That is what you get for being a three-hour movie.

My husband just asked me to consider having an open marriage. I’m 83 and he’s 89. What do I tell the guy?

The sun came out on top this week.

"Too Hot to Play Tennis" was a leading local emoji this week.

I'm very busy.

Keeping cool in Central Park.

I think Taylor Swift having her wedding at Madison Square Garden was completely over the top. Are you telling me there weren’t other options? 

The UWS wishes our country a happy birthday!

It is the heat that'll get you.

Who's the boss?

An ice cream truck idles all day outside my ground-floor office. It's both noisy and an environmental nuisance. Help!

I documented the sighting in a field journal.

For the dads.

Nowadays, I care more about X-rays.

Every New York City basketball court has its own version of Victor Wembanyama.

Is there a kind way to stop my friend from regaling me with endless details of her grandchildren’s accomplishments?

New York Knicks mania has taken over Martoonerville!

A good way to tighten then loosen your belt.

Is that a bird? Is that a plane?

Scuttlebutt and scones.

My apartment mate acquired a cat while I was out of town. He knows I’m allergic. Now what? Signed,

Central Park is quiet this weekend.

Summertime dreaming.

Well, it looks like I'm back to being cranky.

Conversing with strangers...

I’m a waiter, and one family that comes in weekly for brunch doesn’t tip. At all. Can I approach them about it?

What is the pizza’s personality? How many pizza joints would you pass to get to this place?

To the mothers!

A different version of Here's the Dish.

Thank you for the Upper West Side support.