“IS there a Santa Claus?” is a question frequently posed to The Editor, to which I emphatically respond “Yes!” How does The Editor know this? Very simple, when there are Chiefs and Steelers and Ravens and Texans scheduled to appear on my TV on Christmas Day, I know that a higher power has guided the outcome of these teams records so as to make both games still relevant this late in the season. Given the date, December 25, that power is Santa Claus. Simple logic.
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In With The New Legislation, Out With The Old In LIC
LAST month while reading a recap of the latest Community Board 2 (CB2) meeting, I came across this in the final paragraph:
“In response to the death of 16-year-old Jael Zhinin and the injuring of her 8-year-old sister, Leslie, when they were struck by a truck on 46th Street and 47th Avenue on June 26,”
Heavy stuff, I know, and it made me seriously pause given the ages and what the parents must have endured and are enduring. The recap continued:
“Won {Julie Won} announced that in the coming weeks a universal “daylighting” bill will be introduced in the City Council. The measure would create more visibility at intersections by removing parking.
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TALK about Topsy-turky, this Thanksgiving it’s the Lions you want to catch, and Da ‘Boys that you want to snooze through – even especially if the latter is playing a team from NJ.
Costumes & Track Suits
Such a long, long time to be gone
And a short time to be there
MY favorite week in NYC is upon us. On the platform at VJ this morning is a foreign family (British, I presume) in tracksuits, ready to tour the city before they run the city on Sunday, as well as a smattering of costumed commuters. When I get to midtown there’s many more of the same motley mix. Motley only if you’re not from NYC. And the weather, need I say more?((random disclosure about global warming))
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OH my, we are a week and a half into Pumpkin Spice Latte month and I have yet to regale you with Autumn trappings. The Back to School freneticism has subsided, though as any parent knows it is never truly quelled. Next up on the Fall calendar is UN Week, which given the Midtown traffic snarl that I got caught up in last evening seems to have turned into UN Month. Anyway the Full Monty version replete with World Leaders occurs the week of September 23rd. Insider Tip: Take the Underground all of September and leave the wheels at home.
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