Coney Island

I went to Coney Island yesterday. I figured it would be a good place to take pictures. I went to the Mermaid Parade in 2008, and there was lots of great, folky art around. And the parks are going to be knocked down for condos very soon.

I missed the hotdog eating contest, but I did see lots of interesting things. As a matter of fact, there was so much to see, hear, do, taste, and smell, it was a little overwhelming.

Pictures of things you might have seen 2 months ago if I had posted them

These turkeys are outside the South Beach Psychiatric Center. I think it's mean to keep incongruous wildlife on the grounds of a mental hospital. If you saw a turkey anywhere else in New York City, you'd swear you were hallucinating.


Nice fence, dude.


Dunkin Donuts throws out garbage bags full of perfectly edible food every night. Here is the evidence. Delis, bakeries, and supermarkets do this too. Then there's the store near the ferry that had to dust off the price tag on the product I brought up to the counter...