Although both Queens and Kings County are physically located on Long Island, the urban landscapes bear little resemblance their suburban siblings, Nassau and Suffolk. Together, these counties span the length of the largest island in the contiguous United States, a 118 mile protrusion beginning in New York Harbor and stretching out across the Atlantic just … Continue reading Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt Trail
Manhattan's population swells from 1.6 to 3.1 million during weekdays and much of this human tide flows through Grand Central Terminal, but at 6 AM this Memorial Day it was quite calm. Beams of artificial light filtered through the station's enormous windows, casting orange shadows across the nave of this secular cathedral. Several police officers guided a German shepherd past … Continue reading Scrambling at Breakneck Ridge