8th Street from Prospect Park West.

This is my street.
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Bandshell

Here is a better shot of the bandshell.
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Prospect Park Bandshell.

This is where all the free concerts are held throughout the Summer. The Roots play next Sunday, but I will be here for all remaining concerts regardless of who is playing. This is practically my back yard (one short block away).
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Happy children having fun.

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Mini water park.

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Prospect Park

This park is incredible. Words cannot describe the happiness. Enjoy the pics below.
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The View

This is the view from our grocery store in Red Hook Brooklyn. It's on par with the super Wegman's in Rochester.
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MetroCard for the trains (aka subway).

Keisha's second interview took place on the corner of our block at 8th St. And 8th Ave. with a gentleman who she spoke with earlier regarding an open position at his company (I can't recall the name or type of business).

As she walked down the street to meet with him in front of Park Slope Pharmacy, I followed behind pretending to be some guy walking. I laid-in-waiting on the opposite side of the street just to be safe. I sat on brownstone stairs to some doctor's office while talking to my Dad on the phone and kept a sly-eye on them. After all, an interview like this is a bit unorthodox, but we are quickly learning this is how a lot of business is conducted here, so why not entertain the possibility?

The interview outlasted the 20 minute conversation with Dad, so I walked down to 7th Ave. where I spotted the F and G train's 7th Ave. subway station steps. This is the stop I will be using for transportation to and from work. At that moment I remembered I needed a MetroCard one month unlimited pass so I walked down and grabbed one from the machine. $89 gets you the freedom to go anywhere in NYC at any time as many times as you want.

When I returned to street level they were still gabbing away. I began to think about how strange this "interview" was, but then I recalled prior to the meet he explained to her he would not be available until after the holiday, he needs to fill the position immediately and from their first phone conversation she impressed him so that he felt she may be a great match. We both remain skeptical and full-time plus over-time does not match with her need to continue school and have time for Javon (her 10 year old Son). He expressed the need for a decision by tomorrow (today). She's probably going to pass.
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Brooklyn Bridge

First thing today (technically yesterday as of 45 minutes ago) we went to Keisha's first job interview with a company called Graphic Savings at 45 Main St. in Brooklyn. She went in and I parked the Jeep in the underground lot next door.

To pass the time I went to the Starbuck's on the corner and had a tall and a panini for $9...welcome to NYC.

After my breakfast I decided to walk around and see what I could see. Naturally I walked towards the water. To my surprise I found myself at the Brooklyn Bridge Park! I followed the concrete pathway and the first two dirt pathways that shot off to the left further to the river, the second of which had two plaques with historical information. As I read the first one which was explaining the significance of the Brooklyn area's association to the Revolutionary War, a guy with a camera and a HUGE lens walked up beside me and began shooting. Curious at what interested a person such that they felt it required optics with the ability to view the polar caps on Mars, I looked in the direction he was snapping.

This image of what I saw was taken by my phone.

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26' truck with an auto transport trailer.

Well we made it to Brooklyn in one piece. I HIGHLY recommend NOT driving a 26' moving truck pulling an auto-transport trailer with your car on it to NYC. What was I thinking?! Eight hours of white-knuckle driving does wonders for a person's nerves.

We had several unexpected set-backs, but nothing could have prepared us for the arrival to a horribly filthy apartment. Keisha (Fiancée) broke down in tears and was not far behind her. Yesterday was a complete nightmare.

This morning we walked down to 7th Ave. which is the main drag with all the shops and restaurants in Park Slope and grabbed a bite to eat at the Little Purity diner. The service and food were great and the atmosphere was equally pleasing. I would get in to a decent description but my brain is fried. If you are really curious I suggest Google.

Then, we walked to our landlord's office to discuss the state of our new home. They reluctantly agreed to send a cleaning person out to properly clean the bathroom and kitchen (hopefully tomorrow).

While walking back to the Jeep we stumbled on a Key Food supermarket on 7th Ave. and found it to be clean and very accommodating, particularly since it's within a few blocks away from the apt.

Our last stop was a drive to The Fairway in Red Hook which turned out to be a very nice supermarket with a PARKING LOT! This will be our primary grocery shopping destination to stock up. The bonus is the view of the Statue of Liberty.

There's more to come, so stay tuned.
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