JJ + RAY RAY 4EVA
I am awash in residual joy from this weekend. Coming down from a high of spending four days in a paradise of friends, fresh air and...
BARS, BARGES AND BLUEGRASS
This week I was treated to one of those magical day that feels like falling down an enchanted rabbit hole. Beginning with a spur of the...
AIN'T OVER YET
Another week of wet, 95 degree days. Afternoons growing sweatier by the second. An entire city wondering, "When's it going to rain?" Stir...
RUNNING GAG
Sometimes I run. As dictated by a fine bout of weather, the ebb and flow of the physique or, most often, the need for a physical break...
STEVE ZISSOU WOULD
Walking along 3rd Street towards another Rockwood show late last week, I spotted a treasure on someone's stoop. Stoop gifts are a magical...
Dear Deer Island
"I want to swim and read and write letters and stare at the sky. Staring at the sky is unquantifiable in its mental-health capabilities,...
FAR ROCKAWAY/JFK AIRPORT
For years I have heard the string of destination, "This is an A train to Far Rockaway/JFK Airport," crackle through crusty subway...
MESSAGE TO THE FUTURE
This week has given us some particularly hard events to reconcile. The challenge for us to find compassion and seek positive change grows...
GAME ON
Looking out at an emptied baseball field through another bout of downpour, I grinned crazily and wondered if I was overly excited about...
POOLS OUT FOR SUMMER
The much awaited end of school for NY public schools looms large. Teen lifeguards will be out of school for summer and back on that perch...