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The Camera and The Audience
by Nancy Rommelmann 04/25/2018Neighborhood: Midtown, Times Square
I answer an ad for an agent looking for “young Mediterranean-types, long hair preferred.” His office is off Times Square.
New York! Just Like I Pictured It, Sorta. Well, No.
by Sharon Watts 03/16/2016Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen, Midtown
My plan was to bond in private with the city I had chosen as my future home.
Jersey Nights on Broadway
by Lisa Romeo 03/14/2016Neighborhood: Midtown
For many more years, I will recall the exquisite mix of emotions on my mother's face. First, irritation and annoyance, followed by sadness.
Brownies
by Paddy Boom 01/02/2016Neighborhood: Manhattan, Midtown
After I gave him my spiel, he wrinkled his nose in a sniffing-like manner and said he would rip up the ticket if I could "do something” for him.
The Empire State Building Loves Me
by Alexa Brahme 09/13/2015Neighborhood: All Over, Central Park, Midtown, Union Square
The waning began first thing in the morning when I woke up at 6:30 a.m., fell to the bathroom floor, and vomited.
A Yellow Cashmere Scarf
by Joseph Scalia 04/04/2014Neighborhood: Midtown, Uncategorized
I saw the homeless woman sitting in front of Saks Fifth Avenue holding her sign, interacting with the passers by, taunting some, flirting with others, cajoling the rest, So I gave her a name, created her back story and decided to tell it as I thought she might.
Old Brownie
by peter nolan smith 02/09/2014Neighborhood: Midtown
Cut, color, clarity, and carat - Peter Nolan Smith avoids all of the 4Cs of diamonds when he sells Old Brownie on a snowy winter's day.
Will Work For Free
by Garrett Houghton 06/25/2013Neighborhood: Midtown
In a universally identifiable essay, Garrett Houghton describes his first of what will become many job interviews for the coveted post of Unpaid Intern.
Dreams of Taylor
by peter nolan smith 06/18/2013Neighborhood: Midtown
Peter Nolan Smith is charged with delivering the impossible to his nephew.
What’s in a Name
by liz dolan 05/06/2013Neighborhood: Bronx, Midtown
In 1958, Liz Dolan was surprised to see the familiar toothy grin of her walrus-like boss, on the face of a rising ballet star.
Chowdah
by peter nolan smith 01/17/2013Neighborhood: Grand Central Station, Midtown
Peter Nolan Smith hits the Oyster Bar at Grand Central Terminal.
SMASHING KNIVES
by peter nolan smith 12/28/2012Neighborhood: Brooklyn, Midtown
Peter Nolan Smith puts down his jeweler's loupe and picks up his hammer.