Ask a New Yorker: Hello, Donna Maria Victoria Del Valle, where do we start? That is the question. Victoria: I’ve got a very good idea. Let’s start in the crib. Ask a New Yorker: Excellent. Where was that crib located? Victoria: The crib was in Havana, Cuba. A few years ago, let’s not mention the… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: Where am I? Where are you? How did I get here? What the hell is going on? Look at you, you look like Edward Scissor-hands. Shanaz: You’re scaring me Kennedy. We’re at Hayato Salon, a Japanese Salon which I’ve been going to for three years. They do an excellent job on… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: This is a great start for the New Yorker of the month profiles for 2009, interviewing Emil Roberts. Where am I, Emil? Emil: This is the office of admission Services for The City University of New York located 43 West 42nd street in the bowels of the Grace building. Ask a… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: How’s your black Friday going? (we spoke on Nov 28) Tres Jolie : It’s been lovely. We had a nice brunch at Café Le Luke. We had grapefruits and pancakes and French toast with whip cream, mangos and he had a Bellini and I had a mimosa, good comfort food for… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: Mark just got off the phone. How did your call go? Mark: Good. I was speaking with someone, I’m not going to name the television network, but they’re going to be doing a piece about us in the near future which is exciting. This happens time to time. From early November… Read more »
by Bill Millard BY NOW, EVERYONE from the Lower East Side to Lower Slobbovia has heard that CBGB’s is in trouble. The renowned birthplace of punk rock won a key court decision over disputed back rent but still lost its lease at the end of August; the leadership of the homeless organization that owns its… Read more »
If you’ve never visited New York City but its skylines and streetscapes still seem familiar, you’re not hallucinating. You’ve just been watching a lot of movies and tube. NYC is the site of constant film and TV production. Being invaded by a cinema crew throws some towns into an uproar, but lighting rigs and dressing-room… Read more »
New Yorkers know all about clutter. We ought to. Space is at a premium here (see The Real NY? Fuhgeddaboudit!, in this issue). After all, not everyone in this town is lucky enough to live in a sprawling pre-war apartment. And most people don’t own those duplexes you see in the movies. In fact, one-bedroom… Read more »
Maybe you’ve noticed. New Yorkers have a way of communicating that’s a little different from people in other places. We have words, expressions and pronunciations (some might even say mispronunciations) that are unusual, if not entirely unique. But even we don’t all speak alike, thank God. Our education, culture, background, creativity, social situation, status and… Read more »
Overdone and overlooked, NYC’s visual chaos. There’s a reason why so many New Yorkers don’t own a car. Cars spell trouble here because there are just so many parking spaces to go around. And every one of them is subject to regulations that impose stiff fines, and worse, as punishment for the unwary… Read more »
