Friday, April 29, 2022

Lonely NYC

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As big and populous as NYC is, it can be very lonely town -- especially in the first year of COVID, when we all had to stay at home all the ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Corner of 48th Street & Fifth Avenue -- April 27, 2022, 1:45 PM

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Review: "Cimino: The Deer Hunter, Heaven's Gate, and the Price of a Vision" by Charles Elton

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Over the years I've blogged  about one of the most mercurial movie directors of all time -- Michael Cimino -- who had one of the most sp...
Saturday, April 23, 2022

The IRA in NYC: April, 1922

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About a year ago, I blogged about the forgotten wars of NYC , literal battles that have been fought on the streets of this city but that few...
Thursday, April 21, 2022

Central Park Zoo - April 20th, 2022, 1:03 PM

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

"Zack Hample vs. The World"

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In the first few months of this blog, one of my first interviews was with Zack Hample, probably the most famous baseball fan in America. He...
Saturday, April 16, 2022

Classic Mr NYC

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Remember that great ad for the Milford Plaza, the now defunct Times Square hotel? I do -- and I did, in 2007.  Read on .
Wednesday, April 13, 2022

City of Treasures

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If you ever saw the movie Love, Actually , then you may remember the key line: "Love, actually, is all around us." What's so g...

Rough Day

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Living on the NYC Fringe

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The basic definition of "fringe" is the border or outer part of an area or group. It's the tassles around the rug, the frame a...