Hot Fun in the Summertime ~ NYC

It's summer in the city. The last two weeks I've snapped a 1000 pictures without breaking a sweat.  Rockaway Beach, Gramercy Park, West Village, East Village, Central Park, Carl Schurz Park. To name a few neighborhoods.  I'll put up some photos here and lead you to more at a public photo page at Facebook that you can view with or without you having a Facebook account.

Here is the link to more pix.

Hot fun in the summertime in New York City.

Buckets of Rain Over Your Head: August in NYC

Biking along the Hudson River, Alison and I visited a few spots downtown.

First stop, Otterness sculpture garden just west of Stuyvesant high school at Chambers Street. Second stop, Pier 25 between Harrison & North Moore Street. Pier 25 is a wonderland with grass, sand, golf, sprinklers and buckets of water that flip over cooling kids of all ages. Here are some photos from the bike ride.

August is the month when all children torture adults to get to water, and it's nice to see the city helping that effort with inventive playgrounds. With spots like Otterness garden and Pier 25's buckets of water over your head these are the good old days.

Here are Pier 25 photos I took last winter.

Next City Stories: Stoops to Nuts storytelling show @ Tuesday, August 16th @ 6pm @ Cornelia Street Cafe. We have great tellers and songsmiths, The Amygdaloids, Lindsey Gentile, Rachel Pertile Goldstein, Jed Parrish, Thomas Pryor & Andy Ross. It will change your life. I don't know how we do it, but we do. The Cafe requests $7 admission to cover their expenses then they turn around and give you a free drink, a swell deal.

Buckets of Rain cover featuring Beth Orton & M. Ward.