McCarren Park

Being that I left work at 5 today and conquered the adventure that is Union Square Trade Joe's on a Monday night, I decided to keep up my evening of productivity (and keep my mind wandering until the Sharks game at 10:30). Since it was 75 degrees, I decided running on the treadmill in the basement of my building would make be a little too reclusive, even for me, so I ventured up the block to McCarren Park for the first time to run. I've loved my neighborhood since I got here, but spring and summer are going to be something else. It was so amazing seeing an entire track and field's worth of people enjoying the weather on a Monday evening. For all the crap Williamsburg gets for its 2-to-1 hipster to non-hipster ratio, I definitely wouldn't trade it for anything (ok, maybe an address with Central Park after the numbers...).

Things I love:
-The sidewalks are crowded with people just wandering around on a Monday night.
-In my 7 block walk from the park, I passed 3 leginimate record stores, at least a half-dozen vintage clothing stores, as many bars with their half-length windows open full of people watching the ballgame, plenty of great restaurants, a few art galleries, and a gourmet cheese shop.
-The stretch of Bedford lined with street vendors selling used records and books (and even the lady who always will tell your fortune).
-And all the while I could look west and see the Manhattan skyline.

Anyway, time to heat up my TJ-prepared dinner, do a little studying for the last part (*fingers crossed*) of the CPA, and sit on my couch listening to The Rosebuds on vinyl like the hipster-wanna-be that I am...