Commemorating 9/11
I’m not going to talk about 9/11 itself. Everything that could possibly be said on the subject, already has been. What I want to talk about is how we commemorate 9/11. It bothers me deeply when we...
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Rudy 2008
In news that is hardly shocking, former mayor Rudolph Giuliani has taken initial steps toward candidacy in the 2008 presidential election by filing to form an “exploratory committee,” the traditional...
View ArticleUnder Construction
It was great driving towards the Lincoln Tunnel and looking at the cranes from far away on the ground zero site. A very uplifting pre-winter evening.
View ArticleFailed Entrepreneur blames 9/11…still
I walked around some of the streets of the Lower East side the other night and parked my car in front of a “we carry everything” store. What do they carry? Fur coats, leather jackets, belts, luggage,...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name?
Manhattan-based Fox News may have accomplished what the Bush Administration failed to do: bring down Osama bin Laden. By linking his name with presidential candidate Barak Obama, Fox has seriously...
View ArticleAll Vehicles May be Inspected
I just returned from picking up my mom at JFK. As I sped through the exit from the Belt Parkway onto JFK Expressway I read a sign that was beyond nerveracking. All Vehicles May Be Inspected. Talk about...
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“Rescue Me” Stars filming in Williamsburg, believing Conspiracy Theories
On my way to pick up some lunch this afternoon I notice that they have all of Leonard Street in Williamsburg closed off, and tons of huge film vans and trucks are lining the surrounding blocks....
View ArticleVirginia Tech
Recently I’ve realized that my life in New York is like living in a bubble. Most national news events do not concern me, unless they happen in New York. That includes the recent tragic event at...
View ArticleSix Years
I was on my Rollerblades headed downtown along the West Side Highway.Coming around the 23rd Street bend I saw only One Tower Standing. Then the Second Tower collapsed.
View ArticleAir Force One backup buzzes city, pisses off many
Dear Air Force, When you decide that it would be neat to take photos of the “backup” to Air Force One flying close to the Statue of Liberty and taking almost exactly the same flight path as the planes...
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