Category: Quirky NYC
QUIRKY NYC: Because all work and no play isn’t good for anyone!
That and $2
There’s a crazy phenomenon going on in the city. And it will cost you $2. Nothing more. Nothing less. They start out as legitimate cafes. Then suddenly there is a sign, usually on a blackboard, that... Read More
Can I get a cup of coffee around here?
A funny thing happened on the way to the Morgan Library and Museum. I bumped into Tanya and asked her if she would be one of the Wednesday Women. Adventurous and free-spirited individual that she is, ... Read More
Motion Picture History
Thomas Alva Edison. Now there’s a quirky guy. It is rumored that the crazy traffic pattern of inexplicable one-way streets in the town of Edison, NJ, was designed to get the great man both to work, ... Read More
Stars in the heavens
I have passed the Church of St. Paul the Apostle a million times. It was only on this cold, gloomy day when the heavens couldn’t decide whether to rain or slush that I noticed the door to the church... Read More
Leonard Bernstein Conducts
Leonard Bernstein would be 100 years old this year. In New York City, the celebrations have already begun! The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center is showcasing th... Read More
Ye Olde NYC
You won’t be surprised to learn that the Financial District has always been about money. New York City was one of the first trading port cities established in the New World. Ever since that time, th... Read More
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
With all of this talk about The Wall, it seemed inevitable that some artist or other would start building walls. It turns out that an artist from another authoritarian country took up the call. Ai Wei... Read More