So here is the windy-day photo my 86-year-old dad took of me two weeks ago standing in front of something like 100 Citibikes in New York City between the two historic original buildings of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (now known as MetLife), where I walked from Penn Station with him (it was his old commute…
Tag: New York City
Public plazas
Let’s kick off a week of looking back at this past decade with this photo, taken in New York City in the summer of 2010. That’s how long ago we started reclaiming our public space, folks. If your city hasn’t done this yet, it is ten years behind the times. This other photo is from…
As Ludlow goes
As Ludlow Street goes, so goes New York City. And it’s going. Many of the iconic little shops on this historic Lower East Side street that served as footholds in a new land for waves of immigrants have already given way to fancy new hotels and upscale food and fashion. Is that good? Is that…
Look
Look at a quick selection of street photography taken while Traveling at the Speed of Bike. It serves as a glimpse of life in public in a city and country facing the pain and pride of change. Click here to view.
Megabus to NY
And then after Boston, we took the Megabus to New York City and I eventually, of course, ended up riding Scwhinneola in Mineola again. (See my book for context here, folks. It’s fun stuff.) I have stories about the Megabus, by the way, and they involve a really cool poet I met on line to…
Amazon’s list hits close to my heart
Amazon just announced its short-list of city finalists for its new headquarters. Five of the twenty cities are close to my heart — New York City, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Boston. I grew up near New York City and moved to Atlanta from Manhattan; my older daughter graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and…
Seeing the “citi” by bike
One of my fave bikey buddies is currently in my beloved New York City riding Citibike bikeshare. His texts are off-the-charts with enthusiasm, and he, in fact, has fallen head over heels in love with New York perhaps for the first time. Yes, yes, yes. I agree!!!! Here are photos from when I spent a…
