October 2009 archives

A bulldog dressed as the Naked Cowboy chews on a toy guitar during the Halloween Harvest Festival canine costume contest. The festival was held in Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City

Visitors in Prospect Park, Brooklyn enjoy the peak fall colors and warm weather

The rehearsal of the Radio City Rockettes is in full flow at the St. Paul the Apostle Church as they prepare for the 2009 Radio Christmas Spectacular.

An uncommon Brooklyn resident explores the grounds of the Boardwalk Garden in Coney Island

The community garden is open to everyone in the neighborhood.

Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians carry one of two caskets containing the remains of 19th-century immigrants into St. Peter's church on Staten Island

This white casket held the bones of children who died in quarantine in the mid-19th century after coming to the U.S. On Saturday, mourners gathered to memorialize the remains of unknown immigrants that were found during construction of a courthouse in St. George. The interfaith ceremony was presided over by Edward Cardinal Egan, former Archbishop [...]

Abandoned cars sit half-buried next to a gas station in the village of "Goverthing."

Goverthing purported to be an abandoned civilian town on the former military base that was under archaeological excavation; in fact, it was in fact an elaborate art exhibit. More information can be found on the blog of the “archaeologists,” or in the NYTimes article “Uncovering a Small Town (and Some Tall Tales),” published September 18. [...]

Young Tibetan dancers in traditional clothes wait to perform at a celebration and rally in Times Square

The event followed a parade of Tibetan immigrants from the United Nations to the west side. “Today we are celebrating Tibetan culture after 50 years in exile,” said Lhamo Dongtotsang, 59, of Astoria, Queens.

A wedding procession heads toward Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park at Coney Island

Amateurs fish off the pier during a lazy Sunday at Coney Island beach

Councilman Tony Avella of Queens (center) leads a protest at City Hall against the scheduled shutdown of the Stella D'oro plant in Kingsbridge

“Stella D’oro should remain in the city and in the Bronx,” he said. News arrived during the rally that the factory was closing that afternoon.