Waning Gibbous Moon Take a deep breath! Halloween marks 51 days until winter and 61 days remaining in the year. Halloween's Waning Gibbous Moon creates the eerie ambiance for the Halloween festivities. Around the corner is New York City Marathon and Day Light Savings where our clocks and watches fall back both on Sunday, November 4th. And then, the race to the holiday Continue Reading
Northern Tip of Queens This month’s edition of Culturally Inclined focuses on Astoria, located across the East River at the northern tip of Queens. Astoria, a community whose boundaries are constantly changing and debated throughout history. There are three distinct neighborhoods: Ravenswood, Ditmas, and Astoria Heights. An Astoria landmark, the Riker-Lent Homestead Continue Reading
Although Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer for so many of us, the official day is September 22nd. Considering summer trips are coming to a close remember that amidst the skyscrapers and traffic jams that New York City is an island offering so many fun things to do before the cold weather is upon us. As I rode the subway, I was reflecting upon how to slow summer down and I Continue Reading
Summeritis per the Urban Dictionary is a psychological infliction that effects students motivation and ability to concentrate at the end of the school year. This definition should be extended to the larger population who are undergoing a summer malaise. Once the warm weather arrives, we all want to leave our desks and head outside for an adventure. It is a good time of year to Continue Reading
This month’s edition of Culturally Inclined focuses on the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood built upon an elevated plateau overlooking Manhattan. The native Lenape people, called the area "Ihptonga", meaning "the high sandy bank" and it was referred to as "Clover Hill" by the Dutch. With the advent of the ferry service in 1814 the farmland began to be divided into country Continue Reading
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