#author: roebling

[beardedmrbean]

A New Jersey Transit commuter train struck a chunk of a tree on the tracks Monday, leaving the train operator dead and nearly two dozen people injured.

The accident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. just north of the Roebling Station in Mansfield Township, NJ Transit said in a statement. There were 42 passengers aboard the River Line train, and television news video showed a large piece of the tree under the front of the train.

Twenty-three people were treated for minor injuries, NJ Transit said. Authorities worked to determine how the tree ended up on the tracks.

River Line service was suspended in both directions between the Roebling and Trenton train stations, and sections of some nearby roads, including U.S. Highway 130, closed as authorities investigated.

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FLP POETRY BOOK OF THE DAY: Bridging The Gap: Poems & Ethos for Emily Warren Roebling by Marissa Forbes

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Marissa Forbes (she/her) is a writer of all genres. She is an art and writing teacher for creative nonprofits in Colorado, a poetry Instructor for Community Literature Initiative, and the Managing Editor of Twenty Bellows. She was awarded an Author Fellowship from MVICW in 2021 and since 2020 has published numerous short stories and poems in literary journals nationwide, which are found on www.marissforbes.com. Forbes lives a colorful life in Denver Colorado with her two children, dog, and cat. #poetry #history #feminism

PRAISE FOR Bridging The Gap: Poems & Ethos for Emily Warren Roebling by Marissa Forbes

Poems for history lovers and for anyone who loves to read about how a woman looked men in the face and said, ’No, we’re doing it my way.’ Forbes shines a poetic light on events that male historians of the time wanted to make sure never surfaced. This collection is a blessing to the poetry world.

–Anne Marie Wells, author of Survived By and Happy Iceland

These marvelous poems brilliantly evoke the grit and intelligence of Emily Warren Roebling in all her complicated glory. It’s a fantastic book from a fantastic poet.

–Gordon Haber, Historical Fiction author and Editor of Dutch Kills Press

This collection is amazing, I love that it’s themed and reveals a spectrum of lives and experiences during Emily’s time. The poetry [in Bridging the Gap: poems & Ethos for Emily Roebling] really captures a moment in time, while also relating it back to contemporary issues.

–Amelia Cotter, author of Apparitions

Forbes’ Bridging the Gap, is an authentic definition of the evolution of feminism. This poetry collection is a brilliant testimony of the complex intersectionalities within the broader feminist movement. Prepare yourself for an exquisite read.

–Andrés Sánchez, author of This Body

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[ad_1] All people at a skating rink smiles.Ever discover this? The youngsters in hockey skates racing from one aspect to the following. The mothers gently guiding their I-don’t-know-about-this kids alongside the ice. The couples (there are at all times couples) holding fingers out of affection and a want to remain vertical.Skaters decided to remain on their toes had been grinning and laughing not too long ago on a brand new patch of ice in New York Metropolis. Glide, a pop-up skating rink at Brooklyn Bridge Park, brings a unique vibe to the New York skating scene. Whereas its older and extra skilled cousin, the Rink at Rockefeller Middle, is the bona fide see-and-be-seen vacation spot within the metropolis, Glide is throughout the river. In a park. It’s quieter. Quirkier. Glide debuted in December and can keep open till March 1.It's straight beneath the bridge, making you're feeling like you possibly can virtually contact the slate-blue bricks of the bridge’s Brooklyn tower. The ferries and barges on the East River bustle by. And when it will get darkish, Manhattan activates its lights, seemingly only for you.If ever there was a spot with Instagram written throughout it, that is it.Or TikTok. That’s how Dorian Herrera and Fernanda Fernandez of the Bronx, each 17, discovered concerning the picturesque spot. They spent about an hour on the ice, holding onto one another and guffawing beneath the lights.“It was plenty of enjoyable,” Ms. Fernandez mentioned. “I really feel like I used to be going quick.”Nonetheless beautiful the $400 million campus is now, this part of Brooklyn was something however in its pre-park days. In 1984, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ended its cargo operations on the Brooklyn piers and deliberate to promote the land for industrial growth. By then, the place was deserted and assumed to be visited solely by ne’er-do-wells, a popularity earned within the Seventies and ’80s.The land remained fallow for many years. In 2002, New York State and Metropolis, beneath Governor George E. Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, agreed to fund a park on the website.The early renderings of the park, courting again to 2005, included a rink as a wintertime draw, in line with Eric Landau, president of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Company, which operates Brooklyn Bridge Park. The primary sections of the park opened in 2010, and it now encompasses 85 acres, stretching alongside 1.3 miles of the Brooklyn shoreline.However the spot reserved for the rink, named Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, merely opened as parkland in 2021, although short-term paintings got here to the shores beneath the bridge and pickleball courts got here to the piers.Brooklyn Bridge Park put out a name for proposals in March 2023, and IMG, the sports activities administration conglomerate, submitted a bid in Could. IMG teamed up with BSE International, the guardian firm for Barclays Middle and the Brooklyn Nets.“We had been completely positioned to convey this rink to life,” mentioned Judi Ludovico, a vp of IMG Occasions. Earlier than this undertaking, IMG was a part of a Glide location in London, on the Battersea Energy Station. Ms. Ludovico declined to touch upon the monetary make-up of the cope with Brooklyn Bridge Park.For BSE International, the rink was a chance to create one other neighborhood gathering place. “Now we have a longstanding relationship with the Parks Division, having beforehand labored collectively on a number of basketball court docket renovations in Brooklyn,” mentioned Aaron Jakubovitz, vp of selling at BSE International, in a press release.The area they created is continuous the park’s mission of attracting a broad swath of New York — school college students, highschool college students, vacationers, little children, children at coronary heart. Ms. Ludovico, the IMG vp, declined to reveal how the rink is doing financially, however mentioned in an e mail, “we're happy with how the rink has been performing.”Together with free skates, the rink additionally hosts a lot of theme nights.

The vocal stylings of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Harry Types have already pierced the winter air. February will function a Valentine’s Day skate and a Ok-pop night time.To additional encourage guests to return out, Brooklyn Bridge Park is offering free and decreased tickets to New York Metropolis residents on sure days, and it has backed tickets for colleges and neighborhood facilities. Commonplace grownup tickets are $15 off peak and $25 peak, whereas youth tickets run from $10 to $12. “We wished it to be accessible to all people,” Landeau mentioned.One current night, Claudia Pasculli, a vacationer from Argentina, and her husband steadied their 10-year-old son, a first-time skater. Getting on the ice was her son’s thought, she mentioned. However as soon as he acquired on the market, he discovered it was a bit tougher than it appeared.Nonetheless, Ms. Pasculli had no complaints. “Everybody helped us and gave us some directions,” she mentioned.Madelin Rios, 19, and Alrzando Bustillo, 24, of Queens, had been additionally inexperienced persons. Each mentioned they'd solely been on ice skates a few instances earlier than, however that didn’t cease them from beginning and stopping and beginning once more, making their approach across the rink. And taking photos, after all.“I just like the view,” Ms. Rios mentioned. [ad_2] Supply hyperlink

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title: sight unseen author: roebling rating: teen wordcount: 4690 pairing: kim namjoon/min yoongi summary:

When Min Yoongi is told he can’t wear his contact lenses, he decides he’ll just go without. 20/20 vision is overrated, anyway. He’s managing just find until the new barista at his regular coffee place decides he wants to be friends. 

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[handeaux]

The Curious Histories of 17 Lost Bridges of Cincinnati

Over the years, Cincinnati’s waterways were crossed by many long-gone bridges. Some still generate fond memories. Others were a relief to demolish.

First Millcreek Bridge The first bridge across the Millcreek, a sort of pontoon affair located about where the Sixth Street viaduct now runs, was only two years old when it was demolished by a flood in 1808. It took three years to cobble together the funds for a replacement, an elevated structure opened in 1811. The 1822 flood erased that span. A third bridge was washed away by the 1832 flood and floated down to Louisville, where it was disassembled, towed back to town and rebuilt, only to be later destroyed by fire.

Original Deer Creek Bridge Around 1800, the only bridge across Deer Creek was short, but necessary. The gorge spanned by the bridge was only about 12 feet wide, but quite deep. To protect this bridge from the fate of its Western counterpart on the Millcreek, the bridge tenders piled loads of stone along the approaches for thirty feet or more each way from the banks. These rocky anchors managed to hold the bridge in place until it was replaced by a more substantial structure.

The First Ohio River Bridge In September 1862, Cincinnati was in full-blown panic. Confederate troops edged ever northward through Kentucky, obviously aimed at an invasion of Union territory at Cincinnati. General Lew Wallace (later to earn fame and fortune as the author of “Ben Hur”) was in command of the defense of the Queen City. Wallace had abundant troops, but no way to get them across the Ohio River to Kentucky. Roebling’s suspension bridge was nothing but unfinished pylons. It was at this moment that Wesley M. Cameron offered to construct a bridge across the Ohio. His pontoon bridge, completed in just 30 hours, was built from coal barges maneuvered into a row across the Ohio with planks laid across them. The bridge ran just east of today’s Suspension Bridge and was wide enough for two Army wagons to pass side-by-side.

Original Suspension Bridge Cincinnati is justly proud of our iconic Suspension Bridge, but that was not the first suspension bridge in this area. A suspension bridge linking Covington and Newport over the Licking River opened in 1853, more than a decade before the completion of John Roebling’s masterpiece. On 16 January 1854, that predecessor tumbled into the Licking River, along with 18 head of cattle, two drovers and a couple of commuters on horseback. None of the humans were seriously injured, nor were most of the livestock, but the disaster caused some reconsideration of plans for the Ohio River bridge. The Licking bridge was rebuilt and later reinforced under the supervision of Washington Roebling, John’s son. It was was replaced in the 1880s and again in the 1930s.

Eden Park Bridge A double-deck stone bridge once crossed the main drive of the Gilbert Avenue entrance to Eden Park. The top deck carried the tracks of the Zoo-Eden Streetcars. The lower, seldom used, deck provided an excellent vantage point for pedestrians to view the reservoirs and the Greek Revival rear portions of the Art Museum. The bridge was built in 1874 and demolished in 1949, with piles of fieldstone offered for sale at bargain rates.

Grandin Road Viaduct Delta Avenue runs downhill in the bed of a stream, now imprisoned by concrete pipes, once known as Crawfish Creek. Over the years, that creek gouged a pretty deep valley between Hyde Park and Columbia-Tusculum. In 1905, the valley was bridged, but as early as 1960, the span was seriously showing its age and was finally demolished in 1975, leaving two orphaned segments of Grandin Road. This lost bridge was also known as the Delta Avenue Viaduct.

Elm Street Bridge(s) A feature of special occasions in Cincinnati was the construction of elaborate but temporary bridges over Elm Street to connect Music Hall (and its predecessor Exposition Buildings) with Washington Park. Apparently first constructed for the United States centennial in 1876, an elaborately ornate covered bridge marked the 1888 centennial of the founding of Cincinnati. Other Elm Street bridges were constructed as late as 1910.

The Little White Bridge Today, the location of the famous Little White Bridge is buried under interstate highway traffic. At one time, it was a scenic landmark along the upper reaches of the Miami-Erie Canal, connecting the eastern end of 69th Street in Carthage to the grounds of the Longview Hospital. Originally constructed of wood in 1860, it was replaced by a metal structure in 1874, still painted white. The color and the destination spawned an idiom: To say that someone “crossed the white bridge” implied they had gone insane. The Little White Bridge was demolished in 1955 as I-75 plowed through the area.

Liberty Street Viaduct The very definition of boondoggle was exemplified by the Liberty Street Viaduct over the Millcreek. Debated for decades, Hamilton County commissioners finally commenced construction in 1888, but the span wasn’t completed until 1891. At that time, it was the longest bridge ever erected in the county and cost the – at that time – astronomical expense of $135,000. So poorly constructed that the city refused to certify it, the viaduct was barely wide enough for horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians. The shoddy monstrosity lingered in increasingly decrepit condition until 1929, when it was put out of its misery in preparation for construction of the Western Hills Viaduct.

Spring Grove Covered Bridge Motorists today drive Spring Grove Avenue over the Millcreek into Northside on an utterly unremarkable span in the shadow of I-74. Up until 1900, however, that route passed through a wooden covered bridge. Although sentimentally scenic, the darkness offered by the timbered superstructure provided excellent hiding places for footpads and highwaymen. According to the newspapers, no traveler would pass over the Spring Grove bridge unless heavily armed, and there was general rejoicing when it was razed.

Harrison Avenue Viaduct The new Harrison Avenue viaduct wasn’t even finished on 6 August 1908 when someone tried to blow it up. The attempted sabotage was sloppy work. Damage to the steel pillars was minimal and the shattered concrete plinth was easily replaced. The contractor for the job was a non-union shop and the foreman told police he thought a union agitator had planted the bomb. He was correct. The International Association of Bridge and Iron Workers, struggling to find a toehold in the construction industry, decided on drastic measures. Between 1905 and 1911, the union detonated nearly 100 explosions in 17 states from Massachusetts to California.

Tangeman Center Bridge For those University of Cincinnati alumni of a certain age, the memory of “The Bridge” brings a fond tear to the eye. First constructed as part of the 1960s expansion of the Tangeman University Center, the Bridge – formally the Veterans Memorial Bridge – supported parties, demonstrations, speeches, picnics, concerts and courtships until it was demolished in 2001 to make way for a pedestrian plaza. A short little span now connects the Tangeman Center to UC’s College-Conservatory of Music. It bears the old Veterans Memorial Bridge plaque, but it just isn’t the same.

An Electric Bridge The Findlay Street bridge over the Miami & Erie Canal was accidentally electrified in 1904 when an overhead trolley wire came undone and draped across the iron railing of the bridge. A drove of hogs refused to cross the sparking structure, squealing as they lifted one foot at a time and trying to shake off the tingling current. Horses unleashed showers of sparks from their horseshoes as they pranced over the bridge, leaping about like frisky colts until a passing electrician finally shut off the current. Like all the other canal bridges, this bridge was demolished during the construction of Central Parkway.

Bridgetown Trestle Can we still call it Bridgetown if there is no bridge? Although this Green Township community took its name from Bridgeton, New Jersey, hometown of some early settlers, Bridgetown was identified for decades with a Chesapeake & Ohio railroad trestle that straddled the intersection of Glenway, Race and Bridgetown roads. The last train rolled over the trestle in 1981, but the structure lingered, blocking traffic signals and hosting hordes of pigeons for several years until it was finally razed in 1984.

Central Bridge The Central Bridge, also known as the Cincinnati-Newport Bridge, was constructed in 1890. It ran from the foot of Ludlow Street on the Cincinnati side to York Street on the Newport side. Built to handle horse-and-buggy traffic, the span was woefully outclassed by automobiles and its wooden deck regularly caught fire because of discarded cigarettes. A good-sized crowd braved frigid temperatures to watch the demolition of this landmark on several days in March 1992. It was replaced by the functional yet uninspiring Taylor-Southgate Bridge.

Queen City Avenue Bridge Over the years, the Millcreek has been spanned by a menagerie of mostly decrepit bridges that, despite their utter disregard for safety, became essential routes into the Western Hills. The Queen City Avenue Bridge was one such atrocity. By the early 1900s, it was so deteriorated that only one automobile or street car could cross it at any one time. When a new Harrison Avenue Viaduct was built in 1908, the city wanted to demolish its Queen City Avenue neighbor, but the Lunkenheimer Valve Company objected, claiming the bridge was essential for transporting products.

The Authentic Lost Bridge Ironically, the only local bridge actually called “The Lost Bridge” is not lost. It’s right there as Lawrenceburg Road crosses the Great Miami River south of Elizabethtown. True, this is the fourth bridge erected at that crossing and, true, one of its predecessors burned and another was washed away in a flood, but the bridge itself has been pretty much there the whole time. What has been lost is a universally accepted rationale for calling it the lost bridge.

[ao3-taegi-fics]

Out to Lunch

Author: roebling (orphan account)

Warnings: None

Chapters: 1/1

Pairing: Kim Taehyung / Min Yoongi

Words: 19,472

Genre: Office AU, Boss/Employee Relationship, Humor, Fluff

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Summary: 

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Taehyung is not above taking a soul-killing office job solely for the benefits. The drab cubicle he now calls home is bad enough, but his new boss Yoongi is possibly a robot and definitely an asshole. Vision and dental coverage are enticing, but Taehyung's not sure how long he can stick this out.

Read the fic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15894570

[Note: This fic is restricted, you need to have an account in ao3 to access it.]

[kookminficrecs]

Pull Me Closer, Hold Me Tighter

title: Pull Me Closer, Hold Me Tighter

author: roebling

rating: explicit

word count: 2112

summary: After so long apart, Jimin wants to give Jungkook what he wants, but he's going to do it with as little effort as possible.

link: AO3

[yoonmindatabase]

Further From the Sky

AO3: Further From the Sky

Author: roebling

Rating: M (some mention of violence of sex, not that expicit tho);

Paring: Yoonmin;

Chapters & Status: 18/18 // Completed;

Words: 107561;

Tags: AU!Criminals; AU!Idols; AU!Police, Police Officer!Min Yoongi, Minor character death, Smoking & Drinking, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn (like reeeally slow), Angst; 

Summary: Officer Min Yoongi knows his boss hates him, but it’s never been more clear than when he gets his latest assignment: go under cover as an idol trainee and figure out the truth behind Golden Calf Entertainment. He’s determined to crack the case, but first he needs to survive dance practice led by star trainee and Grade A asshole Park Jimin

[My Opinion]: That fic is unusual, it's not like something that you've already seen. There are some plot twist, and it never bores you. The relationship between Yoongi and Jimin develops slowly, and overall I really liked how it turned out in the end. (Bonus: the author is a good writer). 

[newyorksportstours]

NYC Public Library - Favorite NYC History Books

The NYPL Milstein Division of United States History, Local History & Genealogy recommends our favorite, most readable, most memorable New York City nonfiction. These are the true stories of New York that engaged us, that intrigued us, and that we thought you might like to read as well.

97 Orchard: An Edible History Of Five Immigrant Families In One New York Tenement

Jane Ziegelman

Explores the culinary life that was the heart and soul of New York’s Lower East Side around the turn of the twentieth century—a city within a city, where Germans, Irish, Italians, and Eastern European Jews attempted to forge a new life. Through the experiences of five families, all of them residents of 97 Orchard Street, she takes readers on a vivid and unforgettable tour, from impossibly cramped tenement apartments down dimly lit stairwells where children played and neighbors socialized, beyond the front stoops where immigrant housewives found respite and company, and out into the hubbub of the dirty, teeming streets.

Staff says: “Food history and New York seamlessly woven together in a easy-to-read yet meticulously well researched book. I learned not only about the foods that certain immigrants ate, but how this changed over time, how Americans viewed ‘foreign’ cuisines over many different eras, and how this was a description of New York history and not just a reflection of imported appetites.”

American Passage: The History Of Ellis Island

Vincent J. Cannato

A chronicle of the landmark port of entry’s history documents its role as an execution site, immigration post, and deportation center that was profoundly shaped by evolving politics and ideologies.

Staff says: “The history of the island and the immigration station, and also of immigration policies in NY and the US. This book is well researched, scholarly and a very easy read. If you only read one book on Ellis Island, then this is it!”

The Battle For New York: The City At The Heart Of The American Revolution

Barnet Schecter

Provides a dramatic account of the seminal role played by New York City during the American Revolution, from its September 1776 fall to the British under General William Howe, through years of occupation, and beyond, interweaving illuminating profiles of the individuals on both sides of the conflict with a study of the cultural, political, social, and economic events of the eighteenth century.

Staff says:“It sticks in the mind, especially for the quality of the research and the tour of today’s New York in light of the events of history.”

The Big Oyster: History On The Half Shell

Mark Kurlansky

For centuries New York was famous for its oysters, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the city’s economy, gastronomy, and ecology that the abundant bivalves were Gotham’s most celebrated export, a staple food for the wealthy, the poor, and tourists alike, and the primary natural defense against pollution for the city’s congested waterways.

Staff says: “Lots of good NYC history in there along with the fascinating world of food history and bivalve science.”

Dark Harbor: The War For The New York Waterfront

Nathan Ward

Traces the historical influence of the Mafia on New York’s waterfront, drawing on the investigative series of New York Sun reporter Malcolm “Mike” Johnson into the region’s racketeering, violent territorial disputes, and union corruption.

Staff says: “The real story behind the film On the Waterfront. I also get annoyed when films are historically inaccurate for the sake of plot, ending, etc when the truth is probably just as exciting: see Bridge On The River Kwai. Well researched, and exciting.”

The Great Bridge: The Epic Story Of The Building Of The Brooklyn Bridge

David McCullough

Evaluates the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge as the greatest engineering triumph of its time, citing the pivotal contributions of chief engineer Washington Roebling and the technical problems and political corruption that challenged the project.

Staff says: “A favorite that everyone knows for good reason!”

Eat The City: A Tale Of The Fishers, Trappers, Hunters, Foragers, Slaughterers, Butchers, Farmers, Poultry Minders, Sugar Refiners, Cane Cutters, Beekeepers, Winemakers, And Brewers Who Built New York

Robin Shulman

Traces the experiences of New Yorkers who grow and produce food in bustling city environments, placing urban food production in a context of hundreds of years of history to explain the changing abilities of cities to feed people.

Staff says: “This interesting collection of micro histories tells the story of such New York food industries as beekeeping, fishing, urban farming, brewing, winemaking, and butchering. The author profiles people currently involved in each industry and then traces the origin, rise, usual fall, and then resurgence of that field. It was fascinating to learn about the methods of the different food industries within the unique environment of New York City.”

Five Points: The 19th-Century New York City Neighborhood That Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, And Became The World’s Most Notorious Slum

Tyler Anbinder

Details the notorious neighborhood that was once filled with gaming dens, bordellos, dirty streets, and tenements, that welcomed such visitors as Charles Dickens and Abraham Lincoln, and brings to light the hidden world that existed beneath the squalor—a world that invented tap dancing and hosted the prize-fight of the century.

Staff says: “An accessible and broad work looking at the notorious downtown slum’s population and sociology.”

The Island at the Center of the World: the Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America

Russell Shorto

A history of the Dutch role in the establishment of Manhattan discusses the rivalry between England and the Dutch Republic, focusing on the power struggle between Holland governor Peter Stuyvesant and politician Adriaen van der Donck that shaped New York’s culture and social freedoms.

Staff says: “The book is well-researched, the stories are well-told, and it will flesh out that point of history that most people only remember as song lyrics: 'Even old New York was once New Amsterdam…’”

Just Kids

Patti Smith

In this memoir, singer-songwriter Patti Smith shares tales of New York City: the denizens of Max’s Kansas City, the Hotel Chelsea, Scribner’s, Brentano’s and Strand bookstores and her new life in Brooklyn with a young man named Robert Mapplethorpe—the man who changed her life with his love, friendship, and genius.

Staff says: “I rather enjoyed the descriptions of Patti and Robert are discovering New York, especially Brooklyn, together. She writes prose like a poet, with detail and care and without an overabundance of imprecise words.”

Ladies And Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, And The Battle For The Soul Of A City

Jonathan Mahler

A kaleidoscopic portrait of New York City in 1977, The Bronx Is Burning is the story of two epic battles: the fight between Yankee Reggie Jackson and team manager Billy Martin, and the battle between Mario Cuomo and Ed Koch for the city’s mayorship. Buried beneath these parallel conflicts—one for the soul of baseball, the other for the soul of the city—was the subtext of race.

Staff says: “During the 1977 World Series, Howard Cosell really did say "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is burning” as flames licked up in the distance from Yankee Stadium. 1977 was the crux of the “bad ol’ days” of New York City—white flight had taken its toll; unemployment was outrageous for everyone, but close to 80% for young blacks and hispanics; infrastructure was in disrepair; crime was outrageous. This was the New York that inspired movies like “Death Wish” and “The Warriors.” NYC had bottomed out in 1977 and this is the history of that fateful year.“

Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York

Luc Sante

Luc Sante’s Low Life is a portrait of America’s greatest city, the riotous and anarchic breeding ground of modernity. This is not the familiar saga of mansions, avenues, and robber barons, but the messy, turbulent, often murderous story of the city’s slums; the teeming streets—scene of innumerable cons and crimes whose cramped and overcrowded housing is still a prominent feature of the cityscape.

Staff says: "This book sparked an interest in shady urban histories for me. Now that I know a lot more about the city and the context of the time frame, I even read it again. Fun, even if sensationalistic.”

Native New Yorkers: The Legacy of the Algonquin people of New York

Evan T. Pritchard

A comprehensive and fascinating account of the graceful Algonquin civilization that once flourished in the area that is now New York.

Staff says: “New York history from the Native point of view, and it will make you confront every sentimental myth you may have heard before. Everyone should read it.”

The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

Deborah Blum

The story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. A pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons offered an easy path to the perfect crime.

Staff says: “Absolutely fascinating. I was surprised when I found myself at the end already. Unlike a modern forensic science drama on TV, the chemistry is all there—yet still readable and interesting. The era (late 1910s-mid 1930s) and setting are both equally captivating. So many times I thought I knew something that I clearly didn"t. This book taught me tons and still read quickly like a mystery novel, only the mysteries were all actual cases and hence more interesting than usual literary invention.”

Up in the Old Hotel

Joseph Mitchell

Saloon-keepers and street preachers, gypsies and steel-walking Mohawks, a bearded lady and a 93-year-old “seafoodetarian” who believes his specialized diet will keep him alive for another two decades. These are among the people that Joseph Mitchell immortalized in his reportage for The New Yorker and in four books—McSorley’s Wonderful Saloon, Old Mr. Flood, The Bottom of the Harbor, and Joe Gould’s Secret—that are still renowned for their precise, respectful observation, their graveyard humor, and their offhand perfection of style.

Staff says: “Mitchell, in an incredibly vivid writing style, tells the tales of some of the people he met in NYC in the '20s - '50s. The people are the history of New York.”

Source: NYPL’s Favorite NYC History Books

[gg-astrology]

🌊 bts fic recs pt. II 🌊

hello if ure here for astro pls bare with me i rarely do this promise ;; 💕❤️ since its been a while, I kinda wanted to do another fic rec and show u all these cool fics ive been reading that impacted me in some ways 💕❤️

If you’re new, hello! 💕❤️ I usually rec fics that gives me a lot of cool atmospheric feels, interesting take on the trope/genres. So to start, here are two fics that are Amazing and Kinda Scary But Is So Good (and Kinda Changed My Life/Stayed With Me Still) 

Ps. The top part of this list is pretty heavy -- as in, heavy topics/subjects, read the tags and warnings on the fic as well so you don’t go in unassuming ;;. If you’re not into the first 5 i recommend on here --feel free to scroll down and just see what you like! 💕❤️ I promise I also have like, lighter stuff in here too! 💕❤️ Also: most of it’s very taegi and yoonkook heavy i know skjnsk i didn’t realize how much of them i actually read/accumulated over the years but here we go! 💕❤️

It Happened Quiet by hobimo - not sure if i rec’ed this before. But this is by far one of the most soul-impacting, life-changing fic I’ve ever read. I don’t think I’ve ever read something so true to the horror genre? But at the same time, there’s such a beautiful plot and time-travel and mystery/lore behind it. The characters are so interesting, I know it says taegi, vhope, and taegihope but it’s a lot less about the romantic side of things and I’d definitely recommend this for the *wriggle hands* entire fic. It’s amazing. Please give it a read (maybe when it’s not dark) 💕❤️

Bodies of Water by themarmalade - yoonmin, siren/horror theme and this one kept me on my toes as well 💕❤️ it’s such an interesting story and take on the fantasy/horror genre, I definitely recommend this one just as much as I do to the one above. Also, themarmalade writes alot of amazing fics-- there’s a masseur/cuddle-therapist minjoon one and also Scowl at the Moon is an amazing angsty namkook one 💕❤️AND a taejoon t’hat one weird city where the dj/narrator talks about carlos who’s so handsome’ au.. something ville??forgot the name rn... I recommend their entire body of work tbh ;; 💕❤️

Singularity by PrettyBoysTaegi (GetOutOFMyTreeNovice) - taegi, supernatural, coming back to life. DEFINITELY do not take the major character death lightly - BUT before you look away, it’s SUCH a good fic. I can’t recommend this enough, it kinda kick started by overall love and fascination for horror-themed fic and aus. There’s something to appreciate in feeling something so fully and so much, like that feeling when you’re overwhelmed with love and you can’t hold it in. It’s in your eyes, nose, pores, mouth. You’re overflowing with it and it’s just rolling out of you. Anyways I love this so much  💕❤️

in all dishonesty by fruitily - taegi, i foam and go full feral thinking about this fic sometimes. It’s so fun, so entertaining. So fucking great, I don’t. I can’t even explain. It’s light, fun, something to break you from all my heavy fic recs so far. 💕❤️

Satie by paperhearts - taegi, this one is an old one but it’s definitely an Experience. war fic? kinda? reincarnation? it’s amazing n I can’t even spoil it. Please check it out 💕❤️

Murmuration by fringecity (indiachick) - I know I rec’ed this before, but the author just said they finished the last chapter and it’s been SUCH a long ride I want to rec it again for those who wants a good, long, read. One of the best fic on ao3 honestly? So well researched, so detailed. Plot driven and I just appreciate how the different element/tropes all fits together on here. It’s a mystery/thriller fic-- and it’s amazing. Yoonmintae but this aint about them this is about what’s happening. They’re in this together, and the characters themselves are so good. If you’re looking for a fic that develops and keeps you on your toes-- this is the one 💕❤️ Action, mystery, thriller, gang, magic? science? amazing.  

The Things Worth Going to War For by softlyblue - sope, I know I recommended this before but this is BY FAR the most fleshed out, understandable and digestible fantasty/adventure fic. It’s so RICH with lore and culture and PEOPLE. Even the ocs feels authentic and aren’t intrusive at all. It’s on lock so you’ll need an account, but I recommend getting an account JUST to read this fic to be honest. It’s THAT good. Also: mind the warnings! 💕❤️ OH and the fighting scenes and anticipation for war is SO good. One of the BEST fic honestly. 

And I Fall by spudcity - not sure if I rec’ed this before, taegi, constantine au, I don’t actually know what constantine au is. But the setting, the environment, the social setting AND also just the plot development and story is so captivating. It’s something else to think about like-- you coming in with nothing in mind and being able to understand the world and all of it’s expansive element just because of this fic. It says a lot about how good the author is, I hope you like this fic alot too💕❤️ 

golden haze by CaptainButts - vmin, alien au. Amazing, one of the best vmin I’ve ever read? 💕❤️  Captainbutt is amazingly good at characterization as well, so you’ll definitely see more fic recs of their stories from me for sure. Plus -- this fic definitely spiralled me into fulfilling my full aquarius mercury nature and getting into that good alien contemplation. Amazing. 

like real people do by notyoongs - yoonkook, space au and also robotic/AI au 💕❤️ This is such a nice, slow-burn, fleshed out fic. Especially in terms of characters, and also inclusion of the rest of bangtan/their subtle involvement in making the main pairing go through their development. Anyways, one of the best AI au I’ve ever read 💕❤️ It’s not angsty as well, so!! 💕❤️

everyone brave is forgiven by notyoongs - yoonkook, spiderman slash avengers au. words can’t describe how much i love this fic. Frustration at the character, dread at what’s about to happen, heart-breaking sadness at the resolution. BUT the entire ride is such a beautiful journey full of sunset-washed colours. This is definitely not of the fic you’ll have to read and it reminds you that the present is the most important, to enjoy the ride. To enjoy every emotions that you’ve faced and is given, it really makes you feel so full and grateful. I love this fic 💕❤️

Inside a sinking feeling by CaptainButts - jinkook, amazing art heist vs police au 💕❤️ Not only is the plot so good, the twists and turns, the dialogue is amazing -- plus, it has alot of actions and good old romance. Even if you don’t normally read this pairing, it’s an amazing fic I definitely recommend. They also wrote another jinkook au that’s equally amazing-- its a lifeguard/childhood crush au, but this one -- the art heist one-- is amazing. 💕❤️

From Apogee to Perigee by Namib - taegi, holiday town au. As in, there’s christmas town and there’s halloween towns. Inclusion of all members, and we trek tae’s journey in getting gifts for yoongi. It IS light and fluffy, but this story is so interesting because there’s a lot of interactions that adds onto the story. Lots of flashbacks, interactions with each member of bts adds a layer to the story in a different way. We see more and more of the relationship through tae’s interaction with others, It’s so beautiful seeing variety of emotions and depth and you have to pick up on different things here. Because taehyung as a character and narrator is oblivious or still nervous about yoongi’s affection for him. So. This is such a cool fic and interesting trope and it’s amazing I recommend it lots 

You’re My Home by heyyyjude - taegi, this is a sequel but this one hits so hard. A lot of people -- me included -- likes to think of ourselves as very giving and very demonstrative of that. That we definitely love something more, as we should, socially. But when confronted with how we actually treat/act long term and what our subconscious actions say. Sometimes we have to re-evaluate ourselves. This fic really digs deep and makes itself a home in my life because of this idea of -- re-evaluating yourself and how you love someone, the idea of prioritizing and learning how to take care of others-- knowing you’re allowed to have passions and hobbies you live and breath for outside of that. Relationships really are like that sometimes, where you do need to step back and think about things like this and how you act sometimes. Definitely recommend this lots. 💕❤️

Sweet Music Playing in the Dark by GinForInk - chaptered, namkook, a really cool take on abo dynamics and relationships plus its not as angsty as it sounds it’s actually really nice! thought provoking if you put yourself in namjoon’s shoes and think about privileges n postering. Something to think about, but overall just a really nice fic 💕❤️

Chasing the Sun by almostsophie1  - oneshot, taegi, long-fic 💕❤️there’s a lot of soulmate connection tropes out there but this one actually teleports you physically to where your soulmate is which is really interesting bc you actually. do know your soulmate + have that security a lil (in knowing its not a dream) and it’s a sweet, overall, very nice fic that doesn’t really play with my emotions 💕❤️

together we’ll count our stars by czar (cmajorchords) - namgi, radio station au. Lots of good, good feels. This one has a lot of feelings. It came at a time where I was going through something that really resonated with it, but even without my personal experience -- there’s something so sleepless and timeless about it. I recommend this for the soothing quality it has, the feeling of going through something hard and coming out on the otherside alright again 💕❤️

Kiss me hard before you go  by 77735  - sope, roommates, misunderstanding but so so so shock full of love 💕❤️ so soft, reading this was such a pleasure, a very good plot AND very good characters, lots of pining 💕❤️ Miscommunication, all the good stuff 💕❤️ But so so much love in between the lines, love it 💕❤️

You love a stone by roebling  - taegi, medusa but spin it on it’s head as in there’s a happy ending 💕❤️ love this take on it so much, actually roebling writes alot of really cool recreates of fairytales/myths like dragons and stuff -- makes me think of the holy grail but like, nicer. Definitely digestible, such a cool fic i can’t rec enough 💕❤️💕❤️ light and good 💕❤️

In each place (oh you remain) by misspamela - minjoon, hades/persephone, consent has always been a thing with hades/persephone adaptations. So this is another interesting fic on that 💕❤️ Short n sweet, but amazing 💕❤️ 

And my heart is set on you (You better shape up) by Bandit4Life - taegi, theatre au, enemies to lovers, lots of pick up lines 💕❤️ Grease au? But make it gay. The fic I didn’t know I needed until I read it and then realized its a part of my life now. So good 💕❤️

mind if i slytherin? by notyoongs - yoonkook, hogwart teachers au. Love the involvement of student and just-- the social dynamic here. Also love a happy ending. This is definitely an ‘open for surprise’ kinda deal but like-- a nice surprise. A present. C:  💕❤️

Open the Floodgates by soft_bro_fun - namjin, so good, explicit but it’s such a cool take on self-esteem thing and just. perspective, y know? how you can see yourself a certain way but through third person or in another’s eyes there’s a different narrative going on. Anyways this is good fic 💕❤️

let love get the best of us by czar (cmajorchords) - taegi, so good. 💕❤️ not as angsty as it seems, very reassuring and like--it’s just so nice. Especially when you think about -- like, the fear of being in love, it’s very valid to feel this way. I think a lot of people often choose to say no as a self-preservation. It’s something to explore 💕❤️

sucker by notyoongs - yoonkook, werewolf/supernatural au. Roommates? just very nice development and trope and just overall how it plays out. 💕❤️ A lil bit of miscommunication but not much. It’s overall a really really enjoyable fic 💕❤️

How much to give and how much to take by Aguacates - I love a lot of fic by this author so you’ll see more recs about them ;; ksjnjnsk namkook, arranged marriage au 💕❤️ please give it a read, it’s SUCH a good fic. Amazing writing and characters, I love how they have like-- a trope/plot we see around alot but they really just dig into it and made it WORK so well 💕❤️

Moonshine lovers by bedroomdemos -  taegi, taehyung as vampire, truth serum 💕❤️ honestly such a great and interesting fic! first of all i love the premise, second i love how it all played out and just -- I want more, this is a fic that makes me love it so much I keep going back to read it bc it hits different 💕❤️

Pull me Under by Oh_Hey_Tae - namseok, with yoonjinkook and vmin, cruise/life-guard au and a lot of rich frat boys 💕❤️ Along the same lines as fruitily’s taegi -- this is also a very summer-y, flirty, light hearted but v v nice fic 💕❤️ Love how the audience can see joon being flustered even tho we’re in hoseok’s narrative, but like-- it’s so nice to just, see things from hobi’s side bc we’re usually on joon’s side when he’s interacting with hobi (in namseok fics) 💕❤️ So yeah!! 💕❤️ A great read!! 💕❤️

Slytherin Your Heart by softyoongles - taegi, hogwarts au. One of the thing that really hits me is the inclusion of other characters.How in the middle of that. It elevates the main pairing without isolating them from the rest of the cast/crew. This one hits 💕❤️

the planets bend between us by sharpa - taegi, space explorers, kinda established relationship BUT i’d like to point you towards the AMAZING narrative style and how when we do time-skip/replay into the past it actually makes so much sense AND adds onto the dynamic between these two characters 💕❤️ I love it so much, it’s a fic that leaves my stomach feeling full like I’ve just had a very good meal. 💕❤️

a hold on me by CaptainButts - junghope, single-father au, amazing to see namjoon as hoseok’s kid and also junghope’s past relationship together. Embarrassing dads, also side vmin and yoonjin. Love it 

Paint by Minverse - vmin, amazing fic that explores gender/sexuality, relationships and the lgbtqa+ spaces/subjects so well? Literally one of the most well-done fic I’ve ever read that incorporates these areas PLUS all of it’s complexity. It doesn’t lose an INCH of complexity. And like, it’s NOT SAD it’s actually pretty light (?) bc we’re seeing it from -- tae’s side most of the time which is great. 💕❤️ Anyways I can’t rec this enough 💕❤️💕❤️ It’s so good!! 💕❤️ 

yellow red AND blue purple by baekyun (baruna) - namkook+namminkook royalty au AND taegi royalty au. Basically taehyung’s a bodyguard to yoonji. Kook gets married off to namjoon but he’s like-- namjoon’s fan and supporter. Jimin’s jungkook bodyguard and “some” -- it’s a complicated thing. But it’s an interesting take on world building, history and politics as well. Particularly with the taegi one, and then further in the namkook one. Anyways it’s refreshing to read, it’s on lock so you’ll have to register for ao3 to have an acc ;; 💕❤️ Having an acc is so good tho bc u can also bookmark stuff and its all in one place 💕❤️

Some classics I’d like to rec!!! 💕❤️ These ones below are fics that are probably multi-chaptered, or I just really really enjoyed. 💕❤️

If i wanted to (i do) by kaythebest - vmin, marriage au. The goodest slow burn, the best story about developing relationships and just. Ugh. I can’t recommend this one enough, it’s just so fucking good. Kept me on my toes for ages, definitely one of the best vmin i’ve read ;u; 💕❤️

Fake Sugar by minverse - jinkook, sugar daddy au but NOT what you expected. The background of these characters are so good. This is actually one of the more light-hearted one from the author, but it’s still so amazing and so good. Especially since the dynamic between jinkook has a lot of domestic stuff instead of sexual things we were expecting, and a lot of corporate/shady fun in the social atmosphere they’re in. 💕❤️

tea house special by baekhyun (baruna) - yoonkook, avatar the last air bender au. Sugar daddy as well? Kinda? Fraternizing with the enemies? Kinda? But this one’s a classic. Amazing, I love it so much. One of the best bts avatar crossover. There’s also a sequel that focuses on Jimin as an earth fighter too. Definitely check it out! 💕❤️

an inhabited world by misspamela - namseok, this one’s so good. Jump started my love for namseok fic. There’s explicit stuff as well, but I just. I love this fic 💕❤️

unfinished by fruitily - yoonkook, ghost au. Love this, love the supernatural. One of the best yoonkook ghost fic. I recommend this one like, please press the link and see for yourself!! 💕❤️

Just Skins by syubology - taegi, i dont even know what it is but it’s amazing.  Fwb au? The author said they want to do re-writes of Just Skins so!! skjsnkjsn let’s be patient. In the meantime, there’s war-fics from the author that they’re updating/currently working on? 💕❤️ 

you are my bravest everything by 777335 - vmin, long-distance. I love this one so much, it’s SUCH a good read if you haven’t read it yet. 💕❤️  Relationships are hard enough already, but when you teeter the lines between wanting to be a supportive friend but also are you interested in Them? -- it’s something that’s so *clench fist* gets me in the feels wow. 💕❤️ 

Will you B Minor? by ohdizzy - taegi prequel to Blow me like your French Horn jikook fic (its a series)  both are incredibly good. amazing. funny! i recommend reading both. You get a hefty amount of taegi in bmlyfh too.The Jikook fic is so nice💕❤️

Black&Gold by marchdahlia - yoonkook, camboy au. But guess what? The dynamic and power structure is different from their cam persona vs irl. This is such an interesting take. I love this so much tbh 💕❤️ 

Baby girl, I can’t breath by hoars - MY FAVOURITE LESBIANS!! 💕❤️taegi, but also other pairs.  This is a CLASSIC and no matter if you prefer mlm or wlw or just, idk. Anything. The plot and characters surpasses expectations and boundaries. It’s so enjoyable to read. Note that it’s very old, so some of the issues are things in the earlier days of bangtan fandom.

too cute to hurt by mimiforce - taegi, fem. This is the sweetest, softest fic ever you don’t even have to like f/f it’s just. really nice. Short and light read. Sneaky kisses.

love does(n’t) hurt by artaemin - yoonkook, one of the most beautiful fic i’ve ever read? I recommend other fics by artaemin as well. But this one -- wow. For those who wants to experience emotions for the first time, and also it’s actually like. A happy ending!!! 💕❤️

large, extra cheese, extra sauce (extra you) by vminism - taegi, pizza deliver au. This pre-dates bon voyage 2, so basically the start of the taegi resurgence and rise of taegi. Amazing fic, I love it so much. Alot of cute, soft, cheesy stuff 💕❤️

disappearing act done poorly by kyungchul - taegi, movie theater au. Past vhope, but this is very very nice and so amazing to read bc of the plot, the moments, the trope. I recommend you read something that remind you of bridget jones diary era once in your life. It’s amazing

describe your ideal type here by fruitilys - yoonkook, this is once again, a classic and an amazing yoonkook fic. Matchmaker tae. Incredibly entertaining writing. I have nothing else I would wish for 💕❤️

True or False, Taehyung? by clumsy_taegi - taegi, this one is explicit but it stuck with me because of the characterization of Taehyung. I love this characterization of him so much because? it’s not like, predictable at all. As in, if you put other characters in this situation -- you might have someone bursting into tears, but he didn’t. And it’s? that’s something amazing. And makes me think about just-- like, how emotional every other fic I’ve read has been which is like!! great too. But it made me pause and think.  

p.s. i love you by notyoongs - yoonkook, the ‘pretend relationship’ trope but-- this is so fucking heartaching and romantic. I can’t recommend this enough, it’s so good 💕❤️

of monsters and me by notyoongs - yoonkook and later, a brief rapline x kook monsterfucker fic. This is a series, it’s all explicit. Basically, there’s a lot of sex. BUT the idea of monster under your bed and relationships between kook and yoongi is so cool? Because realistically, there’s a lot to consider and also just-- the dynamic in the relationship. The power play. Like,, this is a demon we’re talking about. Anyways it’s so cool.

here comes the sun by fruitilys - yoonkook, i don’t even know how to describe it. But its amazing, this is one of my favourite fic of theirs -- and in the bts ao3 site tbh. It’s so good. I love it. 💕❤️

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Author: roebling

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Fleece Navidad (From the Baa-tom of My Heart)

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16940295

Author: roebling

Rating: General Audiences

Relationships: Kim Namjoon/Min Yoongi

Status: Completed

Chapters: 1/1 (3247 words)

Tags: Christmas AU

Summary:

from the prompt: namjoon is learning (very clumsily) how to knit/crotchet because its winter!! his friends r tired of the sloppy yarn messes around the house :/ anyway he develops a crush on the guy(any joon pairing) who works at the yarn store :) (he gifts him an ugly but soft beanie for christmas) and :)) asks him :)) out on a date :))))

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16940295

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Hi, I was wondering if I could recommend a fic. It’s vmon and a wonderfully written supernatural/fantasy fic. Namjoon’s character development and the imagery are great. It’s called Quicken Like a Spark in the Night by reobling (I love the blog, thank you for the hard work 😁💜)

OOOOHH A MONSTER HUNTER/SUPERNATURAL FIC!! oh and i love this author!! thank you so much, this one’s right up my alley! we’ll be sure to check it out once we finish the fics we are currently reading 💜💜 thank you!Here’s the link to op’s rec, for those who are interested:quicken like a spark in the night by roebling

-mai 🌞

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[ad_1] All people at a skating rink smiles.Ever discover this? The youngsters in hockey skates racing from one aspect to the following. The mothers gently guiding their I-don’t-know-about-this kids alongside the ice. The couples (there are at all times couples) holding fingers out of affection and a want to remain vertical.Skaters decided to remain on their toes had been grinning and laughing not too long ago on a brand new patch of ice in New York Metropolis. Glide, a pop-up skating rink at Brooklyn Bridge Park, brings a unique vibe to the New York skating scene. Whereas its older and extra skilled cousin, the Rink at Rockefeller Middle, is the bona fide see-and-be-seen vacation spot within the metropolis, Glide is throughout the river. In a park. It’s quieter. Quirkier. Glide debuted in December and can keep open till March 1.It's straight beneath the bridge, making you're feeling like you possibly can virtually contact the slate-blue bricks of the bridge’s Brooklyn tower. The ferries and barges on the East River bustle by. And when it will get darkish, Manhattan activates its lights, seemingly only for you.If ever there was a spot with Instagram written throughout it, that is it.Or TikTok. That’s how Dorian Herrera and Fernanda Fernandez of the Bronx, each 17, discovered concerning the picturesque spot. They spent about an hour on the ice, holding onto one another and guffawing beneath the lights.“It was plenty of enjoyable,” Ms. Fernandez mentioned. “I really feel like I used to be going quick.”Nonetheless beautiful the $400 million campus is now, this part of Brooklyn was something however in its pre-park days. In 1984, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ended its cargo operations on the Brooklyn piers and deliberate to promote the land for industrial growth. By then, the place was deserted and assumed to be visited solely by ne’er-do-wells, a popularity earned within the Seventies and ’80s.The land remained fallow for many years. In 2002, New York State and Metropolis, beneath Governor George E. Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, agreed to fund a park on the website.The early renderings of the park, courting again to 2005, included a rink as a wintertime draw, in line with Eric Landau, president of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Company, which operates Brooklyn Bridge Park. The primary sections of the park opened in 2010, and it now encompasses 85 acres, stretching alongside 1.3 miles of the Brooklyn shoreline.However the spot reserved for the rink, named Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, merely opened as parkland in 2021, although short-term paintings got here to the shores beneath the bridge and pickleball courts got here to the piers.Brooklyn Bridge Park put out a name for proposals in March 2023, and IMG, the sports activities administration conglomerate, submitted a bid in Could. IMG teamed up with BSE International, the guardian firm for Barclays Middle and the Brooklyn Nets.“We had been completely positioned to convey this rink to life,” mentioned Judi Ludovico, a vp of IMG Occasions. Earlier than this undertaking, IMG was a part of a Glide location in London, on the Battersea Energy Station. Ms. Ludovico declined to touch upon the monetary make-up of the cope with Brooklyn Bridge Park.For BSE International, the rink was a chance to create one other neighborhood gathering place. “Now we have a longstanding relationship with the Parks Division, having beforehand labored collectively on a number of basketball court docket renovations in Brooklyn,” mentioned Aaron Jakubovitz, vp of selling at BSE International, in a press release.The area they created is continuous the park’s mission of attracting a broad swath of New York — school college students, highschool college students, vacationers, little children, children at coronary heart. Ms. Ludovico, the IMG vp, declined to reveal how the rink is doing financially, however mentioned in an e mail, “we're happy with how the rink has been performing.”Together with free skates, the rink additionally hosts a lot of theme nights.

The vocal stylings of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Harry Types have already pierced the winter air. February will function a Valentine’s Day skate and a Ok-pop night time.To additional encourage guests to return out, Brooklyn Bridge Park is offering free and decreased tickets to New York Metropolis residents on sure days, and it has backed tickets for colleges and neighborhood facilities. Commonplace grownup tickets are $15 off peak and $25 peak, whereas youth tickets run from $10 to $12. “We wished it to be accessible to all people,” Landeau mentioned.One current night, Claudia Pasculli, a vacationer from Argentina, and her husband steadied their 10-year-old son, a first-time skater. Getting on the ice was her son’s thought, she mentioned. However as soon as he acquired on the market, he discovered it was a bit tougher than it appeared.Nonetheless, Ms. Pasculli had no complaints. “Everybody helped us and gave us some directions,” she mentioned.Madelin Rios, 19, and Alrzando Bustillo, 24, of Queens, had been additionally inexperienced persons. Each mentioned they'd solely been on ice skates a few instances earlier than, however that didn’t cease them from beginning and stopping and beginning once more, making their approach across the rink. And taking photos, after all.“I just like the view,” Ms. Rios mentioned. [ad_2] Supply hyperlink

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title: up in the air author: roebling rating: teen wordcount: 54930  pairing: kim namjoon/park jimin summary:

Park Jimin loves his job as a flight attendant for Asiana Airlines – most of the time, at least. His latest segment gets off to an inauspicious start when he has to yell at the jerk in 1C who won’t put his laptop away. He’s not going to let that bring him down to earth, though – not when tickets for JK’s finale concert in Seoul finally go on sale tomorrow. The prospect of seeing his idol in person again is enough to get Jimin through anything – even entitled first-class passengers with bad attitudes and far-too-charming dimples.

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17 Curious Facts About Cincinnati’s Vine Street

Only Three Streets

According to the 1943 WPA Guide to Cincinnati, old-time thespian Tom Wise claimed there were only three streets worth visiting in America—Broadway in New York, Market Street in San Francisco, and Vine Street in Cincinnati. Mr. Wise was a lifelong comic actor and had appeared in plays across the United States. He trod the boards of Cincinnati theaters from 1890 until just before his death in 1926.

Vine Was West Before It Was Center

Today, Vine Street divides east from west street addresses in Cincinnati. Until 1896, Main Street was the dividing line, so addresses around Vine Street had a “west” prefix. That changed when city council decided to renumber the entire city in 1891. It took years before council backed up the resolution with a budget, but renumbering finally took place. Consequently, post-1896 addresses are often located blocks away from their Pre-1896 locations.

Never Thirsty

According to the WPA Guide, a stretch of Vine Street measuring less than two miles, between McMillan Street and the Ohio River, boasted no fewer than 113 drinking places during the 1890’s. In the block between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets alone, there were 23 saloons or beer gardens. The roster of celebrated hot spots on Vine Street included the Atlantic Garden, Pacific Gardens, London Concert Hall, Kissel’s Concert Hall, Schickling’s, Schuler’s, Schuman’s, Commodore, Coliseum, Gabriel’s, Weber’s, Wielert’s—a long litany, redolent of amber refreshment.

Exhausting Carrie Nation

It is a matter of legend (the original source has not been identified) that Cincinnati’s Vine Street overcame the anti-booze ardor of temperance firebrand Carrie Nation during her 1901 visit to Cincinnati. Although she spoke to packed houses and toured the local dens of iniquity, she did not smash a single window nor shatter even one barroom mirror. Asked why, Mrs. Nation allegedly replied: "I would have dropped from exhaustion before I had gone a block.”

First Skyscraper

The world’s first concrete skyscraper, the 15-story Ingalls Building, is located on Vine Street. The brick-faced structure was designed by Alfred O. Elzner and George M. Anderson and completed in 1903. Scoffing critics said that any building constructed of concrete poured into molds would topple of its own weight. One Cincinnati editor reportedly stood in front of the building for an entire night, expecting to score a scoop when it collapsed. Engineers agree that this office building can remain standing a long time.

Changing Horses

Statues of two presidents with tragically abbreviated terms grace Piatt Park, located along a stretch of Eighth Street known as Garfield Place. The statue of assassinated James Garfield looks down on Vine Street today, but that was not always the case. Originally, the equestrian statue of William Henry Harrison trotted eastward at Vine Street, while Garfield overlooked Race Street. As the city spruced up for its Bicentennial in 1988, Garfield took Harrison’s spot on Vine street, and Harrison marched west to the Elm Street end of the park.

Freaks And Geeks

Human oddities such as Jo Jo the Dogfaced Boy, the Wild Man of Afghanistan, Big Winny the Fat Lady, a convention of tattooed men and women and “Plutano” and “Waino” from the forests of Borneo were among the huge draws at the Vine Street Dime Museum. Located at the southeast corner of Sixth and Vine, the Dime Museum was a curious combination of freak show, art gallery, zoo, vaudeville theater and natural history collection.

Not The Longest

Although Vine Street runs from the Ohio River all the way north to the city limits in Hartwell, it is not Cincinnati’s longest street. River Road, at 11.4 miles is the longest street in Cincinnati, followed by Reading Road at 8.1 miles. Vine Street places third at 7.6 miles, followed by Eastern Avenue at 7.2 miles. Although, if you Google “longest street in Cincinnati,” top results somehow claim it’s Vine.

Cradle Of Chili

The progenitors of the Queen City’s distinctive contribution to American regional cuisine, Cincinnati Chili, was first served by the Kiradjieff brothers, John and Tom, at their delicatessen, 814 Vine Street, in 1922. The deli was eventually renamed Empress Chili after the burlesque theater next door.

Why Short Vine?

Today, Vine Street makes an inexplicable jog eastward just north of Calhoun Street. A few blocks farther north, Vine jumps back westward. The intervening stretch, serving as the Main Street of Corryville, is known as “Short Vine.” Until the mid-1960s, Short Vine was connected directly to Vine at both ends, with the thoroughfare angling eastward from Calhoun. The creation of the University Village Shopping Center lopped off a piece of Vine between Calhoun and Corry streets, taking Short Vine off the main drag.

A Haunted House?

Journalist and author Ambrose Bierce, an Ohio native, published in 1888 a short story titled “A Fruitless Assignment.” The story takes place in 1859 in Cincinnati and describes the supernatural experiences of a reporter for the Cincinnati Commercial, assigned to spend the night in a vacant house on Vine Street. No one has identified a house that may have inspired this tale, and it is assumed that Bierce constructed the tale entirely from his imagination.

The Nasty Corner

Carew Tower occupies a plot of land that was once the most reviled spot in all of Cincinnati. One newspaper claimed pedestrians crossed the street “to avoid its stenches and unwashed loafers.” Owned by heirs of David K. Este, it was known as the “Nasty Corner.” Department store magnate Joseph T. Carew was so disgusted by looking at the squalor from his office window that he bought the corner and built his own skyscraper there.

The Riot Of 1855

Vine Street was the battleground on Election Day in April 1855 as supporters of the anti-immigration Know Nothing party attacked the growing German community in the neighborhood just starting to be known as Over-the-Rhine. A minor tussle between nativists and a German marching band escalated into armed aggression, including cannon fire. The major skirmish centered on barricades the Germans erected on Vine Street at Fourteenth Street. Fighting raged for three days. No accurate count of casualties was ever established.

Sound Familiar?

Folks from Philadelphia claim that Cincinnati stole their scrapple and called it goetta. They have a better claim to our street names. When Israel Ludlow platted the downtown area, Philadelphia was capital of the new country and our largest city, so he named Losantiville’s streets after Philadelphia’s system of “tree” streets crossed by numbered streets. William Penn laid out Philly’s Vine Street in 1682. You will also find Walnut and Race streets in the City of Brotherly Love.

Birth Of The Strip Tease

There is a fair amount of controversy about the origins of that classic burlesque entertainment known as the strip tease. More than one source points to Heuck’s Opera House at the corner of Thirteenth and Vine Streets in Cincinnati as the birthplace of this erotic spectacle, and the birthday sometime in November 1901. Brought to town by Manager James Fennessy to perform the pseudo-Oriental “cooch” dance at Heuck’s, Millie De Leon, known as “The Girl In Blue” discarded her elaborate costume at an after-hours show that shocked the city, but made her career.

Roebling’s Lament

John A. Roebling wanted his suspension bridge to create a grand thoroughfare from Vine Street across the Ohio River to Covington. A powerful lobby of ferry operators stymied his plan. Roebling lamented the lost opportunity until the day he died. “No avenue in any of the large capitals of Europe,” he lamented, “could now compare in beauty of grandeur with that long vista which would be presented by the line of Vine Street on the one side, continued in a straight course by Scott Street on the opposite shore."

Who’s That Old Lady?

When Grady Decamp authored his 1991 history of the Cincinnati Enquirer, he titled it “The Grand Old Lady of Vine Street.” That was a euphemism. Most of the other newspapermen in town (and many of the readers) referred to the graphic-poor, boringly laid-out Enquirer as “The Grey Lady of Vine Street.” Now located on Elm Street, the Enquirer boasted a Vine Street address from 1857 to 1992.