New York Daily Photo

Stories of the ordinary, the extraordinary, the classic, the unexpected and the hidden gems
by a long time resident who shares his love of New York City.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

They

As I stood one morning in front of Vesuvio's , which had closed for business , a woman approached me and was horrified. She expressed ex...

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Just Like Them

On Sunday, I was with friends hooping in Washington Square Park. The park was jammed, as is always the case when Mother Nature bestows on Ne...

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Listen for the Drone

This street sign was pointed out to me by a fellow friend and photographer. It has created a small stir and is the perfect fuel for those wh...

Monday, March 12, 2012

Happy Birthday

There are microcosms of New York City that outsiders and even residents will likely never see. Most of these are cultural, revolving around ...

Friday, March 09, 2012

A Blank Slate

I once had a long discussion with a woman making the case for creative writing being so much more difficult than writing commercial copy. I ...

Thursday, March 08, 2012

Catch the Worm

It was an invaluable lesson, but at that hour of the morning, I did not want a lesson. I wanted desperately to sleep. Oh Lord, I would do an...

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

See Chuckles Make The Rounds

There is an invisible persona in New York City that I don't like at all who is named Chuckles . He can be found in smug company, briefly...

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

A Furrowed Brow

I was walking with two friends, touring them by what I felt was the most beautiful prewar building in Greenwich Village: 43 Fifth Avenue. T...

Monday, March 05, 2012

Dennis Is Going to Kill Me

If you have read my story Jungle Lovers , then you know that I was quite unimpressed with the "guidance" I received in high school...

Friday, March 02, 2012

Titillation of the Day 2

The Anonymous Shoe Perhaps I should have a rule: if something in New York City is enough to stop me dead in my tracks, no matter how trivi...

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Lobster House

We were headed to Bar Harbor, Maine. I was a vegetarian at the time, and I had been forewarned by my travel companion, who was not, that the...

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Big Big Mistake

Part 3 of 3, Back Inside the Box (see Part 1 and Part 2 here) She thanked me and appeared to be pleased, but my heart sank. Regardless...

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Big Big Mistake

Part 2 of 3 (see Part 1 here) It was Valentine's Day, and I loaded my car, very excited to make the presentation of what would assur...

Monday, February 27, 2012

Big, Big Mistake

Part 1 of 3, Thinking Outside the Box How very fortunate one is in life to have both good and very useful insights. Even better is to artic...

Friday, February 24, 2012

People Watcher's Paradise

On April 21, 2009, I wrote Rear Window , referencing the Hitchcock classic film set in New York City and my similar voyeuristic oppo...

Thursday, February 23, 2012

High Noon

My tagline for this blog avoids a few very applicable cliches. It could easily read something like "New York City - a place of contrast...

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The Caryatids

There is much sensory input at street level in New York City that it is easy to miss those things which are above ground. Look up and you c...

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Pirate, Part 2

When I arrived at the Sailors Snug Harbor (see Part 1 here), it was late afternoon. It was quiet, with no rush or crush of visitors. I was...

Monday, February 20, 2012

Pirate, Part 1

This is a city of islands , shoreline , beaches , bays , canals , piers , cruise ships , ocean freight , ferries , tugboats , boardwalks , s...

Friday, February 17, 2012

A Classical Revolution

Play this clip to accompany your reading: It was the early 1980s, and I had just purchased my first CD player. I had the future in my h...

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Broadway is Broadway

I often take calls in the course of business from non-residents of the city, who, unfamiliar with the details of Manhattan, question me abou...

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

That's Giove

I love a challenge, particularly when told that something can't be done or there are no good restaurants in Staten Island. Admittedly, S...

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's Day

Hear this story as a podcast: A salesman paced back and forth along the line like a drill sergeant who has absolute authority and can fi...

Monday, February 13, 2012

A Bit Like You and Me

I used to have a friend who was an eternal malcontent. He chased happiness, convinced that he would find it first in Hawaii, then in Califor...

Friday, February 10, 2012

I'll Take It

There are big celebrities and small ones. If you're big, perhaps you will have your name in lights on Broadway , on a movie theater mar...

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Essen or Fressen

It was sometime in the 1990s, and my best friend was my CPA, doing all my business and personal accounting and tax preparation. At one parti...

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Caravan of Greens

I would say that the best milemarkers for my life, particularly of my taste in food and cuisine, has been my evolving choice of salad greens...

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Pow-Wow

Where would you go to see an authentic Pow-Wow? Surprisingly, such a thing can be seen right in downtown Manhattan at the Thunderbird Americ...

Monday, February 06, 2012

Joe's Dairy, The Movie, Part 2

Vincent and Anthony Campanelli were extremely cordial throughout my initial encounter ( see Part 1 here ). I asked if I might be able to fil...

Friday, February 03, 2012

Joe's Dairy, The Movie, Part 1

On September 16, 2008, I wrote a story about Joe's Dairy , located at 156 Sullivan Street. In this Italian area of the South Village/SoH...

Thursday, February 02, 2012

At the Door

Being a butcher has little allure, and today, like most jobs that involve physical labor, there is no appeal for the young, restless, and u...

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