Author Archives: dko

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The Naming of Children in the Media

The standards for reporting a child’s name would be to usually omit the name if the kid is involved in a shocking or violent crime or incident, and would be named if the kid did something extraordinary, like shooting a … Continue reading

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Tutti a Nuccio a Mangiare!

Past Hot Shot Photo and Video Studio, and just before Pizza Park on Avenue U, is a most enticing aroma. It fills the senses and the mind with thoughts of dough rising to a peak, and the buttery batter of … Continue reading

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Sports Fever with a Chance of Mellow

On top of a glass counter,displaying goods from New York sports teams such as the Jets or Mets, rests a sleek black laptop computer.  Behind its glossy exterior is a middle-aged man scrutinizing what he sees on the screen. Despite … Continue reading

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Joe Gould- A Hobo too True to Be Fiction

Joe Gould’s Secret is easily nothing short of an amazing read. Split in two parts, one a portrait of a verbose vagrant visionary, and the other part is about a man’s journey to understand a man that does not deserve … Continue reading

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Neighborhood Backgrounder: Gravesend

Gravesend is located in South Brooklyn, north of Coney Island, and east of Bensonhurst.  It is often divided up and placed with other neighborhoods, especially the ones I just mentioned, whenever data is collected.  The Department of City Planning places … Continue reading

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Neighborhood Choice: Gravesend

On the train ride to the glitzy, sunbaked, and refreshingly briny heaven that is Coney Island, a simple blink of the eye or the nodding off when one realizes the the depot is near, one will miss the neighborhood of … Continue reading

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Snowflakes Suspended in the Air at Gravesend

A short little web log about a topic that which is barely written.
Illuminated Snowflakes! Continue reading

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