Restaurant reviews make me laugh. Especially the pictures that go with them. Who could eat the stingy portions shown? Crumbs and morsels on huge plates. And restaurant reviewers all like fish, as undercooked as possible. Don’t get your webmaster wrong. Fish has its place. Deep-fried, with plenty of batter. For those of us who think [...]
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Monthly Archives: May 2013
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NOTHING COULD BE FINER: A look at NYC diners
December 12, 2001Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: diners Manhattan Queens
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WHO ARE THOSE GUYS (AND GALS) Part 3: Madison and Union Squares
December 11, 2001CONTINUED FROM PART 2 It’s been a potter’s field, an arsenal and a military parade ground. Until 1844, a major wagon route to Boston occupied its site. Madison Square opened to the public in 1847 and has, over the years, collected a variety of statues devoted to some of the lesser-known names in American [...]
Categorized in: Street Scenes Tagged with: Madison Square Manhattan statues Union Square
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TROLLEY STATIONS
December 3, 2001New York City began phasing out trolley operations in the 1930s. For better or worse (mostly worse) New York cast its lot with the internal combustion engine. Mass transit has been the red-headed stepchild to King Car for decades. Trolleys provided a quick, clean and nearly noise-free trip. They got in the way of cars, though…so [...]
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