Survival
Image: Jefft Hanging outside my lower Manhattan local with D., who has lived in Soho since the 1980’s . . . A guy came up… Read More »Survival
Observations
Warm Weather Brings It All Out . . .
This morning at my morning cafe . . . Two guys chased another guy down the street – waving hammers. I didn’t see it but… Read More »Warm Weather Brings It All Out . . .
Times Square
Note: this post is from a couple of months ago. I just didn’t get around to putting it up until now. I went down through… Read More »Times Square
The Recession is Now on the Coney Island Boardwalk
Sunshine morning, 9 am . . . A dozen Mexican guys gathered around a pavillion. We say ‘Mexican’, but they could have come from Mexic0… Read More »The Recession is Now on the Coney Island Boardwalk
Braddock, Pensylvania – the next Lower East Side?
Perhaps. But likely not anytime soon. I first became aware of Braddock, PA last summer, through an article in my Google news alert from the People’s… Read More »Braddock, Pensylvania – the next Lower East Side?
Twilight of the Koffee Klatch
Back when coffee was just coffee I’ve been sick off and on all freakin’ month so haven’t had the energy to gather material for this… Read More »Twilight of the Koffee Klatch
Cell Phone stories: First in a series
Food court level, Citicorp building, midtown . . . Homeland security cops patrol outside with heavy machine guns, bulletproof vests, and helmets . . Inside,… Read More »Cell Phone stories: First in a series
Sideways to California . . .
Trolley tracks at the Santee Mall, Santee Town centre (San Diego). Back in the city, back in the cold . . . Spent the holidays… Read More »Sideways to California . . .
Observations: God’s Will
Riding the G train, the cross-Brooklyn local, on a Saturday afternoon . . . A big guy was sitting by the door with a little… Read More »Observations: God’s Will