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 […]
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. […]
