ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5…

Written by admin on December 4, 2008. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

The holidays are upon us and that means we’re all prepped to spend some quality time with the family. As with all things holiday-ish, it can be a little complicated: who has to sleep on the couch in the family room (me); who gets to wrap all the last-minute presents (me); and who gets to
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SAUSAGE-MAKING IN THE STATE SENATE

Written by admin on December 4, 2008. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

The curtain has been lifted. With the possibility of Democratic Party control of the New York State Senate, we see some very disturbing aspects of how our political process really works. Case in point: a rogue band of four Democratic state senators tries to hold up the larger body for their own personal good. One
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NY NATIVES: OVERLOOKED AND UNDERAPPRECIATED

Written by admin on December 4, 2008. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

“There are roughly three New Yorks. [The one] of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size and its turbulence as natural and inevitable… of the commuter—the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night…[then] there is the New York
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CAN I GET ANYTHING I WANT AT MICHAEL'S RESTAURANT?

Written by admin on November 26, 2008. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

“‘Happy birthday to you’ keeps buzzing through my brain,” says my friend Rick Angres, who is visiting with his wife Kate from sunny Santa Monica. He wears a lush turtleneck under his jacket to protect him against harsh winds. He and I are walking to Michael’s restaurant for his birthday lunch
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RECIPE FOR A THANKFUL HOLIDAY

Written by admin on November 26, 2008. Posted in Dewing Things Better, On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable unto thee, our strength and our redeemer.” Now, don’t tune out—even non-believers’ holiday and other shared meals could be more nourishing if this pre-sermon prayer from former Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church pastor Dr. David Read is adapted for the “first course.”
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A MANHATTANITE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

Written by admin on November 21, 2008. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

I recently ventured to a foreign land where many Manhattanites dare not go: Brooklyn. There can be something daunting about going to another borough. I’m OK with The Bronx since that’s where I’m from and comfortable with Queens because we have family there. My brother-in-law is married to a Staten Island girl, so for her
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SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY

Written by admin on November 21, 2008. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

For the first time since the creation of the world, the sun rose on the United States of America at night. That was the triumphant night of Nov. 4, when despite the desperate prayers of flocks of evangelical Christians, God made Barack Hussein Obama, a black man, the 44th president of this benighted country. Eight
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ALL ABOUT COUPLES AND OFFSPRING

Written by admin on November 13, 2008. Posted in Dewing Things Better, On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

Now hear this, all ye elected officials: the Constitution says your first duty is to protect public safety. So, Mr. Mayor, don’t cut the already-reduced crime and fire-fighting forces. Any loss of public safety and enforcement of laws that protect life, limb and property cost very big bucks—in health care alone, not to mention affordable
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THE PRINCE OF 47TH STREET

Written by admin on November 13, 2008. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

His eyes go cold. “You’re a junkie,” mutters Stephen Herdemian. I jerk my elbows off his glass counter filled with objects of my desire. My idea of a great vacation would be to try on Steve’s thousands and thousands of one-of-a-kind pieces of antique jewelry. And ask him all about provenance and price. Steve (whom
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COMMISH DEPARTURE IS A LOSS FOR NEW YORK

Written by admin on November 7, 2008. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

Just as the Presidential and state elections were coming down to the wire, State Education Commissioner Richard Mills decided to announce his impending retirement. Mills is a class act. He’s a gentleman, an incredibly hard worker and a man with standards that just won’t quit. He is only 63 years old and will certainly be
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