Crisis? Pizza!

This is undeniably a food town, so when a crisis hits, we have a lot of foodstuffs to choose from. There's food drives, food banks, drop offs at schools and churches, charitable organizations handing out supplies from the back of vans and trucks...we can mobilize a ton of resources to this area, if need be.

And when the going gets tough, the tough get pizza. From childhood, whenever a life event occurred the necessitated a change in the schedule, pizza delivery was the standard go-to food for the New York housewife. Busy day? Pizza. No-meat Fridays in a non-fish friendly family (you Catholic kids!)? Pizza! Too tired to cook? Too hot to use an oven? You see where this is going.

Happily for us, we have paisano's galore in this town to make our favorite food for us, right here in the city that made pizza famous. I was out on assignment taking pictures, and I couldn't help but notice that this week's blue paper recycling containers were filled mostly with the items that are the sign of our hometown hero, the pizza pie box.

I love you guys. Way to weather the storm!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York-style_pizza

A Walk in the Park: Hurricane Sandy

Tuesday afternoon: I went out to see what I could see, with thoughts of a photographic series about the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The neighborhood was crowded with office workers home for the day, as I headed up the hill towards Prospect Park. I realized we were very lucky, in regards to possible storm damage.

The park itself was overrun with people filled with a tense excitement, like spectators at the aftermath of a crime scene. The yellow tape around the downed trees only enhanced the impression further. 

In the face of all this gawking, I quickly turned on my heels to leave, but not before I noticed the beauty of autumn in the park. Today, as businesses and people work towards a return to normal, it's reassuring to see signs that life goes on.  

Have a great day, New York.

Picture Window: Hurricane Sky