Monday, March 22, 2010

City of Magic, WNYC, 1956

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Yet another piece of kooky 1950s NYC propaganda, this time produced by WNYC when the city owned its own public TV station. Again, you must ...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

Review: "South Pacific"

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The names Rogers and Hammerstein are synonymous with classic musical theater. This duo composed and produced some of the greatest American ...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Meet Carl Berner

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At 108, he's the oldest person in NYC. He lives in Queens in the same house he moved into 72 years ago -- back when FDR was president a...

Busy, Busy, Busy

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Again, apologies for the lack of updates lately. This past week was CRAZY and this next week is going to be busy as well. However, I will st...
Sunday, March 14, 2010

Secrets of NYC

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They couldn't be more different but these two areas of NYC are part of what makes this city great: City Island and the Bowery. City Isla...

Who'll Stop the Rain?

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Oy vey ! For the last two days NYC has been pelted with lots and lots and lots of rain. And it's driving the entire city nuts! You ...
Saturday, March 13, 2010

And Justice for Some ...

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If you've ever been in a New York City cab and the meter seemed to be clicking really fast, you probably thought you were being gouged....
Thursday, March 11, 2010

This Is New York, 1950

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This has to be seen to be believed. They just don't make propaganda like this anymore. Jump back in time to 1950 and travel with the All...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A Scandal Ends

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As I blogged about earlier, NYC has become Scandal Central lately -- and they haven't all been political scandals. Case in point: the Da...
Monday, March 8, 2010

A Good Politician is Hard to Find

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Right now New York has become the epicenter for political corruption. We're giving states like Louisiana and New Jersey a run for their ...