Bed Stuy BBQ Crew
October 16, 2019Bed Stuy gets really loud in the summer. The whole neighborhood hangs out on their stoops and talks to each other. There is a constant stream of cars down my block blaring their radios so loud that sometimes I sing along. It’s kind of like playing name that tune. But,… Read more
Doritos and Aggression
July 25, 2017I have a thing for Doritos, specifically Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos. If you aren’t familiar, they’re in the purple bag. When I lived in Bed Stuy, I ate them at least once a week. Since the move to Washington Heights, I have probably had them twice in two years. 1.… Read more
New York: Atlantic Records
December 15, 2016My first two years in New York I temped at Warner Music Group (Atlantic, Elektra and Warner). I was poorly paid, but after three months of unemployment, I could finally pay my rent and feed myself. My first assignment was assembling press kits in the A&R Department at Atlantic. The department’s assistant was… Read more
New York: Audit
December 6, 2016New York has been on my mind, over the past few weeks. When things get difficult or uncertain, I do an audit, to determine whether this place is worth it. Obviously after fourteen years, the pros have won, but it has been a real struggle. My first apartment in New York… Read more
Saturday Night Fever……
October 31, 2016What do these three things have in common, furniture found on the street, food on the verge of going bad and a pratfall? Don’t worry, I’ll tell you. My weekly food planning strategy is stupid at best. I always eat whatever takes the least effort first, this is also the stuff… Read more
The Exes Week
October 24, 2016I have a fair number of exes. At my age, unmarried and living in NYC, it’s pretty standard. What may not be so standard is my exes return again and again. They usually drop back into my life, in groups of three, in the span of one week. I like to call it… Read more
Out of Shape
October 17, 2016Move you’ve got to move, move. Run, Run, Run!!! I am admittedly out of shape. Ten years in a high stress newsroom with an unlimited candy supply has made me a little soft around the edges. Also, in my former neighborhood, I had an addiction to cabs. My cab rides… Read more
Bonnet and Frank’s
August 9, 2016I haven’t been the most gracious about my new neighborhood. Most of my surliness comes from being overworked and feeling out of place. My opinion has drastically changed since I left my job and started roaming around during the middle of the day. I discovered that’s when the neighborhood comes alive. Last week… Read more
Coping Skills
August 3, 2016I haven’t been riding the subway much, during my sabbatical. In some ways, I have become a suburbanite. I stick to my neighborhood. There are places to get food and a really great park to watch the sunset. It’s not that I am avoiding the subway, it’s just not something that… Read more
The Lion King of 190th
November 7, 2015I miss my old neighborhood. I am really homesick for Bed Stuy. It’s fall and the trees on Jefferson Ave are gold and red. The street lights illuminate them in a way that makes the leaves look like twinkle lights. The sun as it’s setting lights up the brownstones in such… Read more
Rasputin and Annie
July 13, 2015The first day I went to work from new apartment, I ran into Rasputin and Annie on the subway platform. I was standing at the end underneath some water damage, when I looked to my left. There was an early thirtiesh couple walking towards me. The man, Rasputin, was skinny, pale, had a Rasputinesque beard and long… Read more