You are currently viewing the stories for “August 2026.”
In the fall of 1984, three months after turning 21, I started working at the midtown coffee shop, Miss Brooks, that was located on the corner of 56th Street and 6th Avenue. As with most New York City restaurant jobs, many of my co-workers were there only temporarily as they prepared for other careers. While I wanted to be a [...]
Image and photos by Joe "Kirsch" Curcio I’m convinced that one of the reasons New York is considered “the city that never sleeps” is alternate side-of-the-street parking. The truth is, at 8 a.m. in Greenpoint, you stand a better chance of scoring a jelly donut at Peter Pan before they sell out than you do of finding a legal parking [...]
I can’t imagine a time and place where it was considered in any way necessary or practical to put the face of a human, an animal, or some other creature, on the face of a building. These figures, generally called “Green Men” are now almost entirely relics of a vanished civilization. This face, and the dozens like it in my [...]
To protect the privacy of the individuals depicted, some names and identifying details have been changed. Part 1 of this story was published on May 31, 2026. You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Work Here …But It Helps I meet with Richard – he wears a short length pearl necklace outside of a turtleneck sweater. He’s always harried - [...]
