January 12-13, 2014
Elliott’s (relatively) new residence in Brooklyn has given
us an excuse to explore this very trendy area of New York. Brooklyn is one of
the oldest inhabited areas of the New World, starting in the 1600s as part of
New Amsterdam. The current name Brooklyn derives from the Dutch name, which was
Breucklyn.
Brooklyn has always been an area comprised of various ethnic or
religious groups, be they Polish, orthodox Jewish, or African American. During
the past 15 years, however, Brooklyn
became a haven for younger people who did not have the income to pay Manhattan
rents, and who were more interested in an alternative lifestyle that
reused/recycled/ and promoted innovation and creativity. We stayed at the Box
House Hotel, which was a former door factory in an industrial area of
Greenpoint.
The rooms and common areas were decorated with flea market finds.
Greenpoint is the Polish neighborhood of Brooklyn. Josh and I took a walk to
get coffee while John was catching up on some work. We found a Polish bakery and bought pastries
filled with poppy seeds. We certainly ate well on this trip.
Elliott took us to
restaurants where either he knew the chef or colleagues had made a
recommendation. For the former, we had brunch at Parish House in Williamsburg,
where his basketball teammate chef kept sending out dishes for us to try. We joined Elliott's friends Jesse "XY" and Jessie "XX."
We all highly recommend the Parish House!
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