Becky Fifield
Wanderlust Wednesday: Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Redux
Better known as the PATH, the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad began shuttling passengers through its cast iron tunnels between Manhattan...
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Becky Fifield
Feb 28, 20133 min read
Snapshot: Fabric Shopping in NYC
Tuesday, 2/12/2013, was, amazingly, a holiday at my place of employ. I took advantage of everyone else having a normal work day and went...
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Becky Fifield
Feb 21, 20132 min read
Overheard in the Subway…
Much of NYC’s life takes place underground. Last Tuesday was a holiday for my place of work, and I used the morning to get some errands...
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Becky Fifield
Feb 19, 20132 min read
Transit Tuesday: Subway Station Renovation – A Few Thoughts About Getting It Right
New York City’s subway opened in 1904. During an era of competing private lines that radiated from the heart of Manhattan into the...
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Becky Fifield
Oct 6, 20121 min read
Scenes from a Manhattan Apartment Hunt
No, we aren’t looking to move! But I was flipping through a book in which I kept notes about my apartment hunt in 2005. I had 54...
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Becky Fifield
Oct 2, 20121 min read
Transit Tuesday: More Griping about Penn Station
Inari sushi – sweetened deep fried tofu skin stuffed with rice dressed with rice vinegar, salt, and sugar. Photo by miwa_in_oz There is...
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Becky Fifield
Sep 17, 20121 min read
Museum Monday: Beer Here! At the New York Historical Society
Yes, beer in museums. Now on at The New York Historical Society, Beer Here: Brewing New York History reminds the visitor of the...
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Becky Fifield
Sep 4, 20121 min read
Transit Tuesday – The Elevated in NYC
The El still lives on in Chicago – I’m not sure that they could live without it. But the El once was a vital part of New York...
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Becky Fifield
Jul 23, 20122 min read
Museum Monday: Lunch Hour at the New York Public Library
New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Photo: Wikipedia. My mother’s favorite meal of the day is lunch. Usually those...
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Becky Fifield
Jun 12, 20122 min read
Transportation Tuesday – The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel
Group listening to Bob Diamond of BHRA in the tunnel under Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. RL Fifield, 2010. Until December 2010, at the...
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Becky Fifield
May 24, 20122 min read
Tenement Treatment for Tuberculosis – The Cherokee Apartments, New York City
Balconies of Gustavino tile at The Cherokee Apartments. RL Fifield, 2005. Others have blogged about the Cherokee Apartments before, and I...
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Becky Fifield
May 12, 20123 min read
Iro Iro: My Brief Moment as a Japanese Classical Dancer
Kimono? White makeup? Shamisen music? In New York City? I spent a few years as part of a semi-professional kabuki dance troupe here, as a...
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Becky Fifield
Apr 26, 20121 min read
SRO – The Acronym for Hotel Living
Preserved SRO rooms at the South Street Seaport Museum. RL Fifield photo, 2012. The South Street Seaport Museum recently reopened under...
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Becky Fifield
Apr 26, 20121 min read
SRO – The Acronym for Hotel Living
Preserved SRO rooms at the South Street Seaport Museum. RL Fifield photo, 2012. The South Street Seaport Museum recently reopened under...
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