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Architecture: Grand Central Station
As I read about this building in preparation for this post, I find that its correct name is “Grand Central Terminal.”...
Read MoreAmericana: New York Public Library
If you have any question about where you are, the lions will tell you. They’ve been presiding over the New York Public Library...
Read MoreArchitecture: The Chrysler Building
For 40 years, the Empire State Building (Great American Things, May 13, 2009) symbolized New York City until the World Trade Center towers...
Read MoreAmericana: Zagat
Zagat seems like it’s “been around forever”, though it got its start “in 1979.” “Customer...
Read MoreTravel: Greenwich Village
The first several times I went to visit New York City, I wanted to be close to the places I came to see – Rockefeller Center, the...
Read MoreHistory: Ground Zero
The World Trade Center towers proved to be an irresistible target to Islamic terrorists. They attacked it first in 1993, hoping to topple...
Read MoreTravel: Broadway
Give my regards to Broadway. The Great White Way. The Theater District. The Street of a Million Lights. Okay, I made that last one up. But...
Read MoreTV Show: Seinfeld
Seinfeld is one of only three shows that went off the air while still number one in the ratings (The Andy Griffith Show, I Love...
Read MoreTravel: Metropolitan Museum of Art
I have the same feeling with this entry that I have when I encounter The Met: I don’t know where to start. Visit New York, go to the...
Read MoreAmericana: Statue of Liberty
Lady Liberty. What a grand nickname. What a great gift from the French, back in the 19th century when they still liked us. Today, July 4,...
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