The 22nd State Senate district.
Is the so-called “Golden effect” waning in Southwest Brooklyn?
New York City political blog Room Eight recently published an analysis of November’s election results that show victorious Republican State Senator Marty Golden actually lost the two constituencies of the 22nd Senate District that fall entirely within Bay Ridge’s borders. Continue reading »
The accompanying image, which was published courtesy of Bath Beach photographer David Tan, shows an antique mailbox outside of an anonymous Bay Ridge home. Coincidentally, my fiance and I have a restored mailbox featuring the same exact design, sans post, at home.
It was taken on September 9, 2012.
To see more of David’s striking selection of photographs, please visit his blog at dtan.blogspot.com.
If you have a photo you’d like us to publish as part of the Seen In Bay Ridge photo series, please send it to info@bayridgeodyssey.com. Be sure to let us know where and when the picture was taken, as well as how to credit the image (i.e. by your real name, pen name, anonymously, etc.).
The above image, which shows yet another scene from the Narrows, was published courtesy of photographer David Tan. It was taken on September 16, 2012.
In the blogosphere, it’s considered good “netiquette” to give a hat tip or “h/t” to the original source or tipster behind a particular post.
Then there is, of course, the more literal kind.
Here at Bay Ridge Odyssey we always tip our hats to Mr. Tan of Bath Beach for providing us with an endless number of photos illustrating the people, places, and things that make Bay Ridge what it is.
To see more of David’s comprehensive collection of pics, please visit his blog at dtan.blogspot.com.
If you have a photo you’d like us to publish as part of the Seen In Bay Ridge photo series, please send it to info@bayridgeodyssey.com. Be sure to let us know where and when the picture was taken, as well as how to credit the image (i.e. by your real name, pen name, anonymously, etc.).
This week’s photo, which is once again courtesy of Bath Beach photographer David Tan, shows one of the rabbits that reside on Poly Prep’s expansive lawn.
It was taken on September 1, 2012.
To see more of David’s highly-praised halftones, please visit his blog at dtan.blogspot.com.
If you have a photo you’d like us to publish as part of the Seen In Bay Ridge photo series, please send it to info@bayridgeodyssey.com. Be sure to let us know where and when the picture was taken, as well as how to credit the image (i.e. by your real name, pen name, anonymously, etc.).
This week’s Seen In Bay Ridge Weekender image, by roving Bath Beach shutterbug David Tan, shows a member of the Narrows Botanical Garden gathering some aromatic lavender “to be sold.”
If you think lavender plants aren’t that valuable, keep in mind that “a few trays of lavender” were among the items taken from the garden by some apparently picky thieves back in April.
The photo was taken on August 4, 2012.
To see more of David’s serious snapshots, please visit his blog at dtan.blogspot.com.
We’ll see you back here on Tuesday. In the meantime, have a happy and safe Labor Day weekend.
If you have a photo you’d like us to publish as part of the Seen In Bay Ridge photo series, please send it to info@bayridgeodyssey.com. Be sure to let us know where and when the picture was taken, as well as how to credit the image (i.e. by your real name, pen name, anonymously, etc.).
The above image, by Bath Beach photographer David Tan, shows a classic Volkswagen Beetle from the brand that, in the span of a decade, went from being associated with Hitler to becoming a symbol of 1960s counterculture. During the 1980s, a popular movie about time travel led an entire generation to associate the “VW” with terrorism. At least until they went to college.
The photo was taken at the 68th Precinct’s National Night Out in Shore Road Park on August 7, 2012.
To see more of David’s intense images, please visit his blog at dtan.blogspot.com.
If you have a photo you’d like us to publish as part of the Seen In Bay Ridge photo series, please send it to info@bayridgeodyssey.com. Be sure to let us know where and when the picture was taken, as well as how to credit the image (i.e. by your real name, pen name, anonymously, etc.).
This week’s image, by Bath Beach photographer David Tan, shows a couple lounging as a Marine veteran stands nearby examining something in his hands at the 68th Precinct’s National Night Out in Shore Road Park. It was taken on August 7, 2012.
To see more of David’s first-rate photos, please visit his blog at dtan.blogspot.com.
If you have a photo you’d like us to publish as part of the Seen In Bay Ridge photo series, please send it to info@bayridgeodyssey.com. Be sure to let us know where and when the picture was taken, as well as how to credit the image (i.e. by your real name, pen name, anonymously, etc.).
This classic Bay Ridge street scene was captured by Bath Beach photographer David Tan on July 8, 2012.
To see more of David’s iconic images, please visit his blog at dtan.blogspot.com.
If you have a photo you’d like us to publish as part of the Seen In Bay Ridge photo series, please send it to info@bayridgeodyssey.com. Be sure to let us know where and when the picture was taken, as well as how to credit the image (i.e. by your real name, pen name, anonymously, etc.).
The above image, captured by Bath Beach photographer David Tan, shows patrons at New York City’s only Welsh bar, the Longbow Pub & Pantry [7316 3rd Ave] watching a June 24, 2012 Euro Cup soccer match between England and Italy.
To see more of David’s considerable camera work, please visit his blog at dtan.blogspot.com.
If you have a photo you’d like us to publish as part of the Seen In Bay Ridge photo series, please send it to info@bayridgeodyssey.com. Be sure to let us know where and when the picture was taken, as well as how to credit the image (i.e. by your real name, pen name, anonymously, etc.).
The above image, which comes courtesy of Bath Beach shutterbug David Tan, shows volunteers of all ages “participating in a clean-up of the Shore Promenade at the Narrows.”
To see more of David’s phenomenal photography, please visit his blog at dtan.blogspot.com.
If you have photos you’d like us to publish as part of the Seen In Bay Ridge photo series, please send them to info@bayridgeodyssey.com. Be sure to let us know where the picture was taken and when, and how to credit the photo (i.e. by your real name, pen name, anonymously, etc.).