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2024 NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour
May 10th, 2024 by Mr. C
————————————————————————————————- It’s been a hot decade+ since I last rode the NYC 5 Boro bike tour but that changed last Sunday! The ride was exactly how I remembered it, same route, most of the same rest areas plus a few new ones and a few challenging spots in the ride! The scattered start times of […]
Tags: 5 boro bike tour, bike ny, bikeny, biking nyc, new york city, nyc
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2023 Tour De Bronx
October 27th, 2023 by Mr. C
The artwork looks like a Toofly production but I’m not 100% positive. Anyone knows, let us know! —————————————————————————————————————- First thing that came to mind while riding on the Grand Concourse while pedaling towards Yankee Stadium was the Tony! Toni! Toné! Song – “It feels Good”….it certainly felt good last Sunday to be riding in the […]
Tags: bike, nyc, tour de bronx
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Run, Walk, Bike, Explore the Tappanzee Bridge path
July 24th, 2022 by Mr. C
—————————————————————————————————————- A few weeks ago we cycled over the Tappanzee Bridge multi use path for the first time and it was amazing! This pedestrian path opened in 2020. I would never have dreamed that we could do this as the old Tappanzee Bridge, there were no walk or bike paths. The original Tappanzee bridge opened […]
Tags: biking, mario cuomo bridge, new york state, nyack, tappanzee bridge, tarrytown, walking
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Kenny Scharf : When Worlds Collide (2020)
December 24th, 2021 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————– This movie was an inspiring look into the life & art world of Kenny Scharf! We’ve always enjoyed the murals painted by him when we randomly stumbled across them while combing the streets of the dirty NYC. His art seemed to bring all his painted subjects to life even the inanimate ones! I had […]
Tags: documentary, graffiti, kenny scharf, street art, when worlds collide
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Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas (2017) – a musical documentary
December 18th, 2021 by Mr. C
This documentary was a fun take on how Jewish Americans have taken a tradition not their own & created something they can call their own encapsulated with song, dance, & chinese food!? I’m not Jewish but I have some friends who are (sounds like a racist intro) and if I shine a bright light in […]
Tags: documentary, dreaming of a jewish christmas, jewish composers, les, new york city
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November 21, 1776 – British Invasion/American Retreat at the New Bridge in River Edge at the Hackensack River
November 22nd, 2021 by Mr. C
We retraced the steps and witnessed the reenactment of the American Retreat of our Continental Army troops of the 3rd Regiment of N. Jersey on November 21, 1776 during these trying times of the British Invasion! We retraced the steps and witnessed the reenactment of the American Retreat of our Continental Army troops of the […]
Tags: 1776, american history, american retreat, british invasion, hackensack river, historic new bridge landing, new bridge, retreat to victory
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Retreat Weekend at Fort Lee, NJ – British Invasion of 1776
November 20th, 2021 by Mr. C
——————————————————————————————————————– This weekend was the 245th Commemoration of the British Invasion of New Jersey and the beginning of the Continental Army’s strategic “Retreat to Victory” in 1776 . The annual retreat weekend was again held at the Fort Lee Historic Park, part of the the Palisades Interstate Park in NJ. This retreat weekend in Fort […]
Tags: 1776, american history, american retreat, british invasion, fort lee
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Fanny: The Right to Rock at DOC NYC film festival
November 18th, 2021 by Mr. C
Fanny: The right to rock is an inspiring look at an unsung all female rock band from the late 60s who were not a household name but should of been. Fanny paved the path for the future of lady female rockers to come. They were the first all female rock band to release an LP […]
Tags: doc nyc film festival, documentary, fanny, fanny the band, music, rock and roll
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USS Ling – World War II sub in Hackensack
November 6th, 2021 by Mr. C
—————————————————————————————————————– I was driving around town the other day to see what the status was on the historic WWII submarine – the USS Ling. The Ling has been docked on the Hackensack River in Hackensack since 1973 and remain opened as a Naval Museum. She was donated to the Submarine Memorial Association and petitioned for […]
Tags: hackensack, uss ling, wwii submarine
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Back to the grill again! – ONE ALL THE WAY – Jersey, Texas Weiners, & the Silk City!
November 1st, 2021 by Mr. C
When people discuss the heart & soul of NJ, the conversation will eventually teeter over to the topic of NJ style hot dogs otherwise known as the texas weiner and reminiscing about Paterson! One All The Way is a short film that packs a lot of punch. It compacts the passion of Jersey hot dogs […]
Tags: documentary, hot dogs, new jersey, one all the way, paterson
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American River at 2021 Montclair Film Festival
October 26th, 2021 by Mr. C
American River was a wonderful eye opening film that documented the journey of Mary Bruno & guide Carl Alderson on a 4 day, 80 mile kayak through the pristine humble beginning flow of pureness & serenity of the Passaic River in Mendham, NJ to the very end when the Passaic river erects to form a […]
Tags: documentary, mary bruno, passaic river
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Summer Streets NYC 2021
August 14th, 2021 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————— It felt great finally to get out to an organized public outdoor event and experience some sort of normalcy. I have to admit I still feel skittish going out in the public especially in confined spaces with crowd gatherings but summer streets is not that! For those who have followed us for a little […]
Tags: Bicycle tour, summer streets
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