Tag: essay

I scan the sidewalk, noticing the infinite number of cracks and little ledges, chanting to myself, 'don't fall, don't fall, don't fall.'

I did not know I wanted to be a reporter, but I knew I liked waking up early and reading the newspaper with my dad.

No one looked or laughed except us. I knew I wanted to be part of a place where incongruity was normal.

Suddenly grounded, I needed to move tomorrow. The heck with community. An elevator would suffice.

Growing up on the Upper West Side, I would pass by Lincoln Center every weekday morning on my way to school.

It’s said New Yorkers are aggressive walkers. There’s a reason.