This audacious duo stopped by a Make the Road NY BBQ (which they call a gay organization) demanding entry and food — and were denied. They charge racial discrimination. I think it’s because they’re CREEPY. The Russian stopped my friend in front of his house a few weeks ago and asked him for free clothing. Also denied.

The one consolation is that this is labeled as “comedy.” Maybe cultural differences have me wincing instead of laughing.

I was sure these guys were gonna get hurt yanking this huge, untrimmed dead tree down TOWARD them — thankfully, they were more skillful than I expected.

Musings and musical accompaniment by Eric Brown, in this video taken in one of Bushwick’s many cemeteries.

Check out this video from a church parade in 1962, on Hart and Suydam between Wilson and Knickerbocker. Near the end are great shots of the streets.

If I didn’t have to work till 1am most nights anyhow, I would have been awaken by this ridiculously low-flying NYPD chopper, as I’m sure many of my neighbors were. I called 311 just to ask what was going on — I’m not so presumptuous as to expect the police to land the chopper because someone complained about noise — and the operator simply said the relevant bureaucracy is now closed, and I need to call back during normal business hours, and tank you fah cawling da city of new ymmm…*click* Just as I was grumbling that my a/c wouldn’t drown out the noise, the chopper zipped off into the night. There’s no need for this clip to be a whole 38 seconds long, but I thought maybe they were going to do something, since they had been circling my block for 20 minutes.

I present to you: the ice cream truck, Bushwick style.