How’s He Doin’?

Written by admin on April 6, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

Former Mayor Ed Koch has launched a crusade to make New York State Government more democratic. Will the 87-year-old firebrand be able to slay the Albany Dragon? By Allen Houston Ed Koch has never been one to hold back his opinions. The fiery former mayor has had a long and illustrious post-political career, but at
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The Faux-Pas-cifist: My Suppertime Superhero

Written by Jeanne Martinet on March 16, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

Admiring the brave souls who step in when social doom looms By Jeanne Martinet In a room full of people, there is a certain kind of silence that tells you there is something terribly amiss. It was a buffet dinner party, and I had just returned to the crowded, candle-lit living room (after a brief
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Conversation As a Leisure Activity

Written by Jeanne Martinet on March 2, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

Taking communicating with friends off your â€œto-do list By Jeanne Martinet At a restaurant recently, I overheard the following one-sided conversation, which occurred when a woman arrived to join the woman seated at the table next to mine. ï»¿
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New York Hustle

Written by Jeanne Martinet on February 16, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

Should we be worrying about our hurrying? By Jeanne Martinet On Amsterdam Avenue, I watched a homeless man approach a briskly walking passerby. The homeless man held up his hand and opened his mouth. It sounded as if he had a heavy accent; he spoke haltingly, laboriously. Slowly, he began, â€œExcuseâ€¦ meâ€¦ canâ€¦ youâ€¦? The
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Don’t Bother Me, I’m Crying

Written by Jeanne Martinet on February 2, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

To console or not to console, that is the question By Jeanne Martinet It was, in fact, an incredibly sad movie. Nevertheless, when the lights came up I was somewhat embarrassed at just how wet my face was. (To tear up in a movie is one thing, but to have your entire face and neck
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Bike Wars

Written by admin on February 2, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

Electric bikes have been blamed, but are they the real reason citizens want to crack down on two-wheelers? By Allen Houston Simmering Bike Resentment East Siders may have grown used to delivery guys on bicycles hopping sidewalks and dangerously whizzing in and out of pedestrians as they rush to drop off Chinese food or pizza.
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Playing the Blame the “Tiger Mom” Game

Written by admin on January 26, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

Upper East Side mothers don’t cop to own parenting imperfections By Lorraine Duffy Merkl “People are not that honest about their own parenting.” So said Amy Chua in her New York Times interview about the visceral reaction many have had to her parenting memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. (BTW: Most of those weighing
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False Alarm

Written by Jeanne Martinet on January 19, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

On having to Face(book) the music By Jeanne Martinet When my carbon monoxide alarm went off at four in the morning on New Year”s Eve, the only thing on my mind was getting the earsplitting screeching to stop. So I did what many a half-asleep person would do at 4 a.m. (Though I categorically do
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Lending a Neighborly Hand

Written by Bette Dewing on January 5, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

Don”t forget to sing and protest By Bette Dewing The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor. My Dec. 23, 2007, column, written after a snowstorm, began with this basic belief of Hubert Humphrey, senator from my home state of Minnesota, and vice-president to President Lyndon Johnson. (His mother,
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Manhattan Pajama Party

Written by Jeanne Martinet on January 5, 2011. Posted in Uncategorized

Boxing Day blizzard-wear By Jeanne Martinet We thought it was such a daring thing to do. It was Boxing Day 2010, which will be forever after known as Blizzard Day 2010. A good friend of mine was stuck in the city, her flight having been postponed indefinitely, so I invited her to stay with me
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