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School Lunch Is Killing Me 

by 04/10/2022
Neighborhood: Upper East Side

“Lefty, what did you do with the hard boiled egg?” I worked the words out of the side of my mouth. I was Jimmy Cagney in “White Heat” and I wanted to take this place apart.  “It’s in my pocket, and what’s with the Lefty crap?” John said. “Lefty, we’ll know more in a few […]

The Third Line

by 02/23/2020
Neighborhood: Bronx, Brooklyn

  On a recent visit to a friend’s aging aunt who lives in a minuscule Bronx apartment crowded with plants, I was puzzled by her three telephones. Two of them rang several times, as did her microwave, alarm clock, and various other tingling appurtenances—the pitch of each of which she was immediately able to tell […]

Chola’s Habit

by 11/16/2011
Neighborhood: Williamsburg

My younger sister, Chola, a second grader at Our Lady of Good Counsel, is chosen for a special part in the school play. My sister is real cute and the Sisters adore her. Chola loves Sister Romona and gave her a candy necklace for Christmas. She helps Sister Romona erase the blackboard every day and […]