Category Archives: events
FlyNYC
Autumn breezes blew early on the Hudson on the weekend bringing much laughter and loftiness to the west side. Just down stream from the infamous marina where male divorcees from the boom & bust eighties were still floating on their … Continue reading
Swimming up Park Avenue
The closest I came to Coogee Beach this summer was the seven block tunnel underneath Park Avenue. While there was no white sand, waves, or even water, there was plenty of sound, and if you closed your eyes long enough … Continue reading
Much Ado
Shakespeare would be delighted. Not even a pound of flesh could procure a ticket for his current season in Central Park. Entry is completely free of course, but the only way to join the 1,800 crowd in the open air … Continue reading
Moonshine & Moet
There were more fireworks than usual this forth of July in downtown Manhattan. Te’sa Love, married her love, Tom Ballanco, and together they formed TNT. No exaggeration, it was an explosive affair. James Brown rocked the welcome, platters of fresh … Continue reading
International Pillow Fight Day
World diplomacy took a feathery but firm direction last weekend with the celebration of International Pillow Fight Day in Washington Square. Students from nearby NYU took a modern movement to a mosh pit of mirth. Comfy cushions were swung and … Continue reading
NY Historical Society
There is more to the New York Historical Society than chronicles. Last Friday night Abe Lincoln was standing on the front steps to welcome me as I dashed past in the rain, blurring a photo op but not able to … Continue reading
Law and Order
Not all who are summoned may serve…
Men in Black
The mass gathering of people of distinctive color and race is not unusual in any big city. Santa Com makes everyone see red at Christmas time, just as all New Yorkers claim to be Irish when NYC turns green for … Continue reading
I can jump puddles
It has been a week of picture perfect snow, sunshine and then enough rain to wash poor wincey out. The watery effect on the eight inches of snow was to turn NYC streets into a sea of slippery slushy ice. … Continue reading
The Bridge
Kim Bodnia has been in town to direct a play, The Tailor’s Tale, which presents differing views about what happened in Denmark during World War ll. Did the King really wear that vest with a yellow star…? The play was … Continue reading
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