New York
Emails Found on my Old Computer, Episode #5
12/15/01 SUBJECT: it’s 5:06 a.m. …and i fucking hate myself. went to [name redacted]’s xmas party. [Redacted] is 27 and clean-cut and an absolute sweetheart. i kid myself thinking i could get her. i can’t get her. co-worker nancy brings her cute-and-sassy friend Melissa, who i met the night that I took care of the […]
Hurricane in Hoboken: My Story
Sorry, I’d tell another disappointed visitor on the Hoboken House Tour, the Yankee Ferry wasn’t open today. It was Sunday morning, I was doing a volunteer shift for the Historical Museum, and the nearby house boat’s owners were too busy battening down the hatches before the coming storm. (I’d never used the term “batten down […]
Meatball Sandwich Review: Spring Street Natural
Truth is, I don’t go to a lot of places with “Natural” in their names. There’s a Korean grocery in Hoboken, Natural + Plus, that I used to frequent quite a bit—my old roommate and I called it “The Natch.” And I’ve consistently gone to Soho’s Spring Street Natural a few times a year since […]
Yankees Radio Ad Scorecard
The Yankees were playing a midweek “getaway” game yesterday afternoon, so I thought it might be fun to listen on the radio and keep score. If I’m going to pay attention to an entire game, I almost always watch on television. Still, over the course of the season, I’ll hear a lot of play-by-play on […]
Tri-State Etiquette
Earlier this evening, I was walking down 6th Avenue in Manhattan, just above 45th Street, when suddenly, I sneezed. The following brief exchange took place. Male voice to my left: Bless you. Me: Thanks. (I turn to see a short, 50ish, tough-looking guy.) Guy: You don’t hear that in New York, do ya? Me: No […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 9/11/12
EPISODE #41: NEW YORK Ryan Adams — “New York, New York” Cub — “New York City” Bob Dylan — “Talkin’ New York” Harry Nilsson — “I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City” Emily Spray — “14th Street” The Ramones — “53rd & 3rd” Bobby Womack — “Across 110th Street” Felice Brothers — […]
Great, Grand.
It started in a backyard in Tucson, back in April. We’d gathered out there for a memorial for my cousin Jimmy. Among the photos people were perusing was one I didn’t recall seeing before. It was my great-grandparents, David and Jennie Heiden. I was a little taken aback. I can’t say I ever gave much […]
E-Z Does It
I’m a classic late adopter: DVD, cellphone, smartphone, Chinese baby. So maybe 15 years for me to finally sign up for E-Z Pass is not so bad. I was curious when the system was launched in New Jersey in 1997, but I was skeptical. In the summer of 1999, my forward-thinking friend Maia was imploring […]
3 Minutes on the 3rd Floor
My friend Carli forwarded a Facebook post to me: Hmmm, I’m single; I’m a guy; I’m almost exactly halfway between 30 and 55. And cool is in the eye of the beholder. Plus I had no plans for Friday night (OK, I guess I lose a few coolness points there), I am fond of women, […]
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