This morning my 3 and I went off to St. Luke’s Theatre to watch an 11:00 a.m. performance of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Its always a tricky thing seeing seeing the play of a great book after you’ve seen a great movie of a great book. 1 of my 3 had read…
Month: November 2011
Lasker Rink @ Central Park North
Friday night I was walking north along Fifth Avenue from 96th to get to Lasker Rink. There is a short cut near 106th St. that winds south of the pond; it would have gotten me there faster, but the lack of lights made me think twice and so I hoofed it up to 110th. Although…
Street Plants
Some of the nicer residential buildings in Manhattan make it part of their purview to beautify not on their building and courtyards, but also the plots around the trees on their block. It makes for a lovely walk during the spring and summer, and for those smart enough to adjust their flora for the cooler…
NYPD Evict Anti-Wall Street Protesters
The sit-in is over. Early this morning NYPD cleared anti-Wall Street protesters – the movement Occupy Wall Street – out of Zuccotti Park. With the recent increase in news reports of the site’s sanitary conditions – or lack there of – and complaints of local business malaise, it seemed inevitable that action was impending. Reuters…
Hugh Jackman – Back on Broadway
“The impossibly talented, impossibly energetic Mr. Jackman is a glorious dinosaur among live entertainers of the 21st century: an honest-to-gosh old-fashioned matinee idol who connects to his audiences without a hint of contempt for them or for himself.” I am sometimes conflicted with Mr. Brantley’s theatrical reviews but he got it right in this one. …
Big Apple Circus B-Roll
Noses, check. Popcorn, check. In September I was asked if I could share my two girls for a b-roll shoot for the Big Apple Circus. It’s an event we go to every year without fail, so I thought the girls would enjoy being part of it in this way. Alison and Nicole had their hair…
Subway Sketcher
I took a circuitous root home from work tonight and found myself on the south bound R train heading to Times Square. The gentleman across from me was a teacher – some papers fell out of his notebook and as I picked them up of the subway floor for him, he made a remark about…
West 68th Street Surprise
Walking along 68th Street, just east of Columbus, the gang and I walked past an open window out of which came the beautiful sounds of someone playing a violin. It stopped us in our tracks, and we paused to listen to a talented young lady practice in a lovely little below-ground studio (David Segal Violins)…
West 68th Street Surprise
Walking along 68th Street, just east of Columbus, the gang and I walked past an open window out of which came the beautiful sounds of someone playing a violin. It stopped us in our tracks, and we paused to listen to a talented young lady practice in a lovely little below-ground studio (David Segal Violins)…
NY Road Runners & ING Host Students Pre-Marathon Park Run
Alexander was a Mighty Miler today! Today 1,000 or so New York City school children came to race in the 13th annual Run with Champions, an event that will help kick off the New York City Marathon on Sunday. Run for Champions is a NY Road Runners – they host the NYC Marathon – youth…