Thursday, December 29, 2022

Visions of the NYC Subway

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

George Santos & Lester Chang: Flimflammers Are Why Nepo Babies Thrive

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I really need to start an "ahead of his time" label for this blog because, once again, Mr NYC is ahead of his time -- specifically...
Tuesday, December 27, 2022

What's the Deal with Apple Bank?

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New York City is chock full of financial institutions, including many, many banks. There are numerous small banks, mostly clustered in vario...
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

The (Not So) Talented Congressman-elect Mr. Santos

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"If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere." And if you have no education, no professional credentials, are a wanted crimi...
Friday, December 16, 2022

Footage & History of the Five Boroughs of New York City (1946)

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Angelo Badalamenti RIP

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Brooklyn native, graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, Angelo B was a brilliant composer of music and film and television scores. He wo...
Monday, December 12, 2022

Trotsky in Da' Bronx

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A few years ago I wrote a short blog post about some of the more memorable headlines that have appeared in the NYC newspapers over the deca...
Friday, December 9, 2022

Farewell to Trevor Noah's Daily Show

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Christopher Lloyd & Christopher Walken in "Macbeth" at Lincoln Center Theater (1974)

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Review: "Fame" (1980) and Its Legacy

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Warning: This movie review has a tiny plot twist all its own at the end. Read on! ---------------------------------------------------------...