It’s another sweltering evening in NYC with both high heat and humidity so we thought what better way to cool off than have a homemade Italian ice from the Lemon Ice King of Corona

This #Corona, Queens institution was opened by Peter Benfaremo in 1944. When the shop first opened the ice was hand-cranked in tubs and sold only during the summer. Times have changed and now their Italian 🇮🇹ice is made electronically year-round but the same 3 basic ingredients remain constant: sugar, water, and all natural flavoring (including real lemons 🍋 for the most popular flavor, as well as real oranges 🍊 for the orange flavor and real peanuts 🥜 for the second-most flavor, peanut butter). If you find yourself traveling to the #USOpen to see some tennis 🎾 this week, stop by this old-school gem as it is located nearby and cool off but remember that they “Do NOT Mix flavors”. Photo from 2004 and interview with Peter appear in our book “New York Nights.”

Open Hydrant start of September, over in Brooklyn, NYC, just now...

Photography from our visit to a 1100sqft apartment in Bay Ridge Brooklyn for 6sqft...

Full article: https://www.6sqft.com/our-1100sqft-a-move-to-the-bay-ridge-waterfront-gave-this-couple-serenity-and-space/

"Bay Ridge may not be on your list of top Brooklyn ‘nabes, and that’s exactly why it’s such a peaceful enclave for those in the know. After living in a cramped West Village apartment, Daniel Saponaro and Kyle Hutchison set four must-haves in a new place to live–a bright and spacious home, green streets, proximity to transit, and great nearby restaurants. They found all of this and more in a beautiful pre-war apartment building on Bay Ridge’s waterfront Shore Road."

Under City Hall, NYC, earlier...

Joel, Blaze and Eric over at Fort Grace Ice Cream, Brooklyn, NYC.

There is a heat advisory in effect through Tuesday, so we are highlighting this little #icecream shop. Fort Grace Local sells homemade ice cream and sorbets for only $3 for 2 scoops. We hope everyone stays cool this holiday weekend!

Hudson. Cooling off over at C.O. Bigelow's Dog Fountain, Greenwich Village, earlier...

C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries in Greenwich Village is a lead supporter of our workshop/exhibition "Capturing the Faces & Voices of Manhattan's Neighborhood Storefronts" currently on display through October 1st at the Little Underground Gallery at the Jefferson Market Library. They also are a dog-friendly pharmacy and formulate and flavor custom prescriptions for dogs!

Up above Greenwich Village, NYC, just now...