Remember me to Herald Square
Passing through a drizzle-slicked Herald Square while running errands this evening… This small, trapezoidal park was named for The New York Herald newspaper, which had its offices and plant one block...
View ArticleSaturday in Saugerties
The dreaded stomach virus that has been running rampant throughout the city continued to wreak havoc on my social calendar when both gatherings scheduled for this weekend were canceled due to friends’...
View ArticleWashington Square Park in progress
After years of protests led by the Open Washington Square Park Coalition, Justice Joan A. Madden of State Supreme Court in Manhattan approved Washington Square Park’s renovation plan in early December....
View ArticleSeneca Village
On a walking tour organized by the Central Park Conservancy this clear and chilly Sunday afternoon. Our group of about a dozen met a pair of guides inside the Park at the Mariner’s Gate entrance at...
View ArticleShock and awe
What a day. When news of the scandal first broke on The New York Times website (via the Metro Desk) shortly after 2PM yesterday afternoon, the details were scant. (“Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution...
View ArticleHow have the mighty fallen
It felt much longer due to the non-stop coverage, but in reality it was only two days after the news of the scandal first came out before New York got a new governor. The New York Times broke out the...
View ArticleSongs at the Society
Since January, the New-York Historical Society has been hosting “Let Them Eat Cake Fridays” with free admission on Friday evenings from 6-8PM. On select Fridays there have been musical performances...
View ArticleA piece of Ireland
It feels good to be home. To kick off the summer’s River to River Festival, soprano Leah Partridge and tenor Norman Reinhardt performed an evening of operatic arias and duets in Battery Park City’s...
View Article…to the shores of wine country
High fuel prices may be forcing most of the antique sellers online; we trekked the entire 50 miles of the sale without coming across a single dealer. But while Route 90 wasn’t the cornucopia of...
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Yes, it still felt good the morning after, and even still a month and a half later when it seemed the entire city paused on a cold and bright January morning to revel once again in this historic...
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