Tag: weekend column

"There are moments that test us, and moments when we test ourselves, to see whether we can keep moving forward."

Open Streets, in fact, closes streets, except, of course, to pedestrian traffic.

I didn’t expect to encounter anything laugh-out-loud funny, but I did the other day at Bethesda Terrace.

"I did feel a strange sense of guilt when the March of Dimes enclosed a dime in the window of their envelope."

It was funny at the beginning — some days, I'd receive the same pitch twice, one to me and another to him.

The doorman on Central Park West was positioned in front of the entrance, shaded by the awning, dressed for another century.

What are they doing here, and why don't pigeons fly south like other birds?

Books, linens, plates, hats, gloves, remakes of old toys, necklaces, bracelets, statues, cards, dolls, mugs, soap, candles...and More & More.

I live alone, so I was startled to hear a sneeze from someone other than myself.

From e-bikes to blueberries to SNL, some observations about what is going on in NYC and our neighborhood.

When time is up, whole histories fall into the churn.

The last time I took the 1, an upstanding citizen drove his motorcycle into the subway car. Why was he taking the train?

The space expands and lightens your being. You immediately lose seven pounds.

If you are going to acquire art, it should be something that puts your head in a place you want it to be.

A woman and her granddaughter stopped in. The girl ended up having a first lesson. Now she can knit.

One can have dinner and then walk across the room to their seat for a performance.

A used book store is a rescue mission. They have what showed up at the door.

The doorman on Central Park West was positioned in front of the entrance, shaded by the awning, dressed for another century.

Black & white has determination. It comes in the door with an edge, talking tough in a fedora.

I can’t imagine living there for forty-some years after such a horrendous loss.