A little while ago I posted a complaint about a taxi on Facebook, and faced backlash for it “not being fair to the cabby”. The issue at the time was a “middle finger sticker” on the back window, where I thought it was inappropriate, others thought that it may have been stuck there without the …
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Recently New York City added some pedestrian islands to Coney Island Avenue, between Avenue O and Roder Avenue. The intent of these islands are to reduce hit and runs, and pedestrians hit, by giving them a place to stop if they are crossing at the crosswalk and run into a flashing red light, so they …
NYC had an initiative recently to plant trees everywhere…and that they did. Any open concrete space has been planted in. The last time they did a mass-planting they by mistakenly planted the female version of the ginkgo biloba tree, instead of the males, leaving rotten vomit-smelling berries lining the streets and your shoes. Of course some …
I buy my fair share of biographies/autobiographies, and most of them never get finished. George W. Bush, Jane Lynch, Ron Swanson, – All books I’ve read, in bits and pieces, over a few month periods. But never have I sat down and read through a life story like his. Written in Ray Kellys’ voice, Vigilance …
Everyone has a 9/11 story. Everyone has different views of the day, whether it is actual memories or stories that they’ve been told over and over. Some people lost loved ones. Some people’s lives changed forever. And some people passed away. I told my story last year, and I know what 9/11 means to me…I …
Friday I went for a slice of pizza, and parked legally in front of the pizza store (located on Kings Highway between East 7th and 8th, for those locals interested). I was inside for less than a minute (enough time to walk in, ask for a slice, and leave with it) and came out to …
The Yankees and the Mets rule New York baseball. But as the season progresses one of these teams tends to fade while the other waits a little longer to flop. But a weird thing has happened this year…it’s August 5th and both of them are in first place of their divisions. 2006 was the last …
All Taxi & Limousine (TLC) cars in NYC have a little orange light on the front and back of the car, to alert the police if the driver is in trouble. The driver can activate it using his leg, so that if he was being held hostage while driving, he can press it without the …
Starting a new series today, called #FixNYC, in which I talk about ideas on how to fix New York City. I am starting with a few simple DOT (Department of Transportation) issues that can help clear up multiple choke points in lower Manhattan. ISSUE #1 On the FDR Drive South, just after Exit 3 (South …
I went Thursday night to Marvel’s Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. in Times Square, presented by “Discovery Times Square”. With their prices soaring into the $30-$40 range, one would expect an amazing experience (especially since it’s only a half-hour long). And the potential was certainly there. Unfortunately half the machines were blocked off from public usage, and labeled …
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