Prospect Park in Brooklyn can be a magical place. It attracts thousands of visitors each year with its man-made beauty of 585 acres of land. The park is 123-years-old and was designed by Calvert Vaux and Frank Olmstead in 1886. Prospect Park is Brooklyn's only forest. The lake stretches across 60-acres and the long meadow is 90-acres. During the 1980's and 1990's, the Prospect Park Alliance has worked towards the park's restoration from the deterioration that took place between the 1950's to the 1970's. Today the park is a favorite among Brooklyn residents and visitors. Even their pets love to... Continue reading

On November 3rd, John C. Liu made history by becoming the first Asian-American to be elected into a city office. From previous posts on this blog, you saw that Liu was this blogger's number one choice for New York City Comptroller. In the audio clip below, Liu speaks about how he envisions the future on WNYC with Brian Lehrer the day after the election. You can find out more about Liu and his term plans on his website. Enjoy the clip! John Liu on WNYC Continue reading

Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times photojournalist Ozier Muhammad is showcasing "New Orleans After Katrina", a 36-photo and 3 PDF collection. The exhibit is in Connecticut at the Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School. The exhibit runs from Oct. 24 through Dec. 11, 2009. Here is a short slideshow and clip on Ozier thoughts on his experience in New Orleans. Continue reading

"You could say I'm very vocal about shopping local!" said Borough President Marty Markowitz in a press release about his latest campaign, "Shop Brooklyn". Take a look at the clip below to find out more information and you can visit http://www.ishopbrooklyn.com/ for a list of participating stores and for coupons being offered. Continue reading

It all started with a bus ride home. On the Q35, which travels from Brooklyn College/Flatbush Avenue to Queens, Beach 116th Street, this blogger saw something that would hurt any English major's eyes: A professionally done store sign with an error. The bus passes by a place where I guess you can find out information on become a home health aide or a nurse. The sign was amusing and incorrect. Instead of saying "Nursing and Home Health Aide" as I guess it should have said, it said "Nursing.Home.Health.Aide", adding unnecessary dots in between the words that made it look rather... Continue reading

My showcase project is another pet peeve worth investigating at best. It's an opportunity to explore the boroughs and to get some great shots with my camera. And it might be get people thinking about literacy in our city, starting in a simple and obvious way. It should definitely be entertaining and it will give people a few laughs. What I want to do a project on is on two things. The first is how typography on business signs stimulates us to remember store fronts and decide to go into stores. I would ask people walking around the area on... Continue reading

A brief look at the new President of Brooklyn College, Karen Gould. She is the first woman to become President of Brooklyn College in its 79 year history. Before becoming the President of Brooklyn College, Gould was the chief academic officer at California State University, Long Beach. This awesome post created by: Ally Andriolas, Crystal Chohan and Myself. Continue reading

Every person has a pet peeve that they have to obsess and write about. This blogger is no different from the rest. The video below is about these little orange fruit balls that plague our sidewalks and streets. This fruit may seem harmless until you catch a whiff of their putrid insides that spill out once they break apart or get stepped on. For years, the name of these little horrid fruits were nameless, but after doing some research, though this is not confirmed, it is suspected that these fruits are called the Ginkgo fruit. The ginkgo according to Wikipedia... Continue reading

"Taxi, taxi, taxi...cab, cab, cab...do you need a cab miss?" Every neighborhood has its own pet peeve that is a part of the everyday hustle and bustle of the neighborhood. For the residents of South Ozone Park/South Richmond Hill, it's the taxi cab drivers that stand on the corners of Lefferts Boulevard and Liberty Avenue. One group stands on the corner right by the stairway of the Lefferts Blvd/Ozone Park train station of the "A" train. The other group is stationed on the opposite corner in front of a bakery/pizza shop. Everyday these cab men and women stand there, saying... Continue reading