Yesterday I consumed my first-ever energy drink, Brain Xplozion, and it was so tasty that I had to have another. And another. And before I knew it, I had kicked the whole case. I was suddenly engulfed by a raging frenzy of kinetic energy, and found myself tearing through the streets of New York at a furious pace. I couldn't stop moving, and continued my rampage all through the night, covering every single remaining block in the city. Wow, 7000+ miles in less than 24 hours. That's got to be some kind of record. Anyway, thanks for following along these three months! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go have a heart attack and take a nap. I'll post the 18,537 photos I took just as soon as I can get my hands on some more BX.
Air conditioning, whose existence is rooted in the whims of physical pleasure and comfort, would seem to be squarely at odds with the Gnostic quest for salvation from the material world.
Edenwald Houses is the largest public housing development in the Bronx.
As previously noted, NYPD officers are notorious for parking their cars on the sidewalks outside precinct houses. As a pedestrian, I am always annoyed by this, although I have to admit that there's no easy solution to the problem of parking shortages around police stations. But here at the 47th Precinct in the Bronx, the street is actually wide enough to accommodate on-street diagonal parking (as evidenced by the lines painted on the street), and yet the officers still choose to back their cars all the way onto the sidewalk! And while the sidewalk in the picture linked above was merely constricted, this one is completely obstructed and impassable.
This is the most extensive set of jhandi flags I've seen to date.
It's the national fruit of Jamaica, and is also part of the national dish: ackee and saltfish.
There's still a pretty sizable memorial (this is maybe half of it) outside the house where Ramarley Graham used to live.