Tag Archives: NYC

Home is where the cops are

By alex | Published: 3/25/2006
Got home from one of my periodic trips to Buffalo and as I came to our block, I noticed a couple of squad cars at the corner. Uh-oh. Our neighborhood is one of continuing clashes. The upper west side is traditionally a left-wing bulwark, and perhaps as a result, the city has located a number […]
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Blog this

By alex | Published: 3/20/2006
Shake shack told me to blog this, so I did. I am easily led, in matters hamburgerly. Note that they opened for the season early–today rather than tomorrow. Because, when it’s 37 degrees out, what I really want is a shake to drink outside.
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Feeling New Yorky

By alex | Published: 3/14/2006
It’s warmer here lately, and today felt like a very New Yorky kind of day, even if I spent most of it indoors working. Went for a walk with the dog out by Riverside Park, and some folks are still in winter wear while others have busted out the spring fashions. The dogs are no […]
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Transit, strike 2

By alex | Published: 12/22/2005
It seemed very cool for a while to have no car. Why have a car when you are two blocks from a subway station that will take you anywhere in the city? Now we are asking how long this can go on? A recent article in the Times suggests that if it lasts until the […]
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