My son and I recently decided to go on a hiking adventure, leaving the mean streets of New York City behind for the beautiful Silver Mine Lake. It’s a 3.8-mile trail near Bear Mountain in Harriman State Park. At first, the hike was peaceful, and we enjoyed the surroundings. We felt like explorers, looking…
Read moreThe reporter I spoke to for this article didn’t write everything I told him. That’s probably good. I had some choice words for that grandma killing/rapist/dismissive asshole who, along with de Blasio, is responsible for devastating New York City. I spoke my mind about the guy who destroyed so many lives since he was…
Read moreIn this classic scene from Shawshank Redemption, Red struggles with the adjustment to life outside of prison. Behavior like this is common with people who have been imprisoned for long periods of time. At about the one-minute mark, while working in a grocery store, Morgan’s character asks his supervisor for a restroom break. The manager…
Read moreEating in. I had breakfast inside of a New York City diner a few days ago. It was a test to see what eating in a restaurant post-covid would be like. I’ve eaten in different establishments in Westchester and in upstate New York over the past few months, but for some strange reason, New York…
Read moreI am in a unique position. I share my children equally with my ex-wife. We have a joint legal and physical custody arrangement – also known as shared parenting. We’ve been successfully co-parenting our two children since we finalized our divorce settlement in 2008. When our children were younger, we strictly adhered to this parenting plan…
Read moreThey “broke car culture” on 14th street. Yea!!! Wooo hoo!!! Wait…Isn’t it already broken when 80% of New Yorkers don’t own a car? The city council of New York banned cars on 14th Street in Manhattan. Now do it on 23rd, 34th, 42nd, 72nd, 86th, 96th, 116th, 125th, 145th, 2nd Ave, Park Ave, Lexington, Madison,…
Read moreTreasures in the Trash from HELLER films on Vimeo. My son says he wants to drive trains for a living. I say go for it little man! If he gets a job with the MTA right out of high school, there’s no need for us to waste money on colleges I can’t stand, he can…
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I wish I had his hair right about now. That fro!!! For the longest time as a toddler, my little man had long and wild hair. My ex-wife wanted it to grow, while I wanted to cut it short. It was a minor battle between us, but in the end, it looks like our son…
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The only reasons why I live in New York City. Me and my daughter. She is one of the four reasons why I’m living in New York City. I’ll tell you the other three in my next posts. It’s hard to believe that my little girlie is going to be 16 in January. Time files…but…
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Excerpt: Some folks believe that hardship breeds artistic creativity. I don’t buy it. One can put up with poverty for a while when one is young, but it will inevitably wear a person down. I don’t romanticize the bad old days. I find the drop in crime over the last couple of decades refreshing. Manhattan…
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