Don’t forget to do “My Funny Valentine” with the special lyrics about the moon landing.
So if you’ve never read Joe Flaherty’s Managing Mailer, well, it’s worth picking up.
Here’s a Gothamist photo gallery of Grand Central Station way back when.
Another one bites the dust. Had some good memories in that place.
It’s always fun when you see a dance crew on the train–so long as a flying foot doesn’t clip you by accident.
[Photo Credit: Humans of New York]
Go to Pinhole New York and check out Stefan Killan’s beautiful black-and-white photographs of our city.
On a rainy day like today, best move is to stick close to the buildings and stay away from the outer part of the sidewalk. You can find some shelter close to the building, although you have to be mindful of the water pouring off of the awnings. Also, the further away from the street, the safer you are from a car splashing you.
Especially when you don’t wear your galoshes, right?
[Photo Credit: Chrisozer via This Isn’t Happiness]
Not all of the old spots are gone on the Upper West Side yet. Yes, Brooks Brothers and Barneys have made the place hard to recognize from the one I knew as a kid. But Murray’s is still there.
Now, I never shopped at Murray’s–maybe I bought some dried apricots there once. Still, it’s reassuring to know it’s there. So long as it is I can picture my grandparents and my father. The past is alive.
Good thing there are still some low-budget, no-frills greasy spoons left in this town.
Ask Bags, he knows.
Sometimes I look up at the Empire State Building and am filled with pride. Being a New Yorker is dope.
[Photo Credit: Adriano Neves]