Brooklyn

PHeymont shares his walk on Brooklyn Bridge with an emphasis on the bridge itself—history, details and its "bones."

PHeymont shares a favorite walk, across the Brooklyn Bridge, with its views of both Manhattan and Brooklyn

An intriguing artwork at the Brooklyn Museum provokes public discussion over its meaning.

The museum has a great sculpture garden, but most of its exhibits are rescues from New York's relentless redevelopment.

PHeymont makes first acquaintance of a fabled landmark, home to many 'permanent New Yorkers.'

PHeymont takes an out-of-season walk through his favorite (and nearby) botanical garden as winter gives it a different look.

A look at the work of M.C. Escher, known widely for his impossible geometry, reveals more than meets the eye.

A sea of carts waiting for shoppers blends into an abstraction in this view outside a Brooklyn 'big box' store.

PHeymont was visiting Brooklyn Bridge Park when he spotted this view of Lower Manhattan, looking across the remains of once-busy piers.

Brooklyn's Prospect Park has lots of statues and sculptural details, but not all of them get the attention they're worth. PHeymont looks at a few.

PHeymont had never seen fringed tulips before an early spring walk through the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Jonathan L walks us through New York's 'first commuter suburb' and now one of the city's most historic and interesting neighborhoods.