Tag Archives: New York City

Notes from a plague town: there is noise

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Naomi

Yes. Yesterday morning I awoke to something I could not immediately identify. (I’m slow in the morning.) Yet something was different. It was noise. Outside in the street, noise. Given its continuity, I determined it was construction noise. Construction. I … Continue reading →

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So what’s doing in New York?

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Naomi

Phone conversations with friends, for one. When we check up on each other, naturally we want to share news about what we’re doing. We’re not doing much. Laundry. We’re doing more laundry than usual. One friend said, “It’s something to … Continue reading →

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Upstate New York wants to secede from Downstate. Um

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Naomi

I read Denis Slattery’s story (see below) in today’s Daily News and burst out into joyous, not to mention derisive, laughter. Here’s the whole thing about New York and secession: Back in the I don’t quite remember whens, New York … Continue reading →

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