Jamie and Bob's Wedding

Jamie and Bob Ferguson were married April 25 in Wilmington, N.C. They had a beautiful ceremony at the Arboretum and the reception was held at the Cameron Art Museum. Thanks for having me share your day, Jamie and Bob!

Old Town Bar wins the Golden Local

NBCNewYork.com had readers vote in an epic debate about which of two NYC bars was the better "old" bar. The Old Town Bar on 18th street won. Gerard Meagher, the co-owner of the bar, served champagne to all his patrons to celebrate the win. Guiness was, of course, still available. See the rest of the Golden Local gallery here.

Stumblebum Brass Band

This is the second time I've caught Stumblebum Brass Band at around midnight at the 6th Avenue L stop. They've got an awesome sound and somehow schlep a whole drumkit into the subway, so that in itself is impressive.

Josh Malone plays trumpet and vocals -- no mics in the subway, just a bullhorn.

Jesse Wildcards on the tuba.

Another subway performer

...This time in the middle of the afternoon. This F train car was pretty full, but no one seemed to mind the drummers.

The Golden Local

The Golden Local is a set of "debates" at NBCnewyork.com in which New Yorkers vote on what is the best hot dog, pizza slice, etc. Today's debate: New York's best steakhouse. BLT was awarded the coveted Golden Local. And I was sent to go shoot it:

F Train and Central Park

I really need to carry my camera around more because I'm getting so much "shot regret," as my dear friend Edythe would call it. Here are a few snaps from when I wasn't too lazy and actually carried it with me:

This guy was having a major jam session on the F train. That dude in the far back in the black jacket was not too happy about it, but everyone else on the train was clapping along and cheering him on. Oh yeah, this was at 12:30 a.m. on a Thursday morning.

These two kind of mirror each other in technique - both are from Central Park.

wandering...

On Saturday, Leah, Daniel and I wandered all around the Lower East Side, SoHo and the farmer's market at Union Square. Despite the fact that I start work at 2 p.m. and have all morning to do things like this, I still find myself being SUPER LAZY. So this is the first time I really explored Manhattan at all.