FAIRY TALE BALL MEETS NY MOM

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

Just call me Cinderella. Every year my husband and I attend the ball held to benefit The Legal Aid Society. I’m sure many a New York glamour gal would probably play the blasé card: “Oh, it’s not so glamorous…rubber chicken…only made an appearance then left…” But not me. The event was held across from Chelsea
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THE ECONOMIES OF MARRIAGE

Written by admin on October 23, 2008. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

“Well, now the divorces start.” I overheard that little gem as I passed a woman on the street, right after Lehman Brothers collapsed and people with their belongings in cardboard boxes became a familiar sight. What she said to her friend made me feel sad. But the tone she used was what actually offended me.
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STREET FAIR FATIGUE

Written by admin on October 9, 2008. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

Street fairs have lost their street cred. New Yorkers, and that includes Mayor Bloomberg, have finally jumped on the bandwagon that I hopped on almost a decade ago when from two blocks away, I spied the tents, the balloons and the banner informing me that I could switch my long distance carrier right there on
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HOW NOT TO HANDLE A BUILDING FIRE

Written by admin on September 25, 2008. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

I can’t fall asleep unless sirens are blaring, passersby are talking way too loud and horns are honking. So it goes for us lifelong New Yorkers. Recently, however, I was drifting off to the whir of the fire engines many blocks away, and as usual, it drew closer and louder; however, instead of the distress
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