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New Beginnings
by Joan Hall 02/18/2023Neighborhood: Meatpacking District
“Careful with that!” I exclaimed to my new husband, Harry, as he carried my Art Deco stained glass window up the stairs to our new apartment. I had gotten the window, a gift from my parents, when I married Harry in 1967. We were both so excited to move into an apartment over a diner […]
The Price of Inclusion
by Jack Lancaster 10/01/2022Neighborhood: Chelsea, Fire Island, Greenpoint, Meatpacking District
I didn’t get invited to go to Fire Island this year, which makes me feel like a gay pariah. I’m painfully aware of this after watching the movie, Fire Island. I loved it, but it reinforced my feeling that I lacked a queer community, and notably, one with a summer share in the Pines. My […]