Brooklyn Bridge – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 275)
There should never be a (first) visit to New York City without a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, in my opinion anyway. So when my cousin Annick and her family, who were visiting…
Green-Wood Cemetery – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 91)
Founded in 1838, Green-Wood Cemetery, in Brooklyn, is a historic landmark. It honors several famous or otherwise important people and served as Brooklyn’s public park before the creation of Prospect Park. The Green-Wood Cemetery is…
Ghost Bikes – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 85)
Ghost Bikes can be found all over Brooklyn, New York City and most of the world. They are memorials to bicyclists who have been killed on the street. A bike, painted white, gets…
Staten Island Ferry Views – In A Brooklyn Minute (282)
The Staten Island Ferry is one of the best New York City tourist attractions and locals’ excursions – besides providing necessary public transportation between the boroughs Staten Island and Manhattan. First of all,…
Governors Island – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 109)
Governors Island, nestled snugly between Brooklyn and Manhattan*, is one of those magical unreachable places that you get to see from afar for years and then finally you find a way in (or it’s opened…
Coney Island – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 175)
Coney Island (which really was an island until the straight was filled with dirt) is one of my favorite places in the world – and I’m not even a big fan of amusement…
German American New Years Eve – Silvester 2012 – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 88)
What is a German American New Years Eve? Come, take a look… Every New Year’s Eve that we are in Brooklyn, we follow certain traditions – collecting a few new ones as they…
Transition – In A B… Minute (Week 71)
Transition – In A B… Minute (Week 71) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. For 70 weeks I’ve been bringing you In A Berlin Minute, 1-minute videos from Berlin (and a few other places). This…