Category Archives: NEW YORK

Last Train From Grand Central

October 29, 2012 – 1:54 pm

New York City is cut off from the rest of the world. Airports closed. Trains closed. Subway closed. We are where we are.

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Storm Warnings For Sandy

October 28, 2012 – 11:03 am

The wind is light over the rooftops of Fort Greene, as the city prepares for Hurricane Sandy’s landfall late Monday night. Mayor Bloomberg has announced the closure of the MTA’s subways and buses at 7PM on Sunday night to prevent people getting stranded by the storm surges into low-lying flood plains such as the Rockaways […]

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Letter To A Legend

October 23, 2012 – 4:38 pm

mr. cecil taylor I was walking down the street the other day and found myself engaged in conversation with the construction foreman renovating the house next to yours. Having worked in metal we spoke about scrapping rust from the ironwork on the stoop as well as our health. Both of us are in our early […]

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Doug Henders Opening OCT 26 NYC

October 22, 2012 – 9:04 am

Doug Henders and I played basketball on the courts of Tompkins Square Park for years. His painting of an astronaut hangs in the dining room of this townhouse. Last December I visited his exhibition in Koln. Do yourself a favor and see his work this October 26 at the Mayson Gallery. Mayson Gallery 254 Broome […]

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FREE THE RALPH

October 21, 2012 – 10:14 am

Last Thursday night I walked down Lafayette to repay a debt to the local bodega owner. Crossing South Portland I spotted several undercover NYPD cops gathered before Lafayette Ave. Meat Corp. Just the other day the bearded Palestinian had lent me $80, so I could send money to my son Fenway. All I had to […]

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