Writes of Passage

A 50% rain day turned out to be a wonderful day for hiking in the city. We parked on Division Ave, two blocks from Peter Luger, took Williamsburg bridge to the City and back to Brooklyn via Brooklyn bridge and dinner at Peter Luger.

The loop is about 10 miles.

• Williamsburg is very dirty
• Williamsburg Bridge
• Essex Market
• Lower East Side
• Pier 35
• Manhattan Bridge
• South Street Seaport & Peck Slip
• Brooklyn Bridge
• Clumber Corner & Etsy
• Brooklyn Navy Yard
• Peter Luger

A big blister developed on the back of my right heal from wearing the wrong sock, my own fault.

The last of the three bridges we passed/hiked is the Brooklyn Bridge. Peck Slip. FDR. South Street Seaport. Etsy.

I spotted a vendor who sells ice cold water for $1: this is very cheap! Perhaps due to the weather? I’ve purchased years ago for $2 on this bridge -:). It was $3 at US Open  2021 and $5 plus sale tax at AMC Fresh Meadows 7.

This bridge is the least visited among the three brides (BMW) on the East River.

SS Seaport at lower Manhattan, NYC. The renovations at Pier 17 are pretty much done, it seems.

Paris Cafe, one of the oldest pubs since 1873 at 119 South Street, has closed in 2020. It had plenty ups and downs, including the most recent hurricane Sandy in 2012, the caf

Pier 35 is at Mussel Beach by FDR, between Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges (closer to Manhattan bridge).

Some pix, looking out to Manhattan Bridge.

^{St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church @ 440 Grand St}

I don’t come to this part of Manhattan often: Lower East Side which refers to FDR on the East River, in lower Manhattan, among the three bridges BMW – Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg, clockwise (from west to east).

The Van Gogh, the immersive experience,which we saw in Paris in 2019, it was

45 Peck Slip @ South Street
Downtown, New York

This downtown house, cross street from Paris Cafe was built by Jasper Ward in 1807. It has changed many hands since (a detailed post on DaytonInManhattan). In 2022.

I found two photos from LOC – Library of Congress: left and the right.

88 Essex Street
New York, NY 

The Essex Market is an old food market that opened in 1940; a short walk from Williamsburg Bridge.

Eateries, markets, cafes, bar … nothing special but a nice place to take a break in the area, which is being gentrified. 

The second floor has many tables, looking out to a project housing complex.  

The street vendor but the area is getting better 

The housing project next door @ 64 and 66 Essex St

Brooklyn, NY. The entrance is rather small

55 Washington Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201

Etsy, an e-commerce is founded in Brooklyn in 2005, selling handmade and vintage items, and IPO’ed ten years later.

Clumber Corner is a tiny park in the city, more of a corner, with 1.46 acres.