I’ve been asked that question a lot since I returned from a two-week vacation in Bali so let me try and put my thoughts in…
True confession: I was a Hamilton ticket scalper…
In case you missed the 14 million stories written about it, the Broadway musical “Hamilton” is a hot ticket. New York scalpers are making a…
Is paying too much attention to bad news harmful to your peace of mind?
I know, I know. You’re sick of hearing the word ‘wellness’ or maybe it’s the phrase ‘wellness lifestyle’ that makes you grind your teeth. But…
Goodbye bodega…hello ‘caffe, ristorante’
There once was a bodega on my Brooklyn corner but then it closed more than a year ago and the windows were papered over. Someone…
Best TV series and books of 2016, according to me….
I love end of the year lists and I have a lot of opinions and I have a blog so here is my ‘Best of..”…
Surry down….
Trapped inside a very crowded subway car, I was feeling cranky, annoyed and even a bit nauseous. I was ass-bumping the person behind me (which…
R.I.P. Jimmy Breslin, his own best character….
Rest In Peace Jimmy Breslin. I saw him first-hand at his best during the days when Son of Sam was writing Jimmy those crazy letters.…
Blogging about not blogging….
A couple of my friends recently mentioned to me that I hadn’t been blogging as much lately and that’s true. So why is that, I…
2017– The Summer of Hate
Fifty years ago this summer, the baby boomer generation went through its infamous Summer of Love. It was 1967 and anything seemed possible. Minds were…
The fix is in for our subways…
The MTA has a new boss–Joe Lhota–and the guy has a plan to fix the subways. That’s a good thing. I’ve been riding the subways…