Tom Martinez, Witness: Towering Puppet
A colorful puppet towers over a local Halloween party in Kensington prior to the start of a small, neighborhood parade. Photo: Tom Martinez
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Tom Martinez: Clowning Around
Brooklyn Friends 7th grader Aidan Fontana clowns around at La Villa before the Halloween Parade. Photo: Tom Martinez
Tom Martinez, Witness: Music Man
A member of a musical ensemble that entertained paradegoers in the Slope. Photo: Tom Martinez
Tom Martinez, Witness: Excedrin Moment
An elaborate costume hinting at the darker side of the holiday (Park Slope, October 31st, 2008). Photo: Tom Martinez
Tom Martinez, Witness: Deluge
A Kensington shopkeeper stands knee-deep in floodwater to clear a blocked drainage grate. Photo: Tom Martinez
Tom Martinez, Witness: Union Mime
A mime, receiving a donation from a child, pauses as a blind woman walks through her performance space in Union Square. Photo: Tom Martinez, Witness
Tom Martinez, Witness: Busted
Union Square (October 21, 2008) Photo: Tom Martinez, Witness Photography A woman confronts a man who allegedly snatched her purse and fled, only to be apprehended by two Good Samaritans who witnessed the crime and gave chase (Union Square, NYC).
Tom Martinez, Witness: Creative Barrier
Student Artists from Brooklyn Friends School in collaboration with MRC II Contracting, Inc., came up with a creative use for an otherwise bland construction barrier on Pearl St. Photo: Tom Martinez
City Hall Press Conference Tomorrow
I’m like David Yassky, I haven’t made up my mind. But it seems like a lot of people have and they’re against changing the term limits law. There’s a rally on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan on Tuesday at 1 p.m. Read the Brooklyn Optimist and keep up with the term limits news … Continue reading City Hall Press Conference Tomorrow
Tom Martinez, Witness: Latest Creation
97 yr. young Toni Rowe with her latest creation. Toni ventures into Manhattan from Brooklyn once a week for an art class held at her late-husband’s union on 14th Street. Photo by Tom Martinez Note from Tom: "Toni is a truly amazing woman. She remembers a time in NYC prior to electricity when the gas … Continue reading Tom Martinez, Witness: Latest Creation
Tom Martinez, Witness: Underground Spiritual
A group from the Pilgrim Mennonite Mission (PA) passed out literature and sang hymns at the Union Square subway station. Photo: Tom Martinez
Tom Martinez, Witness: Sign of the Times
Opinions vary as to how deeply rooted and far-reaching the current economic crisis is. This man took his message to the street outside a Gowanus Housing complex (Brooklyn, NY). Photo: Tom Martinez
Tomorrow Night at Brooklyn Reading Works in Park Slope
Brooklyn Reading Works presents Poetry Punch, a festive, fun, celebratory group reading by poets curated by Michele Madigan Somerville. And, yes, there will be punch. Lots of it. This year’s reading really packs a punch with Bill Evans, Jeff Wright, Joanna Sit, Ilene Starger, Will Nixon, Louise Crawford and Michele Madigan Somerville. Says Michele: "The … Continue reading Tomorrow Night at Brooklyn Reading Works in Park Slope
Tom Martinez, Witness: Obama at the Gate
Obama ponders what lies beyond McCain as tonight’s (final) debate looms near. Photograph by Tom Marinez/Witness Photography
Tom Martinez, Witness: Namaste
All creatures great and small in Prospect Park. Photo by Tom Martinez
Tom Martinez, Witness: The End of Rosh Hashana
A young Orthodox man faces the water near the Belt Parkway as part of Rosh Hashana, a ritual that involves throwing bread crumbs into running water. Rosh Hashana marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year, a ten day period of reflection, repentance and celebration, which concludes with the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur.” … Continue reading Tom Martinez, Witness: The End of Rosh Hashana
Tom Martinez: The End of Ramadan
Muslim boys in traditional dress to celebrate the end of Ramadan (Brooklyn, NY). Photo: Tom Martinez Ramadan or Ramazan (Arabic: رمضان, Ramaḍān) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month in which the Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. It is the … Continue reading Tom Martinez: The End of Ramadan
Tom Martinez: Wedding Bubble
This photograph by Tom Martinez shows a Coney Island Street Performer making huge bubbles astonishing a newlywed bride (bottom right).
Tom Martinez: Lincoln/Obama
In these photographs by Tom Martinez, artist Ron English stands next to a series of images he created morphing the facial features of Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln. English has produced a number of these images and has displayed them across the US. The images pictured here are at the corner of Stratford and … Continue reading Tom Martinez: Lincoln/Obama
Tom Martinez: Wedding in the Garden
Tom Martinez: Picture At An Exhibition
The Potato EatersSusanne Lara Ruppert (foreground, right) studies Vincent Van Gogh’s, "The Potator Eaters," one of the paintings on view as part of a MOMA exhibition examining Van Gogh’s relationship to the night. The exhibit opens to the public on September 21st and runs through January 5th at the Museum of Modern Art.
Daydreaming: Photo by Tom Martinez
Daydreaming at the corner of Coney Island Avenue and Cortelyou Road by Tom Martinez.
Zuzu’s Says: Free Tomato Starts To Anyone Who Has A Sunny Spot For Them
Tomatoes for EVERYBODY! Here’s the latest from Zuzu’s Petals: This spring i expanded the borders of my vegetable patch and planted a couple dozen seedlings: several varieties of Heirloom, some Grape and Cherry to snack on while i weed, and old reliable Big Boy, Early Girl and Beefsteak as an homage to my Dad (whose … Continue reading Zuzu’s Says: Free Tomato Starts To Anyone Who Has A Sunny Spot For Them
Custom Made Swimsuits at Eidolon
My friend had a two-piece swimsuit custom made at Eidolon, a Fifth Avenue shop, and it cost, like, $130. Can you imagine. A suit perfectly constructed for your body???? Here are the ‘tails: Eidolon 233 Fifth Avenue Brooklyn, NY Apparently, they have a few designs—one-piece and two-piece—and loads of gorgeous fabrics to choose from. Her … Continue reading Custom Made Swimsuits at Eidolon
Go With The Local Tomatoes: NY Grown Deemed Safe
This from New York 1: New York grown tomatoes were deemed safe to eat Tuesday. The State Department of Agriculture says local tomatoes are not linked to the salmonella outbreak. The FDA says uncooked red plum, red Roma, and round red tomatoes grown in other states may still be unsafe to eat. But cherry tomatoes, … Continue reading Go With The Local Tomatoes: NY Grown Deemed Safe
FDA Warns Nation About Tomatoes and Salmonella
It’s always a little unnerving—and helpful—to read something like this. I guess we won’t be putting these tomatoes in our salads. The Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning to consumers nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been linked to consumption of certain raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes, and products … Continue reading FDA Warns Nation About Tomatoes and Salmonella
Red Hook Braces for Onslaught of Ikea Customers
The Brooklyn Paper reports that the Red Hook Ikea has added hundreds of parking spaces. Ikea has added hundreds of parking spaces to its Red Hook store in advance of the hotly anticipated opening on Wednesday, June 18, which is expected to draw a cavalcade of shoppers that will continue for months. The Scandinavian home-furnishings … Continue reading Red Hook Braces for Onslaught of Ikea Customers
Tomorrow: The Brooklyn Flea Gets Sun
I think it has rained every Sunday since Mr. Brownstoner and Signor Flea started the Brooklyn Flea, the new mega-groovy flea market in Ft. Greene. But the weather is changing and the sun is on their side. Is it payback time for the crappiest spring in recent memory? Let’s hope so, because Sunday’s shaping up … Continue reading Tomorrow: The Brooklyn Flea Gets Sun
Brooklyn Bloggers: See You Tomorrow
The video shoot for the Brooklyn Bloggers video is tomorrow. Here are some video tips for participants from video producer, David Castillo, of Blue Barn Pictures. Email me if you don’t have a time slot for your interview (see below): So you’re going to be filmed; there are a few things you will need to … Continue reading Brooklyn Bloggers: See You Tomorrow
TOMORROW: THE MEMOIR-A-THON
Brooklyn Reading Works presents THE MEMOIR-A-THON! This is the Brooklyn Reading Works event you won’t want to miss. Never heard of a Memoir-A-Thon? That’s because I made it up. It’s sort of a marathon reading of memoirs—but it won’t be long and boring. No way. That’s because the writers are each limited to 6 minutes … Continue reading TOMORROW: THE MEMOIR-A-THON