September 14, 2008
There But For the Grace of God . . .
I am following the fast decline of Lehman Brothers, which could go into bankruptcy at midnight. A few months ago I tracked the decline of Bear Stearns, whose offices I walked by daily as I entered Grand Central Terminal.
Each time I hear their names I feel a jolt, because I easily could have been working for both of them. A headhunter approached me about a web communications job at Lehman, but nothing happened. Then, between jobs two years ago, I interviewed for a proposal position at Bear. I was mildly interested, but something told me the culture didn't fit my personality, so I passed on the opportunity.
Meanwhile, the gyrations of the financial industry cast shadows around me with other associations. I owned stock in Merrill Lynch 20 years ago, when I thought it was a good buy. I sold it, can't remember when, but I regretted the sale. Now, maybe I was smarter than I thought.
With the pillars of finance quivering, I wonder at the mentality, the vision, that led to these debacles. What pursuit of wealth blinded brilliant financiers to the consequences of their actions? Did anybody at a bank or brokerage firm say "no way" to subprime mortgages and other strategies? A book exists in the culture of jump-off-the-cliff risk taking that led us to this situation. Some might point to a lack of regulation, and that's valid. I'm curious, however, in the hubris of those who believed too blindly in their theorems, hedging and a bit of the "greater fool" approach (find a greater fool to buy the lame investments), and followed the siren song of outlandish profit straight over the edge to smash their ancient firms on the rocks far below.
Van | 09/14/08 at 07:05 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 09, 2008
Hillary, Bill and Chelsea Let Their "Hair" Down
Dashed though her presidential hopes may be (for now), Hillary Clinton has bounced back nicely, judging from her jolly appearance Sunday night at the free performance of "Hair" in Central Park's Delacorte Theater. I was in the audience with friends, settling in for the 8 pm showing, when a wave of excitement stirred the crowd below me.
A celebrity sighting, I thought, immediately thinking of people like Ed Koch and Mike Tyson (instant evidence that I'm still stuck in my 1980s New York experience). The pandemonium rose even higher when everybody realized the excitement came from Hillary along with a certain tall, silver-haired man in a yellow golf shirt and a younger woman. Yes, it was Bill Clinton and Chelsea, and Hillary, the whole family and Secret Service entourage in the middle of an adoring crowd.
Bill looked relaxed, Hillary greeted well-wishers who jostled to get close to her, and the whole evening took on an air of midsummer night's dreams. Once the play started, one of the performers ran into the stands and improvised, "My mother's here!" and kissed Hillary.
Freed from the chores of running for President, Hillary & Family can kick back, relax, catch some shows, and enjoy life. I'll always remember the night we enjoyed life and "Hair" together.
Van | 09/09/08 at 06:35 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 04, 2008
iShares Poster Ads: What Were They Thinking?
Walking through the tunnels of Grand Central Terminal today, commuters see a new "Better World" ad campaign for iShares, along the theme of "see through the clouds." That's good advice for investors, to make sense of murky investment options. The text-heavy print ads are quite acceptable.
The subway posters, however, are unintentionally jarring, in a major way.
They show New York buildings through clouds that look to me much more like . . . smoke. The evidence is below; judge for yourself. With 9-11's seventh anniversary next week, the imagery is so stunningly reminiscent of photos of that day that I cannot believe somebody at iShares' agency didn't say, wait a minute, let's rethink this.
Van | 09/04/08 at 09:05 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
December 13, 2007
Required Reading: NY Times' Spineless Comments Pages
To get a rousing sense of what people are thinking, get ye to the new comments sections on some articles in the New York Times. Because the site gets a worldwide audience, the stories can get some eye-opening comments.
Case in point: Today the Times threw itself open for comments on the story, "Shootings Test Limits of New Self-Defense Law," about how a man in Texas shot and killed two illegal immigrants robbing a neighbor's home. The story says this:
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Van | 12/13/07 at 08:02 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 30, 2007
NYC closets redux
The post about the Manhattan Storage ad campaign has gotten some press. The NY Sun wrote it up (without giving our URL, unfortunately), claiming correctly:
some advertising industry professionals argue that left-leaning ad campaigns are a good business strategy for New York City, which is overwhelmingly Democratic. In the 2004 presidential election, for example, 73.82% of New York City voters cast their ballots for the Democratic nominee, Senator Kerry.The director of strategy for a New York-based advertising agency, Consortium Communications, Emily Heyward, said Manhattan Mini Storage "is making certain assumptions about the political affiliations of their clientele, but those assumptions are probably correct. Their ads target young New Yorkers who don't have a lot of space. Chances are, those people will think the ads are funny and relevant."
The chief executive officer of the marketing firm Brand Communications, Brian Martin, agreed with Ms. Heyward. "In New York," he said, "these ads will delight more than they offend."
And now we've been linked by Mother Jones, which also links to a post on the topic by NYC Metrobloggers.
Judith | 03/30/07 at 05:47 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 24, 2007
Contact info for Manhattan Mini-Storage
Re: The Manhattan Mini-Storage ad campaign which assumes all its customers hate the current administration, my friend at Hiphop Republican says:
Call the President of the company, Jay Gottesman at executive offices
1-973-643-7700 let him know what you think. Nicely.There is a lovely woman who answers the phone.
Judith | 03/24/07 at 11:04 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 22, 2007
Weird New Ad Campaign Spotted Around New York
Manhattan Mini Storage has a new ad campaign going on NY city, to help publicize their three new locations.
I spotted the first Manhattan Mini Storage ad yesterday as, it happened, that I was strolling with two other republicans after gym.
Fortunately, my closets are not that narrow.
Noticed the second one tonight on the way back from the gym, while schlepping bags home from Fairway.
I guess they figure they are safe enough, given the demographics of NYC. But I bet some minority gets completely turned off and won't use their services.
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Alcibiades | 03/22/07 at 11:07 PM | 8 Comments | 3 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
December 21, 2006
Jewish Cultural Posters from . . . Poland?
If you're Jewish, Jewish-Polish, or even just a fan of poster art, the current exhibit in the lobby of the JCC on Amsterdam Avenue in New York is well worth a visit. Called simply "Polish Jewish Cultural Posters," the examples span the era 1945-1989 and cover movies, theatrical presentations, operas and even circuses. You'll see some familiar source materials, such as from Sholom Aleichem, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Anne Frank.
The posters are for sale, and a free exhibit guide gives an overview of everything in the show.
Van | 12/21/06 at 06:45 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
November 29, 2006
The Bathsheba Deadline: Fiction Straight Out of the Headlines
Political junkies looking for fiction straight out of the headlines should definitely consider gravitating towards Jack Engelhard's serial novel "The Bathsheba Deadline." It's an "Amazon Shorts" novel, which means it's published in installments and touches on real life events as they occur. Part 11 came out in October and it can be purchased, along with the previous installments, at Amazon.com for all of 49 cents each.
"The Bathsheba Deadline" is on one hand a scintillating love triangle based on the biblical story of King David, Uriah and of course, the beautiful and desirable Bathsheba. But it's also a clever and wonderfully perceptive look at modern day journalism and the post-9/11 political backdrop.
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Cinnamon | 11/29/06 at 12:01 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
November 20, 2006
Monday 6:30 PM Actor's Workshop - be there!
If you are in the NYC area this evening (Monday), head down to the Actor's Playhouse on 7th Avenue just south of Sheridan Square, for NEWS TO ME!
Doors open at 6:30pm, show starts at 7pm.
NEWS TO ME features 5 distinctive voices in current affairs, each offering their unique take on a top story in the news – then joining together to for a rousing audience-interactive town hall meeting and the NEWS TO ME Quiz.In an era of endless “screaming heads” on cable talk shows, NEWS TO ME provides an antidote that is congenial rather than confrontational; it is about listening, laughing, and above all, it is about leaving NEWS TO ME feeling happier – and smarter! – than you came in.
If you had visited Karol's blog on Thursday, you could have helped her pick her headshot.
(I alas, have another engagement for which I already paid and of which I will miss at least 2 sessions anyway.....)
Judith | 11/20/06 at 04:18 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
November 02, 2006
Ground Zero: Leave No One Behind
When I read that over 100 pieces of human remains had been uncovered at Ground Zero last month, my thoughts immediately turned to the WTC Families For Proper Burial. This is an organization comprised of people who lost family members in the World Trade Center on 9/11 and it's been pushing city officials to conduct a thorough forensic search of the area ever since.
After having heard from founder Diane Horning (she and her husband Kurt lost their son in the WTC), I referenced the group in a follow-up blog post to an SFGate article I'd written titled, "The Cheapening of Ground Zero."
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Cinnamon | 11/02/06 at 09:35 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
October 11, 2006
Upper East Side wisdom
It's too soon for levity, but . . . . via email:
As some of you know, I live on York Ave. in Manhattan just six blocks north of the spot where Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle's plane crashed, so I feel I ought to say something to make sense of it all: Remember, tragic though this evening's events were, if we let them distract us from the normal business of America -- working, playing, worrying about terrorism, loving, learning -- then the Yankees will have won.
Judith | 10/11/06 at 11:59 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Vulnerable in Manhattan
I am sitting in my apartment on the 25th floor of a 44-story high rise apartment building near Columbus Circle. It is raining, grey and gloomy. I can see west from my windows, but it is too far away to see smoke or anything from the crash.
My apartment faces another tall building, but it is diagonally open to the northwest, and a plane could fly into the corner of my building and ignite my apartment.
I usually feel safe in this 24-hour doorman building. This spring I was emailing with another blogger who lives in another large city, who asked me if I felt safe posting the Mohammed cartoons from Denmark. His wife didn't want him to post them on his blog. I wrote that it would be very difficult for assassins to get into my apartment, but they could gun me down if they wanted to on the busy street outside my building. He replied that he lives in a fairly secluded suburban neighborhood. It would be easy for someone to find out where both of us live, but paradoxically - considering the reputation of big cities vs. the suburbs - he is more vulnerable that I am. (Of course I am more protected than many urbanites who don't live in highrise doorman buildings, and if I worked outside my home I might be in an office that isn't well-protected. Like the huge office building across the street wherein someone I had lunch with last week has his office.)
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Judith | 10/11/06 at 07:55 PM | 1 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Plane crashes into 50-story apartment building in NYC
The next phase of terrorism?
A Fire Department spokeswoman, Emily Rahimi, told The Associated Press that the aircraft struck the 20th floor of the building, 524 E. 72nd St., near York Avenue. However, television reports said the aircraft hit closer to the 40th floor.Oh shit. I live in a 44-story apartment building on the West Side.There are no reports of any injuries so far, and the authorities have not said whether the aircraft was a small airplane or a helicopter.
Television views of the fire showed flames shooting out of four windows and smoke that streamed up into the sky, visible for miles. The building is a 50-story condominium that was built in 1986, The A.P. said, and has 183 apartments.
Updates:
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Judith | 10/11/06 at 07:39 PM | 0 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Ceremony at Police Memorial in Battery Park City
I received the following message from a 9/11 Neocons member and I thought I'd pass it on to some New Yorkers....
There will be a ceremony at the police memorial in Battery Park City on October 13. The names of 100+ police officers who fell in the line of duty will be added to this memorial. These are the "Forgotten 100"--peace officers whose sacrifice was overlooked for whatever reason over the years, and never made it to the current memorials until recently.
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Cinnamon | 10/11/06 at 01:34 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
October 05, 2006
Looking back at Moonbat City at Ground Zero
Cinnamon just posted about the inappropriate carnival-like atmosphere at the WTC Ground Zero site. Jeff Jarvis - who was on a PATH train on its way to the WTC when the planes hit - was even more upset:I had to . . . more »Judith | 10/05/06 at 10:57 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Ground Zero Revisited
While visiting New York City last month, I made a pilgrimage to Ground Zero to pay my respects. It was the day before the fifth anniversary of 9/11, but the circus-like atmosphere had already begun. Between the as-of-yet unbuilt WTC . . . more »Cinnamon | 10/05/06 at 12:51 PM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 25, 2006
The indie minyan experience
This is only slightly exaggerated. . . . more »Judith | 09/25/06 at 09:25 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 12, 2006
Totten's take on the NYC blogger dinner
Michael Totten posted his account and photos of the Labor Day dinner party. Pay no attention to that horrible photo of me. I don't really look like a flesh-eating zombie. . . . more »Judith | 09/12/06 at 09:45 PM | 12 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 09, 2006
NYC blogger party this Saturday
Karol sez: It's on, baby. Are you a blogger? Do you read blogs? Everyone is invited. I'm not sending out an evite like I've done in the past because inevitably I forget to include people on it and feelings get . . . more »Judith | 09/09/06 at 06:15 PM | 11 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 08, 2006
Preparing for Teshuva: Rejection
Teshuva contemplations every day until Yom Kippur here. You can also find the link on the sidebar under "Yamim Noraim." Rabbi Amy Scheinerman's guide to teshuvah picks a different theme for each week of Ellul and relates it to . . . more »Judith | 09/08/06 at 04:13 PM | 1 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 06, 2006
Michael Totten blogger bash
We had a rockin' party Monday night. Michael Totten asked me to round up some local fans for a dinner party while he was here, so we both publicized this on our blogs and the emails came pouring in. Michael . . . more »Judith | 09/06/06 at 03:54 PM | 4 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 01, 2006
Dawn rises over the city that never sleeps
Absolutely rocking dawn earlier this week. Very fuschia pink, all over the east. I tried to catch it on snapshots from some of the traffic cams, but most of them don't point east or at the sky. You can get . . . more »Judith | 09/01/06 at 04:58 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
August 11, 2006
Mean Green Mother from Outer Space
if you are in the NYC vicinity and have a few hours to kill today or tomorrow, head over to the the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, and bring a gas mask. The BBG is the proud curator of an Amorphophallus . . . more »Judith | 08/11/06 at 10:19 AM | 6 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
August 09, 2006
Living the Red State Life
So, after a few months of dithering and not quite getting around it, I finally went on my first shooting expedition at the shooting range on West 20th Street. I went with Mary who wrote up her experiences already at . . . more »Alcibiades | 08/09/06 at 11:10 AM | 1 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
July 22, 2006
Blackout in Queens
[ UPDATE: Now they say the problem won't be fixed till early next week. That means 70,000 people without light or air-conditioning or refrigeration, in 90 degree humid weather, for over a week. ] [ UPDATE: Michelle Malkin has a . . . more »Judith | 07/22/06 at 03:13 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
July 21, 2006
New offices for the UN
A friend emails: A caller who identified herself as a (politically) conservative Jewish woman living in Manhattan just called into the Mark Levin show with a great suggestion. Rebuild the WTC as it was before but 10 stories taller. The . . . more »Judith | 07/21/06 at 08:13 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
July 18, 2006
As the Temperature Rises . . .
[ From Karol (via Judith), a reminder of how awesome Manhattan can be in the summer. Judith adds: Just avoid Times Square, where you have to fight your way through thickly packed tourists. ] High in my aerie overlooking midtown . . . more »Van | 07/18/06 at 12:40 PM | 1 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
July 16, 2006
Two pro-Israel rallies in NYC - July 16-17
A demonstration against Syria and Iran and a Memorial Service for those murdered in Israel. (Sponsored by CJC-Amcha.) Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 11:00 am. Meet at the Syrian Mission to the UN, 820 Second Ave. (between 43rd and 44th . . . more »Judith | 07/16/06 at 10:00 AM | 3 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
July 11, 2006
Sleeping with the fishes
I used to post a lot of linkfests of neat science/art things. I haven't done that in a while, no special reason. Anyway, these days I get most links to this things from the Corner, including these two stories of . . . more »Judith | 07/11/06 at 06:12 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
WWII or Vietnam?
On a muggy Manhattan July day, Pamela covered two protests on opposite ends of town. I saw her at the NYTimes rally and she looked pretty wiped. She really deserved her Elvis Costello concert. Interesting tidbit from her coverage of . . . more »Judith | 07/11/06 at 01:22 AM | 3 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
June 29, 2006
Friday, June 30: Counter-protest in front of Israeli Consulate, NYC
UPDATE: NOT HAPPENING TODAY AFTER ALL - WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED. (Via email) I don't know of any formal counter-protest planned, but if you can get over there with a sign, you can stand across the street from these guys . . . more »Judith | 06/29/06 at 10:43 PM | 1 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
June 21, 2006
The pedestrian dance
[Banker Ernest Aning] cuts across the middle of 34th Street (four lanes, lots of trucks, buses and maniacal taxis, accompanied by recreational beeping) without a backward look. Four jaywalkers pass him going the other way.Duh. Of course New Yorkers jaywalk. . . . more »Judith | 06/21/06 at 03:00 PM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
June 09, 2006
Rough weather
Well. This is. Just. Peachy. Actually, I do have enough food and water for several weeks (thanks to Fresh Direct). And flashlights. And batteries. I know not to expect FEMA for the first week or so. Whether my apartment building . . . more »Judith | 06/09/06 at 12:19 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
June 07, 2006
Israel day parade
I didn't make it to the Israel Day Parade on Sunday, because I was coming down sick and it was rainy and I had gone to the parade for the past three years, so I let myself off the hook. . . . more »Judith | 06/07/06 at 12:03 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
June 06, 2006
Scribblers on the Roof
Every summer Ansche Chesed hosts a series of Jewish writers reading their works, called Scribblers on the Roof. Not surprisingly, this event takes place on the Ansche Chesed roof, a very pleasant place to enjoy summer breezes and watch . . . more »Judith | 06/06/06 at 06:37 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Hearst Tower: the lava lamp of 8th Avenue
This monstrosity is across the street from my apartment building. I was treated to a view of the unfinished carcass every time I walked up 8th Avenue to catch the bus or go to Whole Foods. Now complete, it . . . more »Judith | 06/06/06 at 05:38 PM | 9 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
May 24, 2006
rally tomorrow in support of Egyptian dissidents
Sandmonkey alerts us to a campaign of worldwide protests in support of jailed Egyptian dissidents, taking place today and tomorrow. This map shows dates, times and locations for protests in a number of cities around the world. If you are . . . more »Judith | 05/24/06 at 06:16 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
May 22, 2006
The big apple
I walked over to the new Apple store this evening and partook of the consumer experience designed for my pleasure and pocketbook. I didn't realize from the address that it was catty-corner from Central Park and right across 5th Avenue . . . more »Judith | 05/22/06 at 09:42 PM | 4 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
May 19, 2006
The Kaabaa of 5th Avenue
Remember this? Behold, all ye infidels, and submit! I'm tempted to walk over there at 4 AM and see how crowded it is. . . . more »Judith | 05/19/06 at 06:33 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
May 05, 2006
Muslim women rescue the Enlightenment
I still haven't found my notes from Ayaan Hirsi Ali's talk at the PEN Festival, but Mary has posted her recollections and this is right-on: Speaking for myself, we weren't just clapping because we agreed with her or because we . . . more »Judith | 05/05/06 at 08:03 AM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
May 04, 2006
Roving correspondent bleg
I just found out that Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Irshad Manji spoke together at the 92nd St Y last night. Grrrr. Apparently the event was added to their calendar after I got the catalog for the season. If you went . . . more »Judith | 05/04/06 at 12:09 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
May 01, 2006
May Day
A friend emails: The ubiquitous "Spanish Buses" that shuttle me over the GW Bridge from my Fort Lee apartment were conspicuosly absent today; leading me to believe that they are participating in today's nationwide extortion. I jumped on a NJ . . . more »Judith | 05/01/06 at 12:40 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
April 27, 2006
"The Limits of Tolerance?" at NY Public Library
Sorry for the short notice on this. If the program tomorrow night doesn't sound that interesting, follow the links on Michnik and Bruckner. PEN WORLD VOICES: The New York Festival of International Literature. is a series of talks and panels . . . more »Judith | 04/27/06 at 10:48 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
April 17, 2006
Caption contest
A new Apple store will open in midtown Manhattan next month and it's going to look like this: Yes, I was also wondering what on earth they were thinking. Please leave your ideas for captions in the comments. UPDATE: The . . . more »Judith | 04/17/06 at 11:51 PM | 24 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
April 03, 2006
Motoon updates
Andrew Bostom reports on the NYU Motoon panel discussion, of which he was a participant. I got a detailed report last week from Pamela, but Andrew adds some information new to me: Sans cartoons, and amidst intensive (full metal . . . more »Judith | 04/03/06 at 07:50 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Flight 93: the movie
All entries on United 93 here. The movie about Flight 93 will premier at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25th. It will open nationwide April 28th. Joining the filmmakers and Festival founders at the premiere will be family members . . . more »Judith | 04/03/06 at 12:58 PM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 30, 2006
How Borders Ignores the Record of 9-11
People going to Borders book stores asking for the now-infamous banned Motoon issue of Free Inquiry magazine can also ask another question: "What books do you have on 9-11?" Answer: you will find almost none. That was my conclusion after . . . more »Van | 03/30/06 at 08:25 PM | 4 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 29, 2006
Big Apple dhimmitude
Another university has succumbed to Fear of a Jihadist Planet, right here in contentious multicultural New Yawk City. This time, it's NYU that has censored the viewing of the Dreaded Cartoons of Blasphemy (TM). But they aren't preventing the cartoons . . . more »Judith | 03/29/06 at 12:34 AM | 1 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 08, 2006
The Danish consul hearts us
The NY Press coverage of our rally was pretty accurate. They squashed my delicatedly nuanced not too long-winded exposition into a polarized soundbite. But that's what they do. If I did this more often I would have remarks prepared for . . . more »Judith | 03/08/06 at 11:07 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 04, 2006
NYC Demonstration Photos, Wave 2
Here are some more photos from yesterday, taken with my Canon S60. One of the many Protest Babes, Pamela of Atlas Shrugs, takes video that appeared on the Internet. Excuse me, where might I find the Danish soccer fans? For . . . more »Van | 03/04/06 at 09:38 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 03, 2006
Notes from the NYC Denmark Rally
A kindly reader identified the origin of this banner - thank you! Other entries on the demo here and here. Info about upcoming rallies in other cities. (I just found out about a rally tomorrow in Madrid, which will . . . more »Judith | 03/03/06 at 05:38 PM | 1 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
NYC Denmark rally roundup
Coverage of the rally today in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York City: The rally started punctually at noon and most people dispersed by 1 PM. I went to lunch afterwards with two friends who were there, and by the time . . . more »Judith | 03/03/06 at 05:07 PM | 1 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Speaking Out for Free Speech in New York
About 100 stalwart supporters of Denmark and free speech gathered at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York today. Blasting the total lack of interest from mainstream media in an event in a city integral to the Terrorist War, the demonstrators . . . more »Van | 03/03/06 at 01:57 PM | 6 Comments | 5 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 02, 2006
I'm not blasphemous, I'm just drawn that way
We posted a Mohammed cartoon roundup a few weeks ago, but as we ramp up for another round of Speaking Truth to Power at the Danish consulate in NYC tomorrow, we need a fresh dose of inspiration. As Tim Blair . . . more »Judith | 03/02/06 at 08:49 AM | 1 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 01, 2006
Solidarity with Denmark rally - NYC
Mark your calendars for the Solidarity with Denmark rally in Manhattan. FRIDAY, MARCH 3RD 12:00 PM TO 1:00 PM. outside the Danish consulate at One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 885 Second Avenue (at 47th St), New York From the organizer: . . . more »Judith | 03/01/06 at 01:34 AM | 6 Comments | 8 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
February 13, 2006
If Robert Frost Lived in Manhattan . . . .
Rick Brookhiser: STOPPING BY THE BANK ON A SNOWY EVENING What block this is I do not know. The storefront windows stare and glow. The plows will have a job to clear The street when it fills up with snow. . . . more »Judith | 02/13/06 at 11:30 PM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Live from NYC: more traffic cam
Here's a picture sure to offend those who don't like either women or liberty, or both: As you can see from more traffic-cam pix, the blizzard is over and everyone is going to work as usual: . . . more »Judith | 02/13/06 at 09:16 PM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
January 29, 2006
Charming Hostess is back in town
Charming Hostess is playing at Tonic this Sunday evening at 10 PM. From their concert at the Jewish Heritage Museum in NYC last year: A Ladino wedding song (dumbek by Eve Sicular) From the setting of poems by Sem . . . more »Judith | 01/29/06 at 12:47 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
January 03, 2006
The Cinematic Record of the World Trade Center
In his new movie Munich, Steven Spielberg shows two Israeli Mossad characters talking with the World Trade Center in the background. I haven't seen the movie, but I'll take the word of Philadelphia Jewish Exponent editor Jonathan Tobin, who wrote, . . . more »Van | 01/03/06 at 10:07 PM | 6 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
December 25, 2005
Miracle on 47th Street: A Heartwarming Holiday Encounter
On Friday I took a late-morning train into New York. A young woman sat beside me with a rolling suitcase. Once she got arranged we started talking. She lives in Connecticut and was going into the city to meet her . . . more »Van | 12/25/05 at 02:16 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
December 22, 2005
Sic transit
Strike's over! Maybe the small retail stores won't have to go bankrupt after all. PS How many puns can you find in the title to this post? (I'm rather proud of this.) . . . more »Judith | 12/22/05 at 02:25 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
December 21, 2005
Seasonal greetings from the MTA
Transit hacks from Gothamist. Doggeral from the Banterist:Twas five days before Christmas and all through the town; Not a train was up running, they'd all been shut down. The turnstiles were locked and the stations were cleared, in hopes that . . . more »Judith | 12/21/05 at 11:30 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
"and the men that were at the door of the house were struck with blindness . . ."
I see the Williamsburg Chassid-Hipster war is continuing. I first posted about this almost two years ago. More cryptic curses are being nailed to people's doors. So far no one has woken up with a horse head at the foot . . . more »Judith | 12/21/05 at 08:24 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
December 20, 2005
Transit woes
Good. May the ghost of Ronald Reagan come to Mike Bloomberg in a dream and strengthen him in his resolve. City Journal had an article this spring which explains the tangled web of political and financial dealings that make the . . . more »Judith | 12/20/05 at 07:13 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
December 01, 2005
I vont to suck your blooooood
I'm sure, dear reader, you have not been distracted from your daily routine with worry about how my bedbug problem turned out. I wish that was the case for me. So far the exterminator has come four times. I finally . . . more »Judith | 12/01/05 at 02:07 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
November 25, 2005
NY Times offended by "Kabbalah"
Have you noticed the BlogAd in my right sidebar for a play called "Kabbalah," written directed and performed by the Jewish Theater of New York? I just got an email from them. Apparently the "Newspaper of Record" thought the play . . . more »Judith | 11/25/05 at 03:20 PM | 6 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
November 01, 2005
The city that never sleeps, part II
Last week I downloaded some nighttime stills from the Google Maps NYC Traffic Cam site. Here are the same scenes on a grey chilly October day. Lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge, early in the morning: . . . more »Judith | 11/01/05 at 11:48 PM | 2 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
October 28, 2005
New York Stinks So Fine
This one is weird. Strong, Sweet Smell Reported in Manhattan New York City has many odors, but when the city began to smell a little too good, New Yorkers became alarmed. Residents from the southern tip of Manhattan to the . . . more »Alcibiades | 10/28/05 at 11:30 AM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
October 27, 2005
The city that never sleeps
I saved a few stills from the Google Map NYC Traffic Cam site. These were from live cams taken about 11 PM, 10/26/05. This is 8th Ave. entering Columbus Circle, looking south (I guess the cam is somewhere on the . . . more »Judith | 10/27/05 at 12:49 PM | 0 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
October 06, 2005
Hawkish networking
Remember Mr X? He wrote last October for the NY Sun about being a closeted Republican on the Upper West Side. His essay prompted an excited outpouring of letters from similarly afflicted folk. The Sun printed an entire tabloid page . . . more »Judith | 10/06/05 at 11:40 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
October 02, 2005
About last Friday night
The uber-blogpost on this party is appropriately being administered by the instigator, and you can go there to find out what half the attendees thought of it. I tried to do some color-correction on this murky photo, but although I . . . more »Judith | 10/02/05 at 10:48 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Eventful
It's been a busy blog weekend. Friday night I went to the huge blogger bash produced by NYC blogger impresario and Right Wing Death Beast Karol Sheinen. Saturday night I attended a memorial service for journalist Steven Vincent, murdered by . . . more »Judith | 10/02/05 at 03:29 PM | 0 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 21, 2005
Emergency landing
So I come home from the Steve Mumford talk at Barnes & Noble about 9 PM, I get out of the subway at Columbus Circle and I decide to stop in Whole Foods and peruse the deli case before going . . . more »Judith | 09/21/05 at 10:38 PM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Steve Mumford this evening at Barnes & Noble
Sorry for the short notice. I just found out about this: Steve Mumford shows slides and reads from his book, "Baghdad Journal: An Artist in Occupied Iraq," 7 p.m. on Sept. 21 Barnes & Noble, 675 6th Ave. (at 21st . . . more »Judith | 09/21/05 at 02:51 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 20, 2005
God Tests the New York Times. No Ram In Sight
NYTimes cutting 500 jobs. In a memo to staffers, company chairman Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. and CEO Janet Robinson wrote: "We regret that we will see many of our colleagues leave the Company; it is a painful process for all . . . more »Alcibiades | 09/20/05 at 06:07 PM | 6 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
FREE Concert tomorrow
I can brag that I was at Divahn's very first concert when the whole band lived in Austin, and I think I saw every show they did until I moved to NYC. (Austin aficionados, think Cactus Cafe, Empanada Parlour, Clay . . . more »Judith | 09/20/05 at 05:59 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Iranians protest outside the UN
Monday's Winds of War mentioned Iran's latest moves to legitimize its pursuit of nuclear material, spearheaded by the new president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He spoke at the UN last Wednesday, and a huge number of Iranian-Americans turned out to protest, an . . . more »Judith | 09/20/05 at 02:31 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 18, 2005
Rehashing the Mash
Christopher adds to the spate on the debate with his own post mortem. [What is it about this thing that has everyone rhyming all of a sudden?] Lovely write up of the event in the London Observer by Andrew Anthony. . . . more »Alcibiades | 09/18/05 at 10:47 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Random scenes from my life
I stole this photo from Pamela's blog. Here we are at our dinner after the Hitchens-Galloway debate. From left to right: Mara, Mary, Pamela, Peter and David are hidden from view, then Rona (of last year's "Today Show" street . . . more »Judith | 09/18/05 at 12:26 AM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 16, 2005
Celebrities everywhere you look
First Christopher Hitchens and George Galloway, and now Galloway and Viggo Mortensen's new revolutionary darling, Cindy Sheehan, is appearing in NYC this weekend. If you want to participate in a counter-demonstration, check out Operation Iraqi Hope, this Sunday at 11 . . . more »Judith | 09/16/05 at 05:46 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
NYC bloggy doings
It's a busy couple of weeks here in NYC. Everyone's back from vacation, classes are starting, arts programs are starting, High Holidays are coming, and people are throwing parties: If you read Reason, here's an opportunity to meet up with . . . more »Judith | 09/16/05 at 04:32 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Post-Mortemizing The Rumble
Well I never got around to doing my full write up of the debate, just filled in some odds and ends. But here are two excellent articles on the Hitch-Galloway grapple that do it for me. So now I don't . . . more »Alcibiades | 09/16/05 at 10:51 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
Jewish girlie world music 4 U in NYC & more
Two of my favorite all-girl world music bands will be performing in NYC next week as part of the NY Jewish Heritage and Music Festival: Divahn and Charming Hostess. Both groups feature incredible musicianship and creative arrangements of traditional sources, . . . more »Judith | 09/16/05 at 09:19 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 12, 2005
Live from New Yawk City . . .
For you folks who couldn't get a ticket or who aren't in commuting distance of NYC: the Hitchens-Galloway debate on Wednesday night will be podcast. The hawkish democratic leftist Brits from Harry's Place have done great work in spreading the . . . more »Judith | 09/12/05 at 09:08 PM | 1 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 11, 2005
9-11 : Never forget
This photo of "Hell at Ground Zero" reminds us that this was an act of war, not a "tragedy." There are more at the end of this post, taken by a friend of a friend, who helped with search . . . more »Judith | 09/11/05 at 12:42 AM | 1 Comments | 5 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
August 31, 2005
Get ready to rumble . . .
You never know who might put in an appearance at your counterprotest. Smash and his little band of Protest Warriors put together an impromptu "Thank You" demonstration for Bush's speech in San Diego. He got a surprise visit from Donald . . . more »Judith | 08/31/05 at 06:30 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
August 29, 2005
Get your tickets now
I want to remind people about the upcoming Hitchens-Galloway tour. If you are in the NYC Metro area, you can watch the pyrotechnics at Baruch College. Some of us Liberal Hawks are going to attend as a Hitchens cheering section . . . more »Judith | 08/29/05 at 12:55 PM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
August 16, 2005
Blogging in the burbs
My friend Ron isn't afraid to go on record as a Right Wing Death Beast, here in his local paper:Ron Soussa, of Montville, counts "Power Line" (www.powerlineblog.com) and "little green footballs" (www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog), among his favorites. "The people who write on . . . more »Judith | 08/16/05 at 12:38 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
July 19, 2005
What he said
As a Texan in NYC, I could not have said it better.The familiar thing here is the cramped, smoggy feeling of the Northeast: an overstuffed greenness of tulip trees and lindens, old narrow roads choked with cars, old houses with . . . more »Judith | 07/19/05 at 07:21 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
May 02, 2005
Greetings from Columbus Circle
I finally got around to listing Kesher Talk at NYC Bloggers. There are 44 blogs listed for this subway station alone. There are 100 at Union Square. There are 32 at my brother's stop, Grand Army Plaza. . . . more »Judith | 05/02/05 at 10:51 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
April 02, 2005
Buy a venti chai latte today
Speaking of divestment, Oxfam divested from Starbucks. Well, I never thought much of Oxfam anyway; they are darlings of Body Shop founder Anita whatserface, and they also published that horrible poster with the blood orange advocating that people boycott . . . more »Judith | 04/02/05 at 08:52 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 16, 2005
The conscience of the blogosphere
I provoked Eric's screed about the intellectually lazy political blogosphere, and then urged him to post it, so go read it. Eric lands some accurate blows, although I am not as exercised about this stuff as he is, being . . . more »Judith | 03/16/05 at 11:12 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 15, 2005
Blogger commercial
If you are in the vicinity of New York City, you must remember to go see Ivan Lenin perform tomorrow night. (And check out his all-blogger band the Wifebeaters too.) PS Julia Gorin is also on the bill. . . . more »Judith | 03/15/05 at 02:46 PM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 14, 2005
Subliminal in NYC
I didn't go see Zionist Israeli rapper Subliminal last night, although I publicized his upcoming show. I'm not into rap in general and tickets were $40. But Yaron has a review. . . . more »Judith | 03/14/05 at 06:09 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 11, 2005
Why I like living in Manhattan
One reason is all the smart fun political bloggers I have met, most of whom I got to hang with last night at a bar a few blocks from the UN. The most complete reports are from Karol and . . . more »Judith | 03/11/05 at 04:06 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 02, 2005
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the park . . .
I thought I was done with Gates blogging, but I must note this valiant attempt to keep the meme going. . . . more »Judith | 03/02/05 at 12:22 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 01, 2005
Congratulations to all Daf Yomi participants!
Today thousands of Jews from around the world are celebrating completion of study of the entire Talmud, one page a day. Studying Talmud by this method takes seven and a half years, and the cycle just completed is the . . . more »Judith | 03/01/05 at 01:29 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
February 28, 2005
The New Silent Majority
Vodkapundit has another anecdote from a liberal hawk friend in the closet, and asks, "Could folks like us be the new Silent Majority?" Yes. Yes. And yes. I formed an entire social circle in NYC out of people who . . . more »Judith | 02/28/05 at 07:12 PM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
February 24, 2005
Democracy Watch, cont.
Previous entries on this topic here (Syria) and here (Central Asia). Last night I went to another VRWC social event. Some of the Communists for Kerry folk happened to be there and we giddily hoisted toasts to the spread . . . more »Judith | 02/24/05 at 02:07 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
February 21, 2005
Sha'arey gan Orange, cont.
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld - former rabbi of the shul I sauntered forth from on Saturday and current rabbi of one even closer to Central Park - took his kahal to the Park the previous Shabbat and gave a drash . . . more »Judith | 02/21/05 at 04:56 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
February 20, 2005
Sha'arey Gan Orange, cont.
I guess I should keep posting Christo Gates items as long as they are installed (about a week left now). Yesterday I finally got my Gates walk, as about 12 people from one of my minyans left the shul . . . more »Judith | 02/20/05 at 07:03 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
February 18, 2005
Gates to hyperbole
I quoted a few people who were grinches on the subject of the Christo gates in Central Park here. Well, Myron Magnet is the biggest grinch of all:The art project�7,500 steel gates, 16 feet high, hung with orange nylon . . . more »Judith | 02/18/05 at 12:28 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
February 12, 2005
Open the gates!
While I'm in bed with the post-nasal crud, the latest Christo environmental extravaganza is being unveiled 3 blocks from my apartment. Last week I walked through parts of the preparations on my way home from a doctor's appointment. I . . . more »Judith | 02/12/05 at 10:45 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
February 03, 2005
Ritual murders in our backyard
Mary, a New Jersey resident, is following the reporting on the grisly murders of the Coptic Armanious family in Jersey City, much evidence pointing to local Islamic extremists as the perpetrators. Start here and click forward. . . . more »Judith | 02/03/05 at 05:21 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
December 06, 2004
8 reasons why they haven't hit us again
As someone living in a hi-rise in midtown Manhattan, I find this reassuring. Especially Reason #2. . . . more »Judith | 12/06/04 at 10:25 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
November 09, 2004
Politics and chili
It's been a very social week, what with all the election-related celebrating. Thursday evening, a party at the Metropolitan Republican Club. Sort of a reunion with some of my NJ phonebank people, plus new friends. This is the official . . . more »Judith | 11/09/04 at 11:22 PM | 1 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
October 22, 2004
It's a helluva town
Thursday was one of those nights when too many cool events were happening and I couldn't attend them all. Scott blogged one I missed, conservative punk Michael Graves: . . . more »Judith | 10/22/04 at 04:47 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
October 11, 2004
Live From NYC: A Republican!
I've posted before about Ray Agostini's Bush campaign table, in the heart of midtown Manhattan. Although I volunteered several weekends and met a great bunch of folks, I missed the Saturday when comedian Julie Goren staffed the table. She . . . more »Judith | 10/11/04 at 03:03 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 28, 2004
The end of an era - in New York anyway
The lone Bush campaign table on the streets of New York displayed its wares for the last time on Saturday. But only because Ray is making his annual winter trip to Florida and plans to set it up there . . . more »Judith | 09/28/04 at 06:17 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 13, 2004
Representing Bush on 9-11 in Manhattan
I didn't make it out to the Bush campaign table on 7th Avenue this weekend, but here is Ray's report: . . . more »Judith | 09/13/04 at 11:21 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 10, 2004
The anniversary approaches, cont.
Previous 9-11 anniversary post here. Jeff Jarvis writes again about the people who fell or jumped. Terry Teachout writes about returning to NYC after 9-11. A 9-11 memorial at a campus has been vandalized. . . . more »Judith | 09/10/04 at 05:42 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
September 07, 2004
The anniversary approaches
Howard's memoir of 9-11, one year later. That week - a month after I joined Kesher Talk - I wrote about what the Jewish tradition can offer about how to memorialize 9-11. My favorite Jewish story from 9-11 - . . . more »Judith | 09/07/04 at 03:58 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
August 10, 2004
A New York State of Mind
Random NYC cool stuff: NYWiki.com is a wiki by and about New Yorkers. If you live here or have in the past, or know interesting things about New York, go over there and contribute. The font of freedom is . . . more »Judith | 08/10/04 at 09:04 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
July 16, 2004
Anti-effective
Gee, somebody besides me thinks these posters are inane. What Julia doesn't bring up, is why is this ad campaign being rolled out on the streets of Manhattan, which has the largest Jewish population of any city in the . . . more »Judith | 07/16/04 at 12:42 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
June 22, 2004
Eyes and ears
Actually, this makes me feel all warm and cosy. I have a related story. I moved this April, from one mid-town doorman building to a posher one. I had been in my previous apt. 2 years. I am working . . . more »Judith | 06/22/04 at 11:17 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
June 01, 2004
It's not easy being Torah-True
In today's New York Times, an article about whether or not New York City tap water is kosher. "[R]abbis have recently discovered that there are tiny creatures, called copepods, in the unfiltered water that streams into the city from . . . more »William | 06/01/04 at 03:27 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
May 20, 2004
The purpose of art
While browsing in a used CD store I found the live recording of Laurie Anderson's performances in NYC on September 19-20, 2001. I just now got around to listening to it. A resident of downtown Manhattan for decades, she . . . more »Judith | 05/20/04 at 11:29 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
May 04, 2004
Franchising
I followed Glenn's link to this wonderful wifi locator, and clicked on my zip code. There are over 40 McDonalds in my zip code, and I stopped counting the Starbucks. I think it's mixing in sites from other zipcodes . . . more »Judith | 05/04/04 at 12:16 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
March 10, 2004
Waiter, there's a fly in my soup!
Bloomberg may have his hands full this summer: . . . more »Judith | 03/10/04 at 03:18 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
February 19, 2004
It can't happen here? Part IV
Dr. Dot's ordeal of being beaten up in a NYC bar by a German tourist because she was wearing a Star of David pendant made the Forward. . . . more »Judith | 02/19/04 at 09:46 PM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
February 01, 2004
Davening in El Salvador
I daven with somebody who participated in this rabbinical student trip to El Salvador. So I know what they sounded like, and why - in the midst of an article about an old-fashioned "solidarity with the Third World" social . . . more »Judith | 02/01/04 at 02:18 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
January 12, 2004
Please remove from upon us the plague of the artists
Gentrification is a thorny topic. On the one hand, it revitalizes neighborhoods, improves housing stock and tax base, and decreases crime. On the other hand, it drives out lower income families, destroys working-class communities, and creates a pretentious urban monoculture . . . more »Judith | 01/12/04 at 08:17 AM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
December 09, 2002
NYC LGF readers paint the town
The eminence gris of the New York lgf contingent (who posts under the name Free Radical) has a gift of picking up interesting people. He goes to some libertarian party that Asparagirl had emailed everyone on the list about (it . . . more »Judith | 12/09/02 at 03:33 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC
