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– photo by Mitch Waxman
Fear that I’ve let you down today is inescapable, as the 2013 tour schedule (long promised) is still not quite ready for public review and remains a revisionary work in progress. There’s a lot of behind the scenes nitty gritty to lock down, HTML to code, and routes to solidify and I’m just not done yet- unfortunately. I’m hoping to have the list live by early next week and apologies are offered. It has been a busy few weeks for me, and everybody is pissed off at me that my ducks aren’t- as usual- in a row..
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Just the other day, Tuesday as a point of fact, I unexpectedly and suddenly ended up onboard a ship which was carrying the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance annual conference, serving the event as one of several “staff” (volunteer) photographers. The group presented a “who’s who” of planners, maritime experts, and political types discussing the post Sandy shape of our local vicinity. Discussion of various plans of action was offered, as well as a swell luncheon.
Additionally, on Wednesday night, a Newtown Creek Monitoring Committee meeting went long at the sewer plant in Greenpoint. NCMC, as the latter group is known (nickmick is how its pronounced,) is one of the longest serving community groups in NYC. NCMC interacts with the DEP to ensure that neighborhood concerns are dealt with at the enormous and still under construction Newtown Creek Waste Water Treatment facility.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
My devotions to the various organizations of the Newtown Creek community such as Newtown Creek Alliance or NCMC, or the larger harbor community groups like Working Harbor Committee or the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance demand the expenditure of enormous amounts of time spent in meetings and attending “events,” but it really is a worthwhile investment. There is so much to learn about this City of New York, facts which range from the utterly mundane to the fantastic, that it is worth every minute spent even if it means you’re a little (or a lot) behind on your own work..
Also: Hidden Harbor: Newtown Creek tour with Mitch Waxman presented by the Working Harbor Committee, departs Pier 17 in Manhattan May 26,2013 at ten a.m. Limited seating available, order advance tickets now. Group rates available.
The Newtown Pentacle 
Hey Mitch, were you in the Chinese supermarket on 31st Avenue yesterday? I thought I saw somebody that looks like you in the frozen food aisle. Lemme know, huh?
georgetheatheist...ceaselessly wondering
April 12, 2013 at 9:05 am
Not me. Only Chinese supermarket I know about is actually Korean and its on Bway way over by the cross with Roosevelt
Mitch Waxman
April 12, 2013 at 9:43 am
Thanks. I could have sworn it was you: a beard, glasses. And a stealthy, almost furtive timorous gait, going up the aisle. BTW, it’s a great supermarket: 31st Avenue & 54th Street. Right in your neck o’ the woods. I buy my fish and veggies there all the time. Check it out. The deli counter is good too.
georgetheatheist...ceaselessly wondering
April 12, 2013 at 11:08 am
That’s a bit more Boulevard Gardens than my zone, I’m nearby the 46th st station on Broadway
Mitch Waxman
April 12, 2013 at 11:31 am
That’s why I did have a bit of a doubt that the guy in the Chinese supermarket was indeed not you: the location was outside your “zone”. And you seem to be a pretty tightly “zoned” guy. Queens-wise that is. However, you did emerge from the “zone” a few days ago by visiting the Upper West Side in effete Manhattan. What happened? The Boulevard Gardens is chopped liver? Hey! The fish is really fresh at the Chinese supermarket. The counter guy grabs it alive from the holding tank and slaughters it right in front of you. Bring your camera.
georgetheatheist...ceaselessly wondering
April 12, 2013 at 12:02 pm