A Holiday Tonic

Written by Jeanne Martinet on December 22, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

This year, why not try singing the blues away By Jeanne Martinet Almost every day I see another newspaper article or blog about how to stave off the holiday blues (an affliction irritatingly known in some circles as WHAD’s â€œWinter Holiday Affective Disorder ). Upon perusing the list of dos and don”ts, I discover the
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Christmas Tip Tango

Written by Jeanne Martinet on December 8, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

The annual doorman dance By Jeanne Martinet Every holiday season I steel myself for the annual challenge’s the inevitable series of one-on-one face-offs I can never seem to win. By now I am convinced that, in the Christmas tip scuffle between doorman and woman (this woman, at least), there can be only one outcome
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Social Adaptations

Written by Jeanne Martinet on November 23, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

Switching lanes in mid-mingle By Jeanne Martinet When the email invitation arrived for a â€œpre-opening event at a cool new speakeasy on the Lower East Side, I was somewhat daunted at the prospect of trekking all the way down there from the Upper West Side on the Saturday night of Halloween weekend, but I RSVP”d
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A Tribute to Teachers 2010

Written by admin on June 3, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

Everybody remembers a favorite teacher. Whether it was someone who pushed you harder, who became your friend or who simply made you think about the world in a different way, educators stay with us long after the last day of school. For individuals who can have such an impact on our lives, teachers rarely get
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How I Stalked Frank McCourt

Written by admin on May 20, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

By Jeff Nichols In 1995, my goal was simple: to become the toast of the New York literary town. So I began to scribble down my autobiography. I thought I had an interesting story about being confined to special education, the obligatory drug and alcohol abuse and then going on to live a life full
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Three Guys in a Room

Written by admin on May 20, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

By Alan S. Chartock So these three guys walk into a room. That sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it turns out that this meeting is anything but funny. The first man in the room is Speaker Sheldon Silver of the New York State Assembly. He’s the Empire State’s senior serving politician. He’s
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Down Time in the City That Never Sleeps

Written by admin on May 20, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

By Lorraine Duffy Merkl “I have a leisurologist,” said the young woman into her cell, while breezing by me on Madison and 60th Street at lunch hour. She was in her late twenties, with bouncy brown hair and simple, yet trendy, clothes. Her demeanor was so upbeat, all I could think was Whatever a leisurologist
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Move the U.N. to Governors Island

Written by admin on May 20, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

To the Editor: You might be interested to know that I proposed this very thing in the spring of 2006 to various government offices and officials in the Mayor’s office (“Governors Island: A Different Idea,” open forum, April 29). My own selfish reason was because, at that time, the U.N. was standing in the way
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Dissecting My Fox Fix

Written by admin on May 20, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

By Ben Krull It’s hard on my nerves and gives me nightmares. But like a rubbernecker who gawks at a highway accident, I am unable to look away. I am addicted to Fox News; hooked on O’Reilly, Beck and the Obama-bashing Fox and Friends morning show. But my drug of choice is Sean Hannity. A
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Catering to Carnivores —in the Concourse

Written by admin on May 20, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

Juicy… smoky… tender… salty… savory… satisfying, but ultimately indescribable. The best steak I ever tasted was in a “little spike” sandwich in Tri Tip Grill’s “Modest Meal” ($5.99), which includes a plain white roll stuffed with 2-and-a-half- to 3-ounces of steak, your choice of salad or sides and a small soda or spring water. My
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