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Why all the lawsuits over a tiny garden in lower Manhattan? Like some of you dear readers, I have been following the occasional stories in New York papers about the demise and resurrection of the Elizabeth Street Garden, as lawsuits and counter-lawsuits continue to be filed. It will be gone forever! No, wait, there are […]
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One hundred years ago, on April 28, 1925, the Paris Expo (known to Francophiles as the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels moderne) launched the worldwide Art Deco movement, transforming fashion, jewelry, architecture, and much more. New York caught the fever, perhaps more than any other city. Evidence remains to this day in the […]
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Who was the most influential street photographer you never heard of? In honor of Women’s History month, I set out to answer this question and discovered the wondrous, reverent world of Helen Levitt (1913-2009). Since she was still active into the 2000s, you may have seen Helen out and about on the streets of New […]
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The acclaimed TV drama Mad Men depicts the lives of advertising folk on Madison Avenue in New York in the swinging sixties. The show, which aired from 2007 to 2015, begins at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue. When a merger results in the new firm of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (later […]
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I have exciting news! I recently passed the Naturalization Test for U.S. Citizenship! I will be honored to swear allegiance to the United States of America and the U.S. flag on January 31. As I consider this country’s continuous striving towards the goals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all, and I […]
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