Comments for The City Concealed

Comment on Inside Brooklyn Navy Yard by becky b

becky b — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:25:00 +0000

I was in NY the Thanksgiving after 9/11 with a church group; we were in a clean-up effort to clean nearby apts that got dirty from the debris of the fallen buildings. I was trying to find the name of the place we’d stayed, I was thinking it was either old barracks or an old jail. I think this was the place we stayed. I remember they had very basic cots lined up in big rooms, very concrete & bare. There were community showers & toilets that didn’t have doors, although they also had a trailer down the rd we could shower in for more privacy (that’s where I went.) I remember one area that had bars like a jail cell.This was 12 years ago and I don’t have the greatest memory, just remembering snippets of what the lodging was like, and I’m from SC so I haven’t been back to that area. Just curious if any of the locals know if they do indeed use this structure for that purpose (such as letting volunteers stay there temporarily.) The trip and lodging were free; we’d ridden in on some big buses & again the place we slept wasn’t fancy, so I guess they let us stay there for free since we were helping with the clean-up effort. God Bless New York for the devastation caused by 9/11 & also from Sandy. WE WILL NEVER FORGOT

Comment on Up The Creek: "The City Concealed" Sets Sail on Newtown Creek by Hekky Catz

Hekky Catz — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:59:00 +0000

wow, I just bought some Newtown Pippens. I had no idea they were from the area. Amazing.

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Comment on Inside Brooklyn Navy Yard by Rudy Brauer

Rudy Brauer — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:10:18 +0000

I was stationed at the BNSY from 1972 till 1977 aboard the USS Compass Island AG-153.I used to sit on the fantail in port and watch the Trade Towers go up.I never dreamed that I would see them come down too.Lots of good memories too, of great music,good friends,and just being a teenager in the 70s.We had one guy from Arkansas who one night was on pier watch on pier J, he asked the officer of the deck for a broom,the officer thought the sailor was going to tidy up a bit which he thought was commendable,but in fact he used it to kill wharf rats all night.He got six!

Comment on Inside Brooklyn Navy Yard by Les Williamson

Les Williamson — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 03:56:12 +0000

I was stationed here in 1978-1979 while my ship the USS Calloosahatchee AO 98 was in drydock. We lived in the old WW2 barracks across the street from the gate. We worked hard although it was a very cold winter it didn’t deter us from getting the ship seaworthy . I hope the yard comes to life again as it will always have a place in shaping my life. I was only19.

Comment on Kehila Kedosha Janina: The Last Greek Synagogue by Lynda Ehrich

Lynda Ehrich — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:07:36 +0000

(gasp) I just took a second look at the email my son sent me. My grandma’s maiden name was Negrin, and HER mother’s maiden name was Colchamiro. I had absolutely no idea Colchamiro Family figured so prominently into all this.

Comment on Kehila Kedosha Janina: The Last Greek Synagogue by Lynda Ehrich

Lynda Ehrich — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:01:41 +0000

My maternal grandmother, Dinah Bendjouya (Bernard) was a Sephardic Jew whose family had emigrated from Greece when she was three, and she lived in Brooklyn from that time onward until her death. It’s so wonderful to feel this connection. I live in Florida now and will probably never get to see this wonderful synagogue, but I’m sure my grandma was aware of its existence and may have even attended. Thank you for this.

Comment on The Original Swing Street by holly

holly — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:33:27 +0000

Years back, Norman Mapp toured me personally in and out of what had been, was and was becoming the current vibrant corridors of Harlem today. To think we’d met when Cable TV was still a joke… ha ha, give me an amen and ‘pass the ammunition’ to that ! Oh, but if only there’d been a voice-activated recorder picking up his 50 SHADES OF BLUES and swing sifting chords across the streets and tables as he so poignantly reminisced and flowed. Thank you, Norman, and thanks to modern wonders of surfing the net, I’ve seen another old friend, Bill Saxton, is now up in the neighborhood. Looking forward to making a current visit soon, meeting new friends, hearing old tunes and reappreciating the iconic rhythms of one of NYC’s truly blessed neighborhoods… Forget about designating an historical “block”, designate the whole shabang as “core” to the Apple’s story!

Comment on Up The Creek: "The City Concealed" Sets Sail on Newtown Creek by Robert Barto

Robert Barto — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:29:37 +0000

Too bad our Government spent Trillions of dollars on wars these past 50 years, ie: Korea in the ’50′s, Vietnam in the ’60′s & ’70′s, the Middle East in the ’90′s and in the new century which is ongoing… This country could have put that money to better use dredging the creek, building affordable homes and creating jobs.

Comment on Inside Brooklyn Navy Yard by lawrie farrelly

lawrie farrelly — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 12:30:50 +0000

My Uncle Philip J Farrelly worked at the yard as a rigger aged 39 in the 1940 census and he lived in Pearl Street as a roomer. Have been trying to trace him and would like to know if there are any records of his service there. Would be appreciative of any help. My email is lpfarrelly@hotmail.com