These lions adorn the Hanson Place entrance to the Williamsburg Bank, ( Built 1929 by Halsey, McCormack & Helmer).

Below is the current design for the building's address plaque.

During a walk around Coney Island Creek last night looking for semi-submerged subjects,
the sun burst under a cloud and caught me traipsing through the undergrowth.

"Get Into the Swing of Fall" takes place on Governors Island on Thursday October 8th. Water Taxi Beach will be the venue for a swing party featuring the Stumblebum Brass Band. This will be the last chance to visit the island at night until next year.

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This afternoon I got to meet British publisher Nii Ayikwei Parkes (left) from Flipped Eye at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Nii told me that, until the arrival of Granta this year, Flipped Eye was the only British publisher that attended the festival. Today also saw NYC celebrating the 400th anniversary of another British arrival.

"This tablet is erected to commemorate the opening of the first
subway uniting the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn
January 9, 1908"

At the Borough Hall entrance.

There were flash flood warnings tonight, and we got a beautiful sunset.

The Coney Island History Project announced the first ever audio walking tour of Coney Island today.
It is available in a beta (testing) version from the History Project website in various download formats,
for mp3 players, computers and iPhones.