I have always loved bookstores - a great wave of comfort comes over me when I enter one - all those books with the wisdom of the ages just waiting to be tapped.When traveling, I have found a city...

Frequent users of Washington Square Park have been eagerly awaiting its reopening. It has been closed for one and one half years - since November 2007. The renovations were a contentious battle...

If you want to do something controversial, it's easy. Just create a series of themed sculptures and place dozens of them around the city. The last one that I recall was the Cow Parade.Everyone seems to have strong feelings about such displays. Being ...

If you want to work in a clandestine manner, don't hire the CIA - hire an underground graffiti artist. I am astounded at how long some of these individuals have kept their identities secret, even after working decades, interviews with the New York...

I have previously written here of my experience as a New York City taxi driver when I was a university student. Nothing beats cab driving for a crash course in New York City and learning about its geography, boroughs and people. There are many taxi cab...

In New York City, I have been privy to many conversations on a subject that is quite taboo - childlessness i.e. the adult or couple who, for one reason or another, chooses not to become a parent. At best, one hopes for at least civil tolerance between...

In the beginning, I would take the conversations seriously. By seriously, I mean attentively, with a reasonable expectation that I would get different responses regarding suggestions for color. Soon, however, I realized my best friend's answers would...

If you live in New York City, sooner or later, you are most likely going to end up enjoying a ride on the Long Island Expressway (aka the L.I.E.) and learn why this roadway has become known as the world's largest parking lot. Many also feel the acronym...