Alec Hamilton

@alecchamilton.bsky.social

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Senior Producer for Morning Edition at WNYC. Fan of radio, water fountains and Maná. Apophenic as a haruspex.

I appear to have scooped coffee grounds directly into my mug instead of into the empty French press beside it.
iPhone calendar reminder for “Pet a Piglet” event today
A double rainbow over the sky by Washington Square Park.
Non-blurry shot of lower Manhattan with dramatic morning sky.
Another blurry picture of the downtown Manhattan skyline silhouetted by a dramatic morning sky.
Another blurry picture of the Manhattan skyline as seen from the BQE, in front of an early sunrise.
A blurry shot of Manhattan in the very early morning as seen from the BQE.
Sunrise over lower Manhattan
An early morning moon over a building and a tree.
A campaign style sign reads “Presidents are temporary, Wu-Tang is forever.”
Two copies of a super cute little zine called "I'd Rather be Writing Collaborative Poems."
Blue silver sky over silver rippled lake water, brown trees in the background and brown reeds in the foreground.
Blue sky over blue lake with tree limbs and lake grass in the foreground.
A white swan with mottled brown wing tips stands in the foreground of a frozen lake and dried reeds.
Sunrise over Manhattan
Sunrise behind trees with branches covered in snow, the corner of an apartment building is visible in the background.
Bike in the weeds down a hill.
Puffed up pigeons huddle together on a sidewalk.
A busted looking old headset with a red cord.
Icicles hang from the side of a staircase down to the platform, the platform ground is sheeted with ice as commuters walk by. A strip of caution tape in effectively stretches from a pillar with a “Canal St” sign to the stairs.
Sun shines on the ocean, foreground is snow covered sand.
Kid drawing of a bunch of angry-faced cats storming a building labeled “White House” with signs that say “litter,” “I heart litter,” and “more box.”
Sunrise over lower Manhattan.
Silver-colored lake with Canada geese floating in the foreground, leafless trees silhouetted by a pale sky in the back.
Reporter Joe Hong in the studio behind a mic with a blue cover, wearing black headphones and a grey hoodie.
Autumn trees reflected in a body of water with leaves floating on top, with a pile of turtles sunbathing on rocks in the back.
A dramatic blue and pink sky over the corner of a darkened library building with lights, spaced evenly across it
Goofy orange and black cat lying tummy-up on an orange and black floor
A “Work Zone Ahead” sign, but the first letter has been altered to a “D” so it reads “Dork Zone Ahead”
A great blue heron in silhouette in front of a lake covered with green algae, surrounded by trees
Green chalk words that say I heart Prospect Park” on black cement with yellow leaves scattered across it.
Text reads “New York is a city of renters, and for those renters, it’s sometimes brutal out there. Morning Edition wants to know what pressing questions you have for building supers about how your apartment works for you during the summer months.”
Sun rising over Manhattan from a distance. Sky goes from blue to orange with buildings silhouetted in the foreground.
Redwing black bird flying over a puddle of splashing grackles
Former WNYC Morning Edition host Richard Hake, wearing a blue sweater, sits in a studio behind a mic with a WNYC flag and red mic cover.
A black and an orange cat are cuddled together looking very fluffy and cute.
A water fountain and bottle filling station in the park. Daffodils bloom in the background.
Lower manhattan under a cloudy early morning sky
My pencil sketch drawing of Elizabeth Jennings Graham.
Construction paper hearts in a pile on a rug.
A digital clock beside an analog clock beneath an on air sign
Tall grass and tree branches frame a blue and white icy lake.
Dawn sky over lower manhattan rooftops with midtown skyscrapers in the background.
Another picture of the lake being out-of-control pretty through some tall grass fronds. The sun peaks through clouds to the top right and a tree branch in silhouette in the top left.
The lake at Prospect Park, frozen on top in the foreground, with geese circling on the open water deeper out.
A social media post from NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch saying the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau is working with law enforcement authorities to investigate allegations against former Chief Jeffrey Maddrey. Tisch says Maddrey has been suspended and refers questions to the U.S. Attorney Office for the Southern District of New York.
A tornado warning, severity extreme.
Screenshot from the Brooklyn Library website noting that through Dec 31, donations up to $200,000 will be matched.
Blue sky reflected in water, bounded on either side by trees. A house off to the side.