Went to try out Ganso Ramen restaurant, get more interviews, and go to the BAM theater with a friend. Took the D train to Atlantic Av and then switched to the 3 train. Got off at Hoyt St. Places visited: Ganso’s Ramen shop and BAM Peter Sharp Jay Building. Weather: around the 60’s° F. Windy and […]
Second time going to the neighborhood together with Megane. We wanted to go out to get interviews, record sound bites, take pictures and go to Junior’s to try out the famous cheesecake. Took the D train to Atlantic Av and then switched to the 3 train. Got off at Borough Hall. Places visited: various deli’s […]
Twice within the same week. Today is Friday. Expecting more people because weekend is near. Going with partner to take pictures and get a sense of the atmosphere of the area. (During) Around Court St residency is quite peaceful. Barely anyone on the street. Noticed a mosque that I didn’t know was there […]
On this day, I went by myself mostly around the richer population of Downtown Brooklyn, hoping to get some interviews. I went around noon expecting to see people there for lunch and for the area to be bustling with residents. It was a warm day and the streets and stores were crowded due to it […]
March 15 (first time) I noticed that although there was a lot of snow on the ground, there were still the same crowd of people seen during the summer with shopping bags in hand careless about the weather. There were all age groups of people who went downtown. (There are a lot of […]
Today’s goal was to go to the Farmers Market. Took the 5 train to Borough Hall, came out through Cadman Plaza. Weather: 45° F. Thunderstorm, heavy rain and windy. Time: 4:30- 4:50 PM. This amature etnographer did not consider the fact that the farmers market, Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket, would not be open due to […]
Second day of purposeless walking, this time around, however, I wanted to check out the areas around the colleges/schools that were in the area. Took the 3 train to Borough Hall. Places visited: Court Street, Remsen Street, Cadman Plaza, Fulton Street, Jay Street, Dekalb Av, University Plaza, MetroTech Commons, Lafayette Av. Weather: 65° F. Sunny […]
Went out to Downtown Brooklyn with no specific purpose but just to familiarize myself with the area and to get a feeling as to how an afternoon in April looked like around the neighborhood. Took the 5 train to Borough Hall. Places visited: Court Street, Livingston Street, Dekalb Av, Atlantic Av, Columbus Park, Korean Veterans […]
First time going to the neighborhood. Thought it was a good idea to see how the neighborhood looked like after a snowstorm. Took the 3 train to Borough Hall. Places visited: Court Street and Livingston Street. Weather: 20°-26° F. The day after the snow storm. Not as cold as anticipated. Lots of snow. Time: 3:30-4:40 PM. […]
