Officer Education

One of my earliest memories of life in NYC was stopping two police officers to report…

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Second Ave

Q: 96th Street, Manhattan

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 It’s been almost three years. At this rate, the project might never…

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Fence cling

A: Howard Beach/JFK, Queens

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Damaso and I were both in town at the same time, which…

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Test prep materials

Grad Giveaway Grief

Test Prep Materials (Williamsburg) Teachers’ materials for SAT, GRE, SHSAT, and GMAT. Mostly 2005-2012, some with…

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Weighing the options

SIR: St. George, Staten Island

Monday, April 9, 2012 Spring break for the Salisbury (CT) public schools usually means Camp Viveca…

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Personal Identification Number

Personal Identification Crisis

PayPal told me to enter my four-digit security code “one digit at a time.” How else…

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A Touch of Dee

3: 148th Street/Harlem, Manhattan

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 I read a bit of that Quran, but I didn’t get far.…

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Quran explanation

S: Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn

Thursday, August 11, 2011 Boy if I thought Damaso changing his order was “cheating” on the…

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Painted N train

NQ: Astoria/Ditmars Boulevard, Queens

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 It’s been almost five months since our last trip, during which time…

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Roots Man

JEZ: Jamaica Center/Parsons Archer, Queens

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 We take the J because we both live on it, but it’s…

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