Archive for the ‘Life in NYC’ Category
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The foul-smelling bearded man proselytizing in a booming voice directly in my ear on a jam-packed L Train at 8:30 in the morning said that hell is a "lake of fire where those who are not born-again will pay for their sins."
Unfortunately, he is mistaken. Hell is actually a foul-smelling bearded man proselytizing in a booming ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Do you wax nostalgic for a time when going to Manhattan's only Trader Joe's was an experience so exciting that you couldn't contain yourself while standing outside the store just waiting to get in?
I sure don't, since shopping at Trader Joe's these days is about as enjoyable as a dentist appointment. But for ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
Daylight Savings Time starts this weekend, and that can only mean one thing: spring is on the way. What's another sure sign that spring is on the way?
(Seen last night at the corner of 51st and 7th)
Just when you think you've gotten the Mister Softee song out of your head from ...
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
PHONE CALLS ARE BEST MADE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - Instead, one side of this conversation was conducted by a woman at the corner of 12th Street and 1st Avenue in the East Village: "Yeah, I don't really know how it happened, either. Aside from Mexico, I, uh, haven't really done, uh, anything ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008
A photo from 7th Avenue and 54th Street:
You know, there could be a variety of reasons why you're going out of business, but my best guess is that you've made horrible business decisions all along - like covering up the actual name of your business with a giant "GOING OUT OF BUSINESS" ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Crocodile Lounge on 14th Street used to be tolerable... no, enjoyable... before it was discovered by every freaking NYU student on the face of the earth (how do you know a bar is over? When you get carded at the door at 6:30pm on a Tuesday night). The result is ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
I often read through the Sunday Real Estate section of the New York Times so I can dream about the great apartment I'll never own. Or, the way the real estate market is right now, any apartment I'll never own.
I came across this ad last Sunday for a luxury condo ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
I'd love to tell you more about my weekend, but longtime reader Joy sent this picture from a Hudson News in Penn Station and insisted that I share it with my readers.
It's good to know that while I'm waiting for NJ Transit, I can find a new prom dress and solve my baby ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
Sure, you might blame the horrible traffic, the seemingly constant utility work, or the overabundance of delivery trucks for the poor condition of New York City's streets. But I think I've found the real culprit.
This is a picture of an M101 bus rumbling up Third Avenue late Wednesday night. The bus still ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
An open letter to Bank of America:
In a time when it seems like every single bank in the world is throwing branches on every single corner of New York, where the hell are you?
Look, I was thrilled when you opened your new branch in Union Square. It's still a good six-block ...
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