The World At My Birth
I was born March 1, 1965, so let's see what made the New York Times the following day, March 2, 1965: Australia Punishes Dawn Fraser For Capers as Olympic Swimmer…
Cold Weather Fountaining
Sunday my wife and I visited the Bryant Park Holiday Market on its last day for this year - food, jewelry, clothes, knick-knacks, the usual - but the operating fountain…
Meandering Thoughts #60
A few issues with this sign at the Empire State Building's 86th floor observation deck: Isn't an unlawful act by definition prohibited? Is climbing the fence or throwing objects and…
New York City Love Letter
Sunday, my wife and I introduced a Connecticut friend to the main branch of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue. Of course, one must see the Rose Main…
Random Learnings #49
Dexter Gordon's Wikipedia page mentioned that he was unable to perform in New York City bars or dancehalls - essentially any place that served alcohol, more importantly the places that…
Map Research at NYPL
My growing interest in maps, especially older places I've been to or read about, has be searching out maps to buy or examine. Hanging in our upstairs hallway is an…
Foodie #4
My wife's and my birthdays are a few days apart and often we leave Minneapolis/St. Paul to celebrate, New York City being a common destination. We celebrated my wife's birthday…
Bucketlist #1
Experience a major weather event in NYC by arriving just prior to a major storm, preferably a blizzard where walking is the only way to get around town! https://twitter.com/NYCMayor/status/1757057551072387243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1757057551072387243%7Ctwgr%5Eef4e2e3c986380794c86b7fe4afa5b8cd5d1259b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgothamist.com%2Fnews%2Fnyc-public-schools-will-be-remote-tuesday-due-to-snowstorm Unfortunately…
New York Public Library Main Branch
More formally known as the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the flagship branch of the New York Public Library is above and beyond most other libraries I've visited, in particular the architecture.…