Long Ago, Not That Far Away

Yesterday, I passed the Old New Utrecht cemetery in Bensonhurst on 84th Street and 16th Avenue. It's graves date back to 1654 and though it is a designated city landmark its condition suffers but it was beautiful under the blue Brooklyn sky. Walking around the property, looking through the rusted cyclone fence I thought about the farm community surrounding the cemetery hundreds of years ago. With limited traffic (everyone was on line somewhere trying to buy gas) and few people walking by, picturing that was easy.

Here are photographs of the one acre site, Tony Manero Way (did not see Travolta or anyone carrying paint cans) and photos of the New Reformed Church with a large downed tree at 83rd Street and 18th Avenue.

Long Ago and Far Away ~ James Taylor

Our next "City Stories: Stoops to Nuts" storytelling show at Cornelia Street Cafe is Tuesday, November 13th @ 6pm, our artists: Michele Carlo, Julia Joseph, John Newell and Tim O'Mara. Admission is $8 and that includes a free drink.

Storytelling Ignites Cornelia Street Cafe

Due to the fiery level of talent at the “City Stories: Stoops to Nuts” show last night, the artists were delivered to the Cornelia Street Cafe in an Explosives truck. Luckily, I caught the truck idling at a light during its rounds.  

Thank you, Lisa Burns, Dylan Maida, Nicole Ferraro, Julia Joseph, Francesca Rizzo & Adam Wade for one of the best shows ever at Cornelia Street Café. Your stories, songs and musicianship blew away the standing room packed house. Thank you, Danielle Marks for your terrific artists photos here from last night’s performance. Thank you, Jon Calvert, for filming the action. Thank you, to an incredibly supportive audience; it was a kick to have so many people out on a night right after the holidays. 

When you share an event like this together, it hangs in for a long time.

Everybody, please come back to “City Stories: Stoops to Nuts” real soon.  Hugs, Tommy