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Down The Hall And On Your Left
by Jackob G. Hofmann 08/31/2011Neighborhood: Upper West Side
In the spring of 1989 I rented an apartment on 75th St., between Columbus and Amsterdam. The apartment, if you can call it that, was approximately the size of your average fitting room at TJ Maxx, but not nearly as nice. Though I was thrilled to be paying next to nothing for this space (a […]
I Can’t Go!
by Thomas R. Pryor 08/16/2011Neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
“Jeez, I hope he hurries.” The doctor said to his nurse. “I don’t want to miss my train.” “Me, too. I’ve got to get my kid by 5:30pm.” Her answer tinged with aggravation. Hearing this exchange through the bathroom door, my bladder shut down. I was on the 60th floor of the Woolworth Building, the […]
Living In The HOV Lane
by Joseph Scalia 08/16/2011Neighborhood: Murray Hill, Uncategorized
My sister Betty and I are in the HOV lane cruising east on the LIE toward her house in Suffolk County. She is in the front seat next to me in the The Silver Fox, my Subaru Forester, wrapped in a light blanket against the still cool April air. Bets is my older sister, ten […]
Stopped
by Margaret Westley 08/16/2011Neighborhood: Murray Hill
My body fell victim to silence the minute I made impact with the ground that paved the intersection of 39th and 3rd. In the heart of Manhattan, time stood still. The everyday chatter of New York City; the yellow taxis squawking at pedestrians and the orchestra of shoes pounding the cement suddenly came to a […]
Call For Submissions – 9/11 Reflections. 10 Years Later.
by Connor Gaudet 08/16/2011Neighborhood: News
With the approaching anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we would like to invite our readers to share their memories and reflections on the tragedy and its impact on life in New York City. While we welcome all stories from returning and first-time writers alike, we’d especially like to hear from those of you who had […]
Spring Training
by Joe Antinarella 08/02/2011Neighborhood: Westchester
I spent a few days last week in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and while the beach season is still some weeks away, something beyond the college Spring Break assault is on the front-burner for many Floridians: Major League Baseball’s spring training. It’s on TV, in the newspapers, and I overheard hotel guests at breakfast talking about […]
Trying On A House
by Nicholas Soodik 08/02/2011Neighborhood: All Over, Brooklyn
For the past several weekends, I’ve peeked through the homes of strangers when they weren’t there. I’ve tiptoed through brownstones, crept up the stairs of detached Victorians, and cased the backyards of garden unit condos. In Bay Ridge, I studied the diplomas that hung in a home office. In Prospect Lefferts Gardens, I thumbed a […]
To Mars And Back
by Parth Vasa 08/02/2011Neighborhood: East Village
The painting of a luxury building marked one of the walls of Mars Bar. It was in grey and black and in dull city lights it looked like a building out of a Batman comic. Above the door a sign read “Thank you for the memories.” It was the Friday before Fourth of July weekend. […]