Culinary Celebration. You’re doing it right! Not only is the Magnolia Bakery expanding into midtown late September (reason to celebrate enough as for as I am concerned), but beer bashes abound with New York Craft Beer Week is fast approaching (September 12th-21st) and the 3rd annual NY Brewfest September 12th at South Street Seaport. ! […]

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it’s been a busy time in Gotham but I admit that the Summer stories grabbing a goodly portion of the headlines - waterfalls, budgets, and baseball - are not what have caught my attention.
Oh I admit that the waterfalls as an idea intrigued when they were first proposed. I looked forward to them - and […]

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what the hell is going on? Another crane collapse? This one was on East 91st Street off 1st Avenue. The last one - In March - was East 51st Street between 1st and 2nd. After that one, city building inspectors said they examined over 200 mobile cranes across the city and ended up shutting down […]

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And as I predicted, the New York/London bond takes center stage with the Telegraph reporting: “Boris Johnson to learn from Michael Bloomberg.”
Really? I’d love to be a fly on that wall.
Boris: “So, Mr. Mayor - ha! Might be referring to myself, what? Rather like the sound of it - ‘Mr. Mayor.’ I mean, still getting […]

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Bear with me. This is Gotham related, honest.
You see Boris Johnson has just won the mayoral election in London.
“And?” I hear you ask.
Well, It might surprise many to know that Boris was born here in Gotham. Yes, it is, indeed, so. And Boris, New York born if not raised, reportedly admires many of mini-Mayor’s policies. […]

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Forgive the extended absence, all. The post cruise fogginess (that no one warned me about, by the by) took a while to clear and then, just as things began to clear, I was struck down (and laid prone) by an incredibly bout of sciatica. I will not regale with with the details and descriptions of […]

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Congestion Pricing - I’m for it. The current plan being kicked around. Well, I don’t know that it’s exactly what I would have proposed and I’m not sure how all the logistics will play out but it is a move in the right direction and deserves to be tried.
Governor Patterson - listen, Guv. You seem […]

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The winner! I am Uno. Hear me roar. Or - rather, hear me bay. You didn’t seriously think anyone was gonna be swayed by bookended poodles in fancy haircuts, did you? That jump - the one that you thought sealed my fate? That jump was not a mistake. It was strategy.

And now, I wish to play […]

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well, hello there.
Have you seen the latest Equinox ad? Apparently folks up in Boston don’t care for it very much. But honestly, I don’t see what all the fuss is about. Sure, most nuns don’t wear that much make up and the lighting is lousy. One wants lots of natural light for something like that. […]

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GIANTS WIN!

GIANTS WIN!
GIANTS WIN!
GIANTS WIN!
GIANTS WIN!
GIANTS WIN!
GIANTS WIN!
GIANTS WIN!

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In the immortal and wise words of Neil Sedaka, “breaking up is hard to do” - and in some cases, it’s darned near impossible. Yes it’s that time again –
Time to Talk NYC Secession!
“What’s that?” I hear you cry! You must have heard me wrong? Here - let me repeat - Secession Plan Is Floated […]

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I am happy to announce that finally gotten over my shock over the new subway reorganization plan (no, I never decided which bit shocked me more). So you can imagine how intrigued I was to see the City Room blog pose the question How Would You Run These Subway Lines?
I’ve decided to give it some […]

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I honestly don’t know what to be more shocked about - the fact that the MTA has decided to assign each subway line a manager of it’s own or the fact that this wasn’t already standard operating procedure.

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*tap* *tap* *tap*
The sounds you have just heard are the sounds of someone with theater tickets to see Stoppard’s Rock N Roll on Nov 27th. Will it happen? Won’t it happen? Who knows?
The two sides have broken off talks again - neither side will budge - and all the shows with union contracts have officially […]

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Ah, deadline of the week has been met and now I can met and so I rest easier in my mind as I peruse the news. And I see that mini-mayor must have gotten a hold of the caffeinated stuff again. During speech, Mayor Bloomberg blasts presidential candidates
“Asked later if he was talking about anyone in particular, he made […]

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