NYRR BKLYN HALF MARATHON 2016 OCEAN PARKWAY, BROOKLYN

    Every year Midwood , Brooklyn is treated to the  Brooklyn Half Marathon. Its a 12 mile marathon that starts at the Brooklyn Museum and ends in Coney Island. It runs down Ocean Parkway which is blocked off for the runners. It is always on Shabbos. It was today and I passed by it . It was fun to watch all of the surprised frum Jews crossing through the runners on Ocean Parkway on their way to shul. This video did not capture that , but I saw it. It was especially fun to see the reaction of little kids who once they had made their mad dash through the runners wanted to do it again. 

ocean parkway

i was walking down ocean parkway last night and i found some cool plaques on the street. its amazing what one can find when one stops to pay attention.
foster flounder, parkville puffer and newkirk needlefish. oy vey. no gefilte fish.

revenge of the nerds

whenever a nerdy or loser guy that roams ocean parkway gets engaged i am truly happy - perhaps more for myself than for him. it means that another nerd is off the market and won't be bothering me anymore. relief at last . oh and the side effect is that he is happily engaged to someone. its win-win.

breezy weather

im just going to take a moment to share with you how i am really enjoying this breezy 60's weather this evening.  toward the end of shabbos i sat outside on a bench on ocean parkway. it was a divine break from the steamy muggy weather we have been having lately. i know it won't last and that the steamy muggy weather will be returning soon, but i plan on reveling in this cooler weather as long as it remains.