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September 3, 2008 The Brigham Street Park Project is proud to announce that Assemblyman Alan Maisel (D- Brooklyn) has generously contributed $50,000.00 in capital project funds towards building a new park at Brigham Street.  This contribution is the first monetary contribution to the Project, which

Federal officers are ramping up patrols in Jamaica Bay in search of one of the most obscure criminals on land or sea: horseshoe crab poachers. These shadowy seafaring scofflaws have been nabbed roaming shallow portions of the bay, using long boat hooks to pluck their prey from the sea bottom.

    by Erik Baard Horseshoe crabs having been laying and fertilizing eggs along our beaches, and the beaches of the continents as they were once assembled, for at least 350 million years and through several global mass extinctions. Somehow they’ve done all this mating without the help of MP3 players stocked with Barry White.

I have no idea if that is the correct name for this particular structure, but I’m going with it for now. Here’s a Google Map link, in case anyone has any better ideas about the name of the bridge. It’s a deserted and interesting little stretch of beach; I parked my bike at the rest area and walked around Plumb Island, crossing under the Shore Parkway.

I have to admit, I’ve been a little down on photography lately. Between technical issues and a downturn in mood, I think my work has been suffering. Not to mention that I’ve been feeling harried, and haven’t had nearly as much time as I would like to devote to photographic projects.