Where in the world is Paula? In a 2nd/3rd grade combo-class. My girlfriend and former colleague (I used to be a teacher) asked me to substitute in her class yesterday. I said, “Sure!” I like kids. They tell you the craziest things. Ask you the craziest things. Rub their hands over your pantyhose because they’ve…
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I think I may have met my soulmate in Central Park last week: a little French bulldog. I never even caught his name because I was on a sensitive and formal phone call when we met. Let’s call him Pete. I was sitting on a bench, taking my phone call, when Pete walked by. He…
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Manhattan’s Lower East Side was a neighborhood of immigrants at the turn of the century. Look familiar? I’m sure you recognize images like this. It’s part of our collective memory. Immigrants from Ireland, Germany, Italy, Russia… were welcomed by the Statue of Liberty, processed on Ellis Island, and then crowded into tenements. Maybe some of…
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The New York City Library collects more than just books. A LOT more. Their collection consists of 56 million items. Some of those objects are featured in its current exhibition entitled: TREASURES. The exhibition is well named. A stroll through this free, rotating exhibit feels like a mini trip to the Smithsonian -only more international. The…
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