There’s something happening here... What it is ain’t exactly clear. It’s time we stopped, children What’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going down. Battle lines being drawn. Young people speaking their minds, Getting so much resistance from behind. A thousand people in the street... Singing songs and carrying signs, Mostly saying “Hooray for... Continue Reading →
Dragons and Dogs – 从唐人街新年快乐
Celebrating Dragons and Dogs
Celebrating Hell…Hell’s Kitchen that is.
One of the benefits of living in our neighborhood is, well…. it is Hell’s Kitchen! Once named Hell’s Kitchen because of its gritty and violent history, today the area is better known as the foster home for culinary diversity. The neighborhood west of 8th Avenue between 34th and 57th is home to many small, privately... Continue Reading →
No Day Shall Erase You from the Memory of Time
Somber. Saddening. Melancholy. Reverent, Anger. Awe. Fascination. Pride. All kinds of feelings run through your mind. I stood in the darkened corridors of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Hundreds of people wander through the hallways, some alone, some couples, families on a vacation, and some in groups with a guide offering narratives of displays. All... Continue Reading →
Laugh, Laugh Broadway Comedy Club
We had been in Times Square a few nights earlier and I got hustled. A sidewalk ticket vendor captured us into a conversation and before I knew it, he was selling me 2 tickets to a comedy club. We were standing in line. It seems for everything you do in New York City, you... Continue Reading →
Toto, You Ain’t in Texas No More…
The crowd was New York young, and New York dressed. The guys were in casual cool and the girls were in catch your eye appeal. They were drinking and they were loud. Some were swaying to the music. Some were swaying to the alcohol. Some were just swaying. They call it a country saloon. They... Continue Reading →
The Bad Portrait Artist
We were leaving Strawberry Fields, the John Lennon tribute in Central Park. There is a crowd every day, despite the weather, all day long, despite the time. Everyone is having a picture taken sitting next to the Imagine mosaic. There is a crowd around the mosaic waiting their turn for a photo. The area is... Continue Reading →