#Museum at Eldridge

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Exploring the NYC Lower East Side

Great way to explore New York City's Lower East Side!

There are many choices for spending a day in the Big Apple. Yet I recommend spending a day exploring the NYC Lower East Side. The NYC Lower East Side is on the southeastern side of Manhattan Island. It is roughly south of E. Houston St. and between Bowery and the East River. NYC’s Lower East Side has a rich past. Many immigrants from the late 1800s and early 1900s found homes in this corner of…

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Today, I did a presentation about Eldridge Park with a couple of folks from the park for our Out to Lunch series.

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Mark Podwal | Museum at Eldridge Street | Print

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Raised Fists and Guns. These posters chronicle the story of the Black Panther Party, 1967-1970.

From the exhibit “Black Power to Black People: Branding the Black Panther Party” at Poster House, New York 1967 H. Rap Brown (Man with Match), Emory Douglas H. Rap Brown was a member of both the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Black Panther Party. He is associated with the phrase “burn, baby, burn,” hence the match. 1968 Bobby Hutton Murdered, Designer…

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Murder at the British Museum by Jim Eldridge

Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Tomorrow Night: A Salute to Molly Picon

Concert Lecture: A Salute to the Remarkable Molly Piconat the Museum at Eldridge StreetTuesday, March 19 | 6PM ETIn conjunction with the exhibition On the Lower East Side: Twenty-Eight Remarkable Women…and One Scoundrel, the Museum at Eldridge Street is hosting a unique concert lecture with Yiddish theater professor and director/performer Dr. Diane Cypkin, exploring the life of legendary Yiddish…

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Britain's Oldest Gold Coin Hoard Discovered

The oldest hoard of gold coins in Britain, dating back 2,173 years, was discovered by a metal detectorist.

The 12 Iron Age artifacts were discovered by Stephen Eldridge while scouring fields in Buckinghamshire.

They were built in 150 BC by a tribe in what is now Picardy, France, according to experts at the British Museum.

According to speculation, the coins were likely transferred to Britain in return for Celtic mercenaries who were sent to Gaul in western Europe to fight the Romans.

A hoard from this date is extremely uncommon, even though individual gold coins from this era have been discovered before.

The coins will now likely sell for £30,000 when they are put up for auction at London's Spink & Son.

In November 2019, Mr. Eldridge, 68, discovered the coins in the Buckinghamshire community of Ashley Green.

The Catuvellauni tribe first settled in the region about 150 BC, and during the ensuing century they grew to become the most dominant tribe in Britain.

Mr. Eldridge has put the coins up for auction with London-based coin specialists Spink after going through the treasure process.

The coins' roughly 75% gold content with an alloy of silver and copper was validated by scientific x-ray fluorescence analysis, indicating the economy in which Britain's first gold coinage were circulating.

The coins are now expected to sell for £30,000 when they go under the hammer at London auctioneers Spink & Son

Gregory Edmund, of Spink & Son, said: “Whilst individual gold coins of this period have been recorded across south east England, it is incredibly rare for a trove of this size or date to be uncovered. Contemporary local coinage was simply cast base metal issues called 'potins'. Whoever successfully imported this trove of gold coins would have undoubtedly wielded influence in the region.

They would have been exported, probably in exchange for mercenaries, equipment and hunting dogs to fight the Romans or other tribes in Belgium. Twenty or thirty years after they were deposited we started to get the first British coins in the same style. These coins were in the wealthiest part of the English kingdom. A hoard of this size and period is unprecedented in the archaeological record. There was one other hoard from this period of three coins found. These coins have been well used, it is very clear they are not fresh when they are put in the ground, but still retain remarkable details of a seldom-seen Iron Age art form.

It is often speculated that the portraiture of this coinage was deliberately androgynous despite being modelled on the classical male god Apollo. The feminine styling is probably a reflection of the political significance of women in Iron Age society, that enabled such historical figures as Cartimandua and Boudicca to rise to prominence and our now national folklore. It is incredibly satisfying to assist in the proper recording, academic analysis and now sale of these prestigious prehistoric relics.”

Following the coroner's inquest, the British Museum made the decision to disclaim the coins, which means they now belong to the finder.

The landowner will receive a portion of Mr. Eldridge's earnings.

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Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 “White A”

August 30, 2024 Zac Yates Warbirds News 0

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Aircorps Art Dec 2019

By Randy Malmstrom

Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military aircraft in particular. He has a particular penchant for documenting specific airframes with a highly detailed series of walk-around images and an in-depth exploration of their history, which have proved to be popular with many of those who have seen them, and we thought our readers would be equally fascinated too. This installment of Randy’s Warbird Profiles takes a look at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum‘s Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5, currently the only airworthy example of the legendary Luftwaffe fighter.

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This particular aircraft was built in Bremen in April 1943. It is an example of the Jagdbomber (“Jabos” for short) or fighter bomber modification. It was based at Siversky (southwest of Leningrad) and so has come down through history as the “Leningrad 190.” It is the aircraft of Feldwebel Paul Rätz, Jagdgeschwader 54, Staffel 4 and a veteran of 117 combat missions. I have heard variously that it was painted in forest camouflage using paints scrounged from local residents by Luftwaffe field mechanics, or it was pained in RLM colors being tested at the time. The yellow stripe indicates Russian Front and a letter marking generally refers to ground attack rather than a number for air attack.

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While on a “free hunt” for trains with his wingman in the “Corridor of Death” near Voybokalo, east of Leningrad, on July 19, 1943 Rätz encountered heavy anti-aircraft fire. He reported having been hit by flak and made a nearly perfect belly landing. He was reported missing in action, but in fact survived the crash and was taken prisoner in the Soviet Union and was later repatriated to Germany in 1949. The aircraft was found in 1989 where he left it near Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) with his helmet and radio gear on the pilot’s seat.

It is believed that slave laborers sabotaged this aircraft as there was no bullet damage, and a rag was found in one of the oil lines. It was rebuilt with as much original skin as possible (I am told as much as 80-90%) and powered by a BMW 801 D-2 air-cooled engine (note the 12-bladed fan behind the propeller) — I have heard that an unused engine still in its crate was found for this project — which was rebuilt at Vintage V-12s in Tehachapi, CA. What was amazing about this aircraft was the Kommandogerät (control device), an electro-mechanical computer that sets the fuel mixture, propeller pitch, boost, and magneto timing all at once. It is my understanding that the famous KommandoGerät in and of itself was half the cost of the BMW 801 “Power Egg” engine (there seems to be question as to any use of that moniker in German-language regions), and that there were disputes between manufacturers Fw and BMW over all the early engine problems (who was to blame); a Luftwaffe officer helped the two companies come to some agreement.

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It was acquired by Vulcan Warbirds Inc. for display and flight at Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) on Paine Field in Everett, WA. The BMW sticker has been removed for safe keeping but you can see the disk where it belongs. The canopy is largely original and I’ve heard reports that the plastic was recovered from the Bodensee (Lake Constance) or possibly Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Final restoration was at GossHawk Unlimited in Arizona and Steve Hinton flew it for the first time on December 1, 2010. It is the only flying example of this version with a BMW 801 engine as of this writing, with Steve Hinton and Kevin Eldridge the only two pilots checked out in the aircraft since it was restored.

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This Jabos modification was armed with two Rheinmetall MG 17 7.92 mm machine guns in the cowling (disparagingly referred to by German pilots as “Türklopfer” or “doorknockers” for their lack of penetrating power) – two of the MG/FF 20 mm cannons in the wings were removed to carry up to 1,320 lbs. of ordnance. It has red mechanical landing gear indicator rods or bayonets which you can see protruding on top of the wings and where it attaches to the landing gear strut.

Note that in this vintage of Fw-190 there is a spring-loaded pulley on the canopy to keep the antenna wire taught regardless of the the canopy’s position; this was skipped on later 190’s such as the D-13 Dora (I have photos of that aircraft without the pulley). Flaps are metal whereas the Dora uses wood. Also, since the canopy rails are not parallel the canopy has a hinge on the top to make it flexible. There is a cable from the right landing gear strut to the tailwheel that retracts the tailwheel when the main gear goes up; there is an access panel on the left side of the tail fin to adjust the cable mechanism (see photos and diagrams). The right wheel rim of the aircraft is painted red indicating synthetic fuel (as far as I have determined).

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The “Achtung” warning on the armor behind the pilot’s seat reminds ground crews that there is an explosive canopy release – this is due to the difficulty of opening it manually when the aircraft is at speed.

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About the author

Randy Malmstrom grew up in a family steeped in aviation culture. His father, Bob, was still a cadet in training with the USAAF at the end of WWII, but did serve in Germany during the U.S. occupation in the immediate post-war period, where he had the opportunity to fly in a wide variety of types which flew in WWII. After returning to the States, Bob became a multi-engine aircraft sales manager and as such flew a wide variety of aircraft; Randy frequently accompanied him on these flights. Furthermore, Randy’s cousin, Einar Axel Malmstrom flew P-47 Thunderbolts with the 356th FG from RAF Martlesham Heath. He was commanding this unit at the time he was shot down over France on April 24th, 1944, spending the rest of the war as a prisoner of war. Following his repatriation at war’s end, Einar continued his military service, attaining the rank of Colonel. He was serving as Deputy Wing Commander of the 407th Strategic Fighter Wing at Great Falls AFB, MT at the time of his death in a T-33 training accident on August 21, 1954. The base was renamed in his honor in October 1955 and continues to serve in the present USAF as home to the 341st Missile Wing. Randy’s innate interest in history in general, and aviation history in particular, plus his educational background and passion for WWII warbirds, led him down his current path of capturing detailed aircraft walk-around photos and in-depth airframe histories, recording a precise description of a particular aircraft in all aspects.

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Zac Yates

Zac, born and raised in New Zealand, grew up immersed in aviation, with his father working as a helicopter crewman and living at Wanganui Airport. His passion for aviation started in childhood, building scale model kits and following the global warbird scene. He later trained as a journalist but found mainstream media unfulfilling, leading him to pursue a career as an aircraft maintenance engineer.

Now residing in Blenheim, near the historic Omaka Aerodrome, Zac studies at RNZAF Base Woodbourne and aspires to become a private and warbird pilot. Known as "Handbag" in aviation circles, he shares his love for aviation through photography and writing, connecting with enthusiasts worldwide.

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Random walk #3

Eldridge Street Synagogue and Museum

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New Painting! "Eldridge Street" 20"x30", gouache and watercolor on paper, 2022-23. It's been a while since I made a larger scale painting in my Chinatown series. Can you spot the Museum at Eldridge Street? Original available, and prints up on my Etsy: https://etsy.me/3J2HKBQ

. Check it out at my studio sale Saturday, March 18, 1-5pm in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Email/Message to RSVP (a must!). Lots of prints, framed exhibition prints, and more.

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In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world’s greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers… a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: JB: Jack Black KG: Kyle Gass Lee: JR Reed Dio: Ronnie James Dio Open Mic Host: Paul F. Tompkins Lil’ JB: Troy Gentile Security Guard: Ned Bellamy Security Guard: Fred Armisen Car Chase Cop / Gang Leader: Kirk Ward Truck Stop Waitress: Amy Poehler The Stranger: Tim Robbins Satan: Dave Grohl Guitar Center Guy: Ben Stiller Girl: Lara Everly Girl: Brittany Eldridge Girl: Melissa-Anne Davenport Gang Member: John Ennis Gang Member: V.J. Foster Gang Member: Jay Johnston Drunk Frat Dude: Colin Hanks Al’s Bar Waitress: Stephanie Erb Gorgeous Woman: Amy Adams Tattooed Biker: Milos Milicevic Ecstatic Woman: Molly Bryant Poopy Guy: Michael Rivkin Stand Up Comic: Gregg Turkington Exploding Head Guy: Patrick M. Walsh Fainting Woman: Bevin Kaye KG’s Mother: Evie Peck Young KG: Mason Knight Bully: Erik Walker Betty Black: Cynthia Ettinger Billy Black: Andrew Lewis Caldwell Tarot Card Reader: Laura Milligan Frat Boy #1 (uncredited): Jason Segel Bud Black (uncredited): Meat Loaf Sasquatch (uncredited): John C. Reilly Film Crew: Casting: Jeanne McCarthy Executive Producer: Georgia Kacandes Songs: Jack Black Stunts: Jack Gill Executive Producer: Ben Stiller Original Music Composer: John King Makeup Designer: Barney Burman Second Unit Director of Photography: Paul Hughen Supervising Sound Editor: Elmo Weber Stunt Double: Cole S. McKay Visual Effects Supervisor: David D. Johnson Casting: Juel Bestrop Executive Producer: Cale Boyter Stunts: Mic Rodgers Songs: Kyle Gass Writer: Liam Lynch Producer: Stuart Cornfeld Editor: David Rennie Executive Producer: Toby Emmerich Executive In Charge Of Production: Erik Holmberg Second Assistant Director: Heather Grierson Production Design: Martin Whist Sound Effects Editor: Derek Vanderhorst Director of Photography: Robert Brinkmann Executive Producer: Richard Brener Original Music Composer: Andrew Gross Second Unit Director: Rick Avery Supervising Sound Editor: David Bach First Assistant Director: Milos Milicevic Stunts: Doug Coleman Stunts: Tim Trella Stunt Driver: Angelique Midthunder Art Department Coordinator: Mike Piccirillo Stunts: Robert Chapin Set Decoration: Don Diers Costume Designer: Dayna Pink Stunts: Terry Jackson Stunt Double: John Ashker Special Effects Makeup Artist: Toni G Stunts: Tom Elliott Special Effects Makeup Artist: Justin Stafford Special Effects Makeup Artist: Mike Smithson Stunt Double: Rick Miller Stunts: Larry Rippenkroeger Stunts: Sean Graham Art Direction: Maria Baker Stunts: Ian Quinn Script Supervisor: Pamela Alch Stunts: Brian Machleit Sound Effects Editor: Clayton Weber Still Photographer: Zade Rosenthal Stunts: Frank Torres Aerial Director of Photography: David B. Nowell Hair Department Head: Linda D. Flowers Key Hair Stylist: Merribelle Anderson Makeup Artist: Ralis Kahn Hairstylist: Yeşim “Shimmy” Osman Sound Effects Editor: Marc Glassman Visual Effects: Brent M. Bowen Camera Operator: Michael FitzMaurice Sound Effects Editor: Orada Jusatayanond Costume Supervisor: Hope Slepak Stunts: Dean Bailey Stunts: Eliza Coleman Makeup Department Head: Kate Shorter Stunt Coordinator: Scotty Richards Production Supervisor: Ralph Bertelle First Assistant Camera: Thomas Vandermillen Stunt Coordinator: Brian Avery Visual Effects: John Coats Stunts: Kevin Abercrombie Special Effects Makeup Artist: Scott Stoddard Stunts: Joni Avery Stunt Driver: Ed McDermott II Special Effects Makeup Artist: Michael Marino Second Second Assistant Director: Velvet Andrews-Smith Steadicam Operator: Jon Myers Stunt Driver: Jody Hart Stunts: Roger Richman Second Second Assistant Director: Ivan Kraljević Stunts: Danny Wynands Stunts: Jeff Brockton Stunt Double: Tad Griffith Stunts: Buck McDancer Special Effects Coordinator: Andy Weder Stunt...

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Artist Tobi Kahn receives ‘chaver’ honor, an ancient tradition with a modern twist

(RNS) — “Chaver,” an honorific with origins in ancient Jewish history, has traditionally been awarded to rabbinical scholars and pillars of the religious community. But the title has evolved over the centuries, and on June 30, it was settled on Tobi Kahn, an Orthodox Jewish artist, at the Museum at Eldridge Street, in Manhattan. Kahn’s ceremony coincided with the unveiling of “Memory &…

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Friday, June 7, 2024

I made what I’m calling a memory table for the Eldridge Park exhibit today. The idea is that people can write down their memories of the park and leave them for other visitors to read. I can’t install it until after our big event this weekend but it’s ready to go.

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Há Museus em Todos os Lugares: Literatura

Museus estão presentes como cenário em diversos livros de ficção. Seja em mistérios e suspenses ou romances, essa é mais um espaço que os museus ocupam.

Alguns livros que tem museus como cenário:

Morte no Museu Britânico - J. B. Livingstone: Em Morte no Museu Britânico, o detetive Higgins, um ex-policial leitor de Shakespeare que, munido de um lápis Staedler tradition B e uma caderneta de ouro preta, elucida os crimes mais difíceis através de uma lógica rigorosa e do chamado fator humano, desprezando os computadores e outros símbolos inexoráveis do progresso.

Museu - Véronique Roy: No Museu Nacional de História Natural de Paris, eminentes cientistas encontram-se sob forte agitação: um meteorito anterior à criação do nosso sistema solar pode ser a prova da origem extraterrestre da vida na Terra. Ressurgem antigas controvérsias. Seria o homem o produto acidental da evolução ou o fruto de um “desígnio superior”, isto é, a criação de Deus? Para passar as coisas a limpo, o diretor do Museu recorre a dois especialistas: o paleontólogo e geólogo norte-americano Peter Osmond, ateu convicto e ferrenho opositor da tese criacionista, e o italiano Marcello Magnani, astrofísico enviado pelo Vaticano. A intrépida conservadora do Museu, Léopoldine Devaire, preocupada com o repentino desaparecimento de um baú no interior da instituição, ajudará os dois em seus trabalhos. Entretanto, logo após sua chegada, Peter Osmond faz uma descoberta macabra: a bióloga Anita Elberg é encontrada num aposento escuro... pavorosamente dissecada. A polícia francesa abre as investigações, mas não avança no caso. E, pior: durante sete dias, outros assassinatos não param de se suceder...Osmond, Magnani e Léopoldine decidem se unir para descobrir a verdade e pôr um fim nos atos bárbaros que têm abalado a instituição.

Murder At The National Gallery - Jim Eldridge: Parte de uma série, Murder At The National Gallery se passa em 1897. O corpo de uma mulher é encontrado na National Gallery, eviscerado de uma maneira que lembra muito fortemente as façanhas do infame Jack, o Estripador. Daniel Wilson e Abigail Fenton são contatados por um curador da National Gallery para sua assistência. A mulher morta, modelo de um artista e senhora da noite, tinha ligações com o artista Walter Sickert que era suspeito durante a onda de assassinatos do Estripador. A Scotland Yard prendeu Sickert por suspeita deste novo assassinato, mas não é o último. Assassinatos copiados dos crimes do Estripador implicam o artista que ama chocar, mas Sickert insiste que ele é inocente. Quem iria querer incriminá-lo? O Wilson e o Fenton têm o trabalho de apanhar um assassino indescritível e determinado.

Ladrão de Arte - Noah Charney: Roma: Na pequena igreja barroca de Santa Giuliana, uma magnífica pintura de Caravaggio desaparece sem deixar pistas. Paris: Na câmara de segurança do porão da Sociedade Malevitch, a curadora Geneviève Delacloche é surpreendida com o desaparecimento do maior tesouro da instituição: Branco sobre Branco, a famosa obra do russo Kasimir Malevitch. Londres: Roubada a mais recente aquisição da National Gallery of Modern Art. Os inspetores Jean-Jacques Bizot, da polícia parisiense, e Harry Wickenden, da Scotland Yard, recompõem as peças desse intrincado quebra-cabeça. O que parecia uma série de roubos sem conexão é parte de um plano monumental que conjuga pistas falsas e enigmas de sofisticação apaixonante. Nos bastidores do mundo artístico, nos museus, galerias e casas de leilões se esconde um mistério concebido com a genialidade digna das melhores obras-de-arte.

Curated (A Museum Love Story) - Nellie Wilson: Emmy Bonaire construiu uma carreira de sucesso como historiadora, antecipando o pior resultado e evitando-o a todo custo. O que ela não podia prever era seu museu de história ter que combinar com o museu de ciências do campus. Pior ainda, Emmy agora tem que compartilhar um escritório e projetar uma exposição com um irritantemente atraente curador, Dr. Ryan Andersson, um paleontólogo cujo otimismo só é superado pelo ceticismo de Emmy sobre ele. Ryan se considera um cara simpático. Isto é, até conhecer Emmy. Ela parece imune ao seu charme do meio-oeste e tentativas de colaboração profissional. Ninguém para deixar algo ir, Ryan embarca em uma campanha pessoal para Emmy gostar dele. Pelo bem do museu, é claro. Não porque a historiadora rude desperte seu interesse. Enquanto Emmy e Ryan evoluem de colegas invejosos para beijos roubados nos arquivos, seu trabalho acadêmico também se beneficia. Mas quando sua exposição colaborativa se torna crítica para ambos os seus sucessos, enquanto seus objetivos de carreira se tornam ainda mais desalinhados, a extinção parece iminente.

Assassinato no Museu Smithsonian - Margaret Truman: Um corpo tomba sobre o pêndulo de Foucault do museu Smithsonian, em plena festa em que compareceu o vice-presidente dos Estados Unidos.

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The New York Landmarks Conservancy Awards $289,800 State-Wide Sacred Sites Grants

The Museum at Eldridge Street in New York. Photo The New York Landmarks Conservancy Hebrew Tabernacle and The Museum at Eldridge Street in New York City Receive Sacred Sites Grants The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 19 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $289,800 awarded to 17 historic religious properties throughout New York State.  Sacred Sites Grants in New York City include $30,000…

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Licht und Schatten

Der heutige Tag hat für uns mit einer großartigen Führung durch das Museum an der Eldridge Street begonnen, eine Synagoge, die 1887 erbaut wurde. Eine echte New Yorker Type hat uns eine Führung gegeben und neben sehr persönlichen Erzählungen aus ihrer Familiengeschichte auch einiges über diesen Bau und die Umstände, unter denen die orthodoxen Juden zu der Bauzeit lebten, erzählt. Dort sahen wir die ersten wunderschönen Lichtspiele des Tages durch die Glasfenster der Synagoge.

Anschließend picknickten wir in einem Park in Chinatown und dann ging es zu Fuß über die Brooklyn Bridge. Sonne und dunkle Wolken ließen tolle Stimmung entstehen.

Nach einer völlig überölten Pizza und einem sehr erfrischenden Regenschauer hörten wir ein Jazzkonzert im Bluenote, Chris Dave saß an den Drums, dazu spielte die Brassband 'Soul Rebels'. Da sich heute auch 09/11 jährt sind wir dann noch zum Ground Zero gefahren. Am Memorial lagen hunderte Blumen und die beiden Strahler, die an die Twintower erinnern, ragten in den Himmel. Das haben wir uns dann auch nochmal von "unserer" Seite (Brooklyn) aus angesehen.