discussed why sightseeing while running doesn’t work so well if you’re taking pictures. A good picture requires you to stand still, and stop-and-go is awful for a runner. (When you don’t have a camera, running … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, Brooklyn, Brooklyn College, East Flatbush, Entenmann's, Farragut, Flatbush, Flatbush Avenue, Flatbush Gardens, Flatbush Water Works, Haiti, IRT Nostrand Avenue Line, LIRR Bay Ridge Branch, Long Island Rail Road, neighborhood associations, Old Dutch Brewers, Oreos, running, suburbs, subway, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Triangle Junction, trips running, Troy Avenue, Week 30 - Farragut
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What once was Mapleton
I visited Mapleton on Wednesday. The N was running along the BMT West End Line, so I took the first thing that came at Atlantic Av/Pacific St: the D. I got off at 62 St, which put me a few … Continue reading