Two years ago, I stopped my bike at Sailboat Lake in Central Park and watched the hawk called Pale Male search for prey. He soared over Fifth Avenue. I tired before he did, but not before I took several photos of him dancing with the moon. Leaving the park a water fountain got all psychedelic on… Read more »
Spring is here. The desire to hold hands in leafy glens forces a girl to do stupid things. Like online dating. Aside from the bizarre experience of viewing the photos of twenty men plastered across the page like shoes for sale, there is also the requirement of plastering oneself upon the page. Am I a… Read more »
Love is a beautiful thing. It can also be a terrible mess. The nurturing embrace love may offer can also turn into bitter jealousy and devastating abandon. One fascinating story that illustrates the ecstasy and agony of love is that between the famous Russian composer Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky and his patron Nadezhda von Meck. When… Read more »
“Drift Light By Saffron,” is a company that designed a smart LED bulb to improve sleep, a light that’s indistinguishable from incandescent lights that imitates the sunset. Drift-light makers say the bulb avoids melatonin suppression, a hormone that induces sleep. Drift light-bulbs most unique characteristics is the dimming features over the course of 37 minutes,… Read more »
Since four out of five New York City boroughs are on Islands, living in New York means dealing with bridges (and subway tunnels) if you want to get anywhere. Since I became a driver in New York a few years ago, I have mostly driven over the Whitestone Bridge, which is closest to my home…. Read more »
I like Central Park early in the morning. The light is special, the space is quiet but for the dogs off their leashes. I like that best, gives the place a country feel. Well, I was biking over there on a Sunday morning around seven when I saw this end result of a “funny thing to do… Read more »
This past weekend the wife and I attended a co-ed baby shower for my friend and spiritual advisor Rabbi Jay Levitz and his wife Sarah. We were in Oceanside, Long Island, New York, a short drive outside the city for us, as we live in Eastern Queens. As we talked with Jay, the conversation turned… Read more »
“Get that out of your mouth.” The nun demanded. “Wha?” said the kid. “The candy.” With lots of lisping,”It’ssss not candy, it’ssss a cough drop.” The nun with pointing directions only made the boy take out a hanky and drop the drop into the snot rag. “No candy in class!” “It’sssss not candy!” The nun… Read more »
One of the principle challenges the public has in appreciating modern dance is fundamental to our notion of movement. Typically, when we consider movement, we have in mind the primordial sense to obtain or evade. Movement is associated with a goal or an object, a predator or a prey. In this, the access and motive… Read more »
Barbara Koning of the Examiner recently wrote a great piece about Social Media giant David Shapiro and his summer vacation share planning. The idea is so good and the article well written that we at AANY decided to repost it here in its entirety. Enjoy! As spring has finally sprung, it’s time for New Yorkers… Read more »
