David Lawson
@lawsononstage.bsky.social
I talk onstage. Host of the Astoria Bookshop Storytelling Show, 1st Thursdays every month. He/him/his. #BlackLivesMatter.
Remnants of a 1999 ad for Pokémon: The First Movie at the East Broadway subway station.
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Remnants of a 1999 ad for Pokémon: The First Movie at the East Broadway subway station.
A huge perk of visiting Paige’s family is her going down physical media wormholes.
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A huge perk of visiting Paige’s family is her going down physical media wormholes.
The new flag of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The new flag of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
I saw Chungking Express at Metrograph yesterday. Part of their “Music Was My Love” series. The Lower East Side warehouse-turned-cinema turns ten next year.
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I saw Chungking Express at Metrograph yesterday. Part of their “Music Was My Love” series. The Lower East Side warehouse-turned-cinema turns ten next year.
The wooden escalators on the upper floors of Macy’s Herald Square are a unique piece of nearly 100-year-old NYC history that you can still ride.
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The wooden escalators on the upper floors of Macy’s Herald Square are a unique piece of nearly 100-year-old NYC history that you can still ride.
A WEEK FROM TOMORROW NIGHT is the December 2025 @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show! RSVP email to david at dtlawson dot com if you want to show up, throw your name in the bucket, and perform a true, no theme, 5 minute story about something that happened to you! See you at the show!
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A WEEK FROM TOMORROW NIGHT is the December 2025 @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show! RSVP email to david at dtlawson dot com if you want to show up, throw your name in the bucket, and perform a true, no theme, 5 minute story about something that happened to you! See you at the show!
True to their name, the Lost Sock Laundromat in Astoria, Queens has a display of socks that have been lost there.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
True to their name, the Lost Sock Laundromat in Astoria, Queens has a display of socks that have been lost there.
“I recall Central Park in fall.”
November 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“I recall Central Park in fall.”
Great news for independent theatre in NYC: The 84 seat East Village theatre The Wild Project has staved off closure by purchasing their building for $5 million. This purchase secures their future and the future for the thousands of artists who call it a creative home.
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Great news for independent theatre in NYC: The 84 seat East Village theatre The Wild Project has staved off closure by purchasing their building for $5 million. This purchase secures their future and the future for the thousands of artists who call it a creative home.
The fences are down at Astoria Park. The Astoria Park Great Lawn Pathways Reconstruction concludes next month.
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The fences are down at Astoria Park. The Astoria Park Great Lawn Pathways Reconstruction concludes next month.
The December 2025 @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show is TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT! RSVP to david at dtlawson dot com if you want to show up, throw your name in the bucket, and perform a true, no theme, 5 minute story about something that happened to you! See you there!
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The December 2025 @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show is TWO WEEKS FROM TONIGHT! RSVP to david at dtlawson dot com if you want to show up, throw your name in the bucket, and perform a true, no theme, 5 minute story about something that happened to you! See you there!
Gaudio’s in Astoria, Queens doesn’t just celebrate anniversaries that end in zeros and fives. They put up a new anniversary sign every year.
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Gaudio’s in Astoria, Queens doesn’t just celebrate anniversaries that end in zeros and fives. They put up a new anniversary sign every year.
I’ve had smooth, on-time rides with the new R211A trains on the G. And I particularly love the very detailed digital displays over the doors with bus and subway transfers, street exits, stairs and elevators. Right down to which car you’re on.
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I’ve had smooth, on-time rides with the new R211A trains on the G. And I particularly love the very detailed digital displays over the doors with bus and subway transfers, street exits, stairs and elevators. Right down to which car you’re on.
In the crowd last night for Bailey Swilley’s one-woman show Gimmie a Sign! Part of closing night of the 2025 Gotham Storytelling Festival at Under St. Marks.
November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In the crowd last night for Bailey Swilley’s one-woman show Gimmie a Sign! Part of closing night of the 2025 Gotham Storytelling Festival at Under St. Marks.
Performed with an excellent lineup on How Was It? at QED hosted by Matt Storrs last night. Wonderful to perform a brand new 10 minute story about something I’ve been living through the past few months. How Was It? goes up the 1st and 3rd Saturdays every month at QED.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Performed with an excellent lineup on How Was It? at QED hosted by Matt Storrs last night. Wonderful to perform a brand new 10 minute story about something I’ve been living through the past few months. How Was It? goes up the 1st and 3rd Saturdays every month at QED.
#FridayReads: I’ve loved Ta-Nehisi Coates’s work for years. The Message, particularly the chapter on his trip to Palestine in summer 2023, is an impactful read. In that chapter Coates documents the degrading day-to-day experience of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza under Israel’s occupation.
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#FridayReads: I’ve loved Ta-Nehisi Coates’s work for years. The Message, particularly the chapter on his trip to Palestine in summer 2023, is an impactful read. In that chapter Coates documents the degrading day-to-day experience of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza under Israel’s occupation.
Through 11/26 the MTA is taking public comments on the new 19 stop Interborough Express train connecting Jackson Heights, Queens to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn using already existing rails. I let them know I am overwhelmingly in support yet that I hope they can make it heavy rail instead of a “light metro.”
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Through 11/26 the MTA is taking public comments on the new 19 stop Interborough Express train connecting Jackson Heights, Queens to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn using already existing rails. I let them know I am overwhelmingly in support yet that I hope they can make it heavy rail instead of a “light metro.”
Graphic design thoughts at the grocery store.
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Graphic design thoughts at the grocery store.
Self-driving Waymo cars are currently being tested on Manhattan streets. I saw one the other day. They still have human drivers behind the wheel during the test period. Personally, I’ll still be getting around town on the subway and the bus.
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Self-driving Waymo cars are currently being tested on Manhattan streets. I saw one the other day. They still have human drivers behind the wheel during the test period. Personally, I’ll still be getting around town on the subway and the bus.
THIS SATURDAY! 5PM! I’m performing with a great lineup on How Was It? at QED! Hosted by @mattstorrs.bsky.social! $5 tickets! See you at the show!
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
THIS SATURDAY! 5PM! I’m performing with a great lineup on How Was It? at QED! Hosted by @mattstorrs.bsky.social! $5 tickets! See you at the show!
In the crowd last night for Mike Daisey’s Resistance at The Wild Project, part of the 2025 Gotham Storytelling Festival.
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In the crowd last night for Mike Daisey’s Resistance at The Wild Project, part of the 2025 Gotham Storytelling Festival.
Thanks to everyone who came in-person to Under St. Marks and who watched on the livestream for last night’s performance of my one-man show Sportsball in the 15th Annual Gotham Storytelling Festival! The 2025 fest continues through November 16th. Go see, or livestream, some live onstage storytelling!
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Thanks to everyone who came in-person to Under St. Marks and who watched on the livestream for last night’s performance of my one-man show Sportsball in the 15th Annual Gotham Storytelling Festival! The 2025 fest continues through November 16th. Go see, or livestream, some live onstage storytelling!
Last night at The @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show we heard about court watching against ICE, 3 strokes in a row, a car horn not stopping, a friend taking their own life, a full circle song moment, confronting a bully, therapeutic ukulele, moving in then breaking up. Next show 12/4.
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Last night at The @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show we heard about court watching against ICE, 3 strokes in a row, a car horn not stopping, a friend taking their own life, a full circle song moment, confronting a bully, therapeutic ukulele, moving in then breaking up. Next show 12/4.
TOMORROW at 8:30pm I will be performing my one-man show Sportsball at Under St Marks (94 St. Marks Place, NYC) in the 2025 Gotham Storytelling Festival! You can see it in-person and live streaming online! tickets.frigid.nyc/event/6897:1...
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
TOMORROW at 8:30pm I will be performing my one-man show Sportsball at Under St Marks (94 St. Marks Place, NYC) in the 2025 Gotham Storytelling Festival! You can see it in-person and live streaming online! tickets.frigid.nyc/event/6897:1...
TOMORROW! 7pm! The November 2025 @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show! Free storytelling open mic! Show up, throw your name in the bucket, and perform a true, no theme, 5 minute story about something that happened to you! RSVP by emailing david at dtlawson dot com! See you at the show!
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
TOMORROW! 7pm! The November 2025 @astoriabookshop.bsky.social Storytelling Show! Free storytelling open mic! Show up, throw your name in the bucket, and perform a true, no theme, 5 minute story about something that happened to you! RSVP by emailing david at dtlawson dot com! See you at the show!