Monthly Archives: June 2011

Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

(Part Sixteen in my series on my six years in New York) I moved to New York City six years ago today.  My life looked very different then. Andrew and I arrived on a sunny day, at the start of … Continue reading →

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Single Ladies

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

(Part Fifteen in my series on my six years in New York) I did not come to New York expecting to ever be single in New York.  In fact, I have not really ever been single in my adult life.  … Continue reading →

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You’re the First, the Last, My Everything

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

(Part Fourteen in my series on my six years in New York) Whether you live in New York, or you visit New York, you will find that New Yorkers are an opinionated lot.  New Yorkers will say this not that; … Continue reading →

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Second-Hand News

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

(Part Thirteen in my series on my six years in New York) They say New York is a filthy City. Designed with out alleys, the streets are full of garbage: trashbags piled in haphazard heaps.  In winter, the sidewalks are … Continue reading →

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Sunday in the Park

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

(Part Twelve in my series on my six years in New York) When I used to live in Tribeca, non-New Yorkers would ask me “Oh, you run?  I bet you love running in Central Park!”  Back then it would irk … Continue reading →

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Dogtown

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

(Part Eleven in my series on my six years in New York) “YOU CAN TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS—IF THE OLD DOG WANTS TO LEARN.” —THOMAS “TIP” O’NEILL Give or take a few months, I have always been a … Continue reading →

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Downtown

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

(Part Ten in my series on my six years in New York) A triptych on falling in and out of love in downtown Manhattan. Spring Street, 2006 I am the Mattress Queen; Pallets piled seventy stories high. Pillow tops; Feather … Continue reading →

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Strange Birds

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

(Part Nine in my series on my six years in New York) As most New Yorkers do, I have a complicated relationship with JFK International Airport — my complex, many-times-removed, mostly-imagined, ex-inlaw relationship with the Kennedy family notwithstanding. I find … Continue reading →

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Strong Island

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

(Part Eight in my series on my six years in New York) There are a variety of New Yorkers out there: * The ones who are from Long Island (who are then divided into North/South Shore people); * The ones … Continue reading →

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Little Lies

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

(Part Seven in my series on my six years in New York) When you live in New York, there are certain lies; half-truths in which you become fluent: “It’s not that far/small” “I’m taking time off” “I love Brooklyn/Long Island … Continue reading →

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