Sunday, August 01, 2010

Recently: Deep On Into Queens

At the edge of the Strack Memorial Pond, Forest Park, Queens: 538 acres of woody wonders!
The lonely skateboarder heads for home.
A strange apparatus near Atlas Park, Queens.
And one of the most prevalent sights in Queens: acres, miles of cemeteries. I've searched online to see what percentage of the borough of Queens comprises of graveyards; I think I recall that it could be as high as 30 percent. Also, I think I remember once speaking to a cop whose Queens precinct was 70 percent cemeteries. And, since we're on the topic of Queens factology: Queens has not voted for a Republican candidate in a presidential election since 1972, when voters chose Nixon. It seems they learned their lesson.