The winter bite snaps and you awaken, slapped by the beauty of the day.
Stimulation is everywhere, a season is in full form, note-worthy happenings occurring - these are all due to my change in location - Brooklyn, New York.
Specifically, I’m living Downtown in between the areas of Fort Greene and DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge Overpasses). It’s exciting and I’ve romanticized New York City to the maximum, only to allow myself to comprehend and see Gotham - the darkness and dreary place that is lurking nearby. In your face at Union Sqaure, in the alley of Morningside Heights, walking home from Jay Street. It’s a feeling that people carry around. It’s the anxiety and the rage of travelling under close proximity to other humans. It’s the struggle that so many have to endure in order to survive here. It’s that insecure and uncertain eye-contact you receive in subterranea or on the sidewalk. Sometimes people give it twice, just for that reassurance. And you can only hope you are responding with a look of confidence and support.
But I’m digging the vibe and multi-culturalism of the NYC. This blog wil now focus on occurrences here, the ever-burgeoning “and what-nots”, live music, reviews on incredible records due this year (The National, Wilco, Stars, DNTEL, Deltron3030, need I say more?), politics (US-Latin America focused), food, and anything else that comes up.
Is this a goal or a guarantee? I can’t wait. What about “overheards” in the subway?