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present position
- photo by Mitch Waxman Maritime Sunday is with us once again, happening to coincide with Greek or Eastern Orthodox Easter (known as greester here in Astoria) as well as the 100th anniversary of the...
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subsidiary impression
- photo by Mitch Waxman You see it all the time, here at your Newtown Pentacle. The Bayonne Bridge, deemed an archaic impediment to navigation by those scions of NY harbor whose hidden machinations...
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desolate shore
- photo by Mitch Waxman As mentioned in yesterday’s posting, a few friends and I made it a point to experience the Bayonne Bridge a few weeks back and walk over the pedestrian walkway. Our reasoning...
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terrific fatigue
- photo by Mitch Waxman That’s the Bayonne Bridge, mentioned a couple of times this week, spanning the busy Kill Van Kull. The last “regular” Working Harbor Committee excursion of the year was...
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heavy articles
“follow” me on Twitter at @newtownpentacle - photo by Mitch Waxman Just a short one today, the tug Mary Alice rolling along at twilight. Back tomorrow with something a bit more substantial, but today...
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definite utterance
Maritime Sunday bobs to the surface. - photo by Mitch Waxman Joan Turecamo, IMO number 7902025, is a 392 ton Tug which was built in 1981 at the Matton Shipyard in Cohoes, NY. She’s owned and operated...
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decadent element
Bayonne Bridge progress, in today’s post. – photo by Mitch Waxman A recent Working Harbor Committee excursion, one of our education tours for kids (typically inner city teenagers who are introduced to...
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landing above
Bayonne. – photo by Mitch Waxman As mentioned yesterday, one is taking a short break – hence the singular image which greets you above. Back soon with new stuff. “follow” me on Twitter-...
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gateway temple
Bayonne Bridge progress, in today’s post. – photo by Mitch Waxman The Bayonne Bridge spans the Kill Van Kull waterway, connecting Staten Island with Bayonne, New Jersey. The fourth largest steel arch...
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vestiges of
How many times a week can you say it’s Monday, huh? – photo by Mitch Waxman As described last week, my pal Val drove her Valmobile – with myself and a libertarian named Scott within it – out to a...
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