Farewell to the Hotel PennsylvaniaOn this fine spring day I found myself walking up Seventh Avenue past the once stately Hotel Pennsylvania, which opened 102 years ago and…Apr 24, 2021Apr 24, 2021
Visiting the U.N. GuyYesterday marked UN World Health Day, and now that I’m out and about regularly, I thought I’d drop by the official residence of the…Apr 9, 2021Apr 9, 2021
The Bialy and the NazisOn this first day after Passover I made a beeline for Kossar’s, the bialy Mecca on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. A bialy is the low-rent…Apr 6, 2021Apr 6, 2021
THE DONALD J. TRUMP BUS TERMINALI read in The Daily Beast that you’ve raised the possibility of getting an airport named in your honor. If this means you’re actually…Dec 23, 2020Dec 23, 2020
The Jinx of Big AllisGoing through some old photos the other day, I came across a shot I took of an imposing industrial structure in the Long Island City…Nov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
Saving the Beatrice InnLike many New Yorkers who used to enjoy an occasional meal in a good restaurant, I’m glad the nearly century-old Beatrice Inn in New…Nov 17, 2020Nov 17, 2020
SILK ROAD FASHION FEST SERVING AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN EAST AND WESTIn a stark example of history repeating itself, what the fabled Silk Road did in bridging commerce and culture between East and West…Nov 11, 2019Nov 11, 2019
