I don’t know about the rest of you but things here at Greater Gotham are a touch tight these days. Oh, I’m not on the verge of setting up shop on the sidewalk. But there is a slightly more pronounced sinking feeling while reading the news and the wallet is considerably lighter. Still, one can’t [...]

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Bike Share Update: There is a test run of the long anticipated (by me, anyway) bike share program during Summer Streets tomorrow. Go try it. You may like it. Go on . . I know it’s hot out. Lord above, don’t I know it. But think of it this way – if you’re on a [...]

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So how do you all feel about the “Times Square As Pedestrian Mall” issue? Personally, I am all for pedestrian malls but Times Square isn’t exactly someplace I’d necessarily seek out to wander around in – even now., And it’s not about safety. I’ve always felt perfectly safe there. It’s more about the fact that [...]

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Now and again – in the interest or time and the remarkable coincidence that a single post can be of interest to more than one audience, I will use a post from Fabulous Foodie on here or a post from here in Fabulous Foodie. This is one of those times. I gather that March 30 [...]

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Did you ever think – I’d love to know what’s going on in New York at the moment but my newspaper is all the way in the other room? No, me neither. I’m all about reading the news online these days. Chances are you are too. If not, why not? So much easier, faster and [...]

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