DUMBO – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 89)
D.U.M.B.O. (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is a Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood underneath the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. When I moved to New York in the late 90s, DUMBO was still a raw and…
Infamous Gowanus (Canal + Neighborhood) – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 98)
Gowanus is the neighborhood around the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. A neighborhood that is sure to change drastically in the future. While it is still zoned for manufacturing and is mostly filled with businesses and there’s…
Christmas Cat Wishes – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 86)
Multi-lingual, multi-culti expat cats in hats Jarmo and Lynch Kater wish all of you a Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten, Buon Natale, Feliz Natal, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, God Jul, Boldog Karácsonyt and Prettige…
Brooklyn Sunrise (Time Lapse) – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 172)
It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. As of this past week, I’m back in the United States. First stop: Brooklyn. What this next phase will bring may be as unknown as…
Brooklyn Sunset Time Lapse – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 115)
Sunset seen from my new favorite (urban) sunset spot: Bark on Pier 6 (part of the outstanding Brooklyn Bridge Park), where you can watch the sun set between the Manhattan skyline and Governors Island over New Jersey – …
Prospect Park – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 73)
Prospect Park, the 585-acre Brooklyn park designed by Central Park creators Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, is my sanctuary. It’s one of my favorite places in New York and happens to be…
Classic Cars (Oldtimers) – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 113)
Classic cars and antique cars (or Oldtimers as we call them in German) are something I always like to admire for a moment. There’s something that reminds me of adventures, the open road…
Crown Heights – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 173)
The Brooklyn neighborhood Crown Heights is a fascinatingly diverse and contrasting neighborhood. The population is mostly of African decent (mainly via the Caribbean with a small portion of American born people) – but…
