The chill comes unexpectedly, as if it is hidden in a summer breeze. While it is difficult to describe, you know it when you feel it. In that moment you know summer is dancing her swan song and winter is preparing for her debut. For me, those moments are filled with regret for the loss... Continue Reading →
Parade day arrived and the morning was spent getting ready. The the contestants put on their best and favorite costumes. They woke their people, showered them, fed them, put them in their costumes and trotted them down to Tomkins Park. The crowd came, the judges judged and the puppies paraded their people around the park.... Continue Reading →
We lean over the window sill. Jerry strains to see down to the street so we got a little step stool for her to stand on so she can see well. We watch our unknown neighbors passing by on the sidewalks below going about their day. Some of our best conversations happen here. We were... Continue Reading →
We were walking down 48th Street in the Theater District when a poster caught my attention. In bold black letters on a simple white background it read: Springsteen on Broadway. My heart jumped. Suddenly, I had a mission. When we got home, I started googling and there it was. Bruce was bringing a Broadway show... Continue Reading →
The nearest college football game is 523 miles away. Well, a game with a significant team (Ohio State) playing. But that didn’t dampen the excitement or the size of the crowd here. ESPN’s Game Day came to Times Square this morning. We jumped up and took off to see Kirk and Corso, the other two... Continue Reading →
9.11. Numbers, a phrase, a date that means so many things to so many people. Here in New York City, this date has approached holiday status as a national day of mourning. The flags are flown at half-staff. Commemorative ceremonies begin early in the morning. Names are read. Families read remembrance eulogies. The NYFD are... Continue Reading →
The history in this town can be overwhelming. We chase it down every chance we get. That is how we met Kamau Ware, Director of the Black Gotham Experience. Kamau is the go-to guy for African American history from early day New Amsterdam and British New York. We met him at his project headquarters in... Continue Reading →
Jerry woke up at 4 AM. I mistakenly set my alarm for 4:50. When it went off, Jerry was still awake. We laid there talking about our plans, both too excited to sleep. We were stoked because today was the day of the Tug Boat races. Move over, Popeye! We’re coming aboard! We weren’t going... Continue Reading →
Browne and Co. Stationers was New York City’s oldest continually running business, printing under the same name since 1775. Two Hundred years later they teamed up with the New York South Seaport Museum to open a 19th century style print shop where they continue to print specialty items, cards, stationary, posters and other items suitable... Continue Reading →
We weren’t looking for anything in particular when we discovered the invisible. It was supposed to be a day for resting. We decided to take a subway and stroll up the East side. Though we had recently been there we had not yet located the famed sky tram between Manhattan and its small neighbor, Roosevelt... Continue Reading →
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Tip and JAM in Wonderland 