Three conflicts that don't usually make it onto war memorials
It's just like watching the Mets: guys throwing balls, guys swinging bats, jets roaring overhead...
watching a match at Idlewild Cricket Field*, a well-kept facility (photo here) largely hidden away at the edge of town in the woods of Idlewild Park Preserve. Apparently it's not uncommon for international cricketers to play here; one of today's teams was from Trinidad and Tobago.
* The article linked above is the best source of information I could find about the field, but it's also highly exaggerative at times. Most notably, its claim that Idlewild is like several world-class cricket stadiums "all rolled in one" is completely absurd.
As we've seen, the western edge of Rosedale lies directly beneath a much-used approach to JFK Airport.
There is no city street cleaning out here in Rosedale; this sign must have been put up by a Type A homeowner on a rigid sidewalk-sweeping regimen.
I'm walking every street in New York City.
This is the counterpoint to my walk across the US. Instead of seeing a million places for just a minute each, I'm going to spend a million minutes exploring just one place. By the time I finish walking every block of every street in all five boroughs, I'll have traveled more than 8,000 miles on foot — all within a single city. Details!
Email me at matt@imjustwalkin.com
Subscribe to my email list
Maps: Progress | Photos
~9,954 miles walked
Your donations allow me to keep walking full-time. If you think what I'm doing is valuable and you'd like to offer some support, I would be very grateful. On the other hand, if you think I'm a worthless bum, feel free to email me and tell me to get a job, bozo. Both are excellent options!
