What if each of us already is what we couldn’t even dare to dream we could become? What if there is reality that is free of conflict, free of the suffering, of trying so hard to be the person we are conditioned to believe we are supposed to be? And what if all we have to do is to learn to clear away the obstacles preventing us from living the truth that we already are?
Frequently, I’m unwittingly asked the trio of “favorite” questions:
1) What’s your favorite bird? (The one I’m looking at.)
2) What’s your favorite season? (This one.)
3) What’s your favorite place to see birds? (Where I am.)
Most prominent in leading the demand for Dapolito renovation was Andrew Berman, director of Village Preservation, who was present by Zoom. I have enthusiastically supported many of VP’s proposals, but not this one. Berman encouraged the audience to ignore Caccapolo’s direction and discuss both Dapolito and 388 Hudson as they are linked by community needs, budget, and geography.
On Friday, July 3 at 8 p.m., I watched from my window as a windy mist turned suddenly into a ten minute raging thunderstorm with heavy rain falling sideways from the west.
The Central Park Conservancy has just given permission to Donald Trump to build his future presidential library across the southeast corner of Central Park. Imagine ever reading such words?
New York City’s fountains need more friends. I like to imagine that Stephanie Azzarone’s fascinating fount of fountain lore, Fabulous Fountains of New York, will open the floodgates of affection and attention.
Dog runs are rarely easy. There’s often not quite enough space and finding a surface that works for everyone is a genuine challenge. It’s a dilemma familiar to dog owners and NYC Parks alike.
Village community members and city leaders came together on a freezing February afternoon to re-raise the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument after a directive from the Trump administration caused it to be taken down a few days prior.
Don’t bother looking — there are no monuments to Black Americans in Greenwich Village.
The city that never sleeps is asleep while residents lose agency over what happens to their neighborhood. With changes in building requirements from The City Of Yes (TCOY), which does not promote affordability, it is clear that administrative actions do not improve quality of life.
