Brook-land

Saturday I took advantage of the mild weather to wander the six mile loop between my house and DUMBO before hitting Williamsburg with Chris Mangano and friends for some local nightlife.

Shabbat stroll, end of Hanukkah

Kosher chickens who survived Hanukkah.

Abandoned barracks of the Navy Yards

a kind-of-pretty shot taken through plexiglass at the Navy Yards barracks.

♪ ♫ Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass...

Back to the nightlife:  Chris was a Montana State film kid (and the Champion of Equipment Checkout when I started as a freshman), and though he's based in L.A., he's been working on a film out here the past few weeks.  We just had to show him how it's done...

...with drinks at Surf Bar (heated sand floor = closest thing to LA)

picklebacks at Whiskey Brooklyn (a shot of whiskey + a shot of picklejuice, a recipe born in BK)

and a dance party at Berry Park.

On a side note, SantaCon was in full-swing.  

Happy Holidays, Brooklyn.  See you next year!