the explorers.

Saturday afternoon, The Matheny's and Holloway's walked

the first of the 24 Greatest Walks in New York.

First up: Our very own 'hood. 
East Village

Tompkins Square Park: Opened over a century ago, this park has been the center for immigrant and

Vietnam War protests, the deadly Civil War Draft Riots, as well as the annual Cracktoberfest.

Now it's just a quaint little park where dogs are walked, old men play chess, and the homelies sleep.

Community Synagogue Center: Now a Jewish Synagogue, this pre-Civil War structure once 

housed the St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, which lost most of its congregation in a tragic fire

aboard a ferry in 1904. This kooky old man, talked our ear off about the building's dynamic past.

Hell's Angels NY Headquarters

'nuff said

NY Marble Cemetery: In response to fears about yellow fever outbreaks in the mid-1800s, 

legislation outlawed earth graves, so marble vaults the size of small rooms were built ten feet
underground and now house 156 family vaults.

{ain't that the truth}

It was so interesting to really explore and learn the history of this neighborhood

that Hubs and I have been living in for the past year. It really is such a diverse few blocks, and i feel
honored to be a part of it. Plus, who doesn't want to have the reassurance that your 'hood is
safe with the Hell's Angels living a block away!