Last week GOtham GREEN®, at a joint meeting with the aptly named New York Health and Longevity, we released the applications for the 2025 Gotham Green Awards®. The current cut off for applications is October 24. Gotham announces the 2025 award recipients when GOtham GREEN® next meets ahead of Thanksgiving on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Sinc …
Saw my surgeon Wednesday in a building across Utopia Parkway from St. John’s U.; Shelly drove us. He cleared me to drive! I drove home. While he suggested I can go live my life I realize I need to be judicious about my activities and make rehab a priority. VNS provided in-home rehab through Friday. Wednesday afternoon my therapist Willie …
Most people think networking is about meeting folks to do business with or to aid them move up the ladder in their careers. It involves more than that and my own experiences evidences benefits beyond career-building; it often leads to relationships that enable you to help others, not just clients or co-workers (and I can attest to such instances an …
Shelly likes to ride her bike and this hobby involves visits to different parks in Queens (so far). One Sunday, it was Cunningham Park. For several times over the summer, we headed over to Little Bay Park across from Fort Totten from where she rode the Joe Michaels Mile nestled along Little Neck Bay and the Cross Island Parkway. Alley Pond Park has …
This commentary's title reflects more than a great song. It reflects the feeling last week following my baseball team in the NLDS. It also became the name of great song and video lists I got moved to create after the Mets clinched their divisional series at home and joined some labor colleagues outside at a fire pit. Let me start by sharing I wa …
While most of the world fixated on two presidents for a variety of reasons, some not so good, last week I explored two earlier presidents who hailed from New York. My wife and daughter like brief jaunts to the Hudson Valley and this one featured visits to Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) Library and Museum and National Historic Site in Hyde Park and the …
You may already heard about it. Read about it (Friday’s blogger blogged about it two days ago.). Listened to it. Maybe you were there. All I know is I keep humming this song (see the title of this blog.). From a LP of the same name some 55 years old. A really good one. Most people think of “Down By the River” or “Cowgirl in the Sand.” Neil Young an …
Some readers of this commentary surely know the significance of tomorrow. Tomorrow we observe Earth Day. On “X” – formerly twitter (Oh how I wish Mr. Musk would restore that name and much more to that “platform”) – I saw hashtags #EarthDay, #EarthDay2024 and #EarthDay24; take your pick; I expect to use at least two of the three. The environment mat …
For several months, I’ve been meeting via Zoom with like-minded folks who oppose the imposition of a toll-tax (aka congestion pricing) to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. Late last year, as other concerned folks and groups joined our weekly Zooms, those gathered decided to hire a lawyer and explore bringing a lawsuit. The group chose a name an …
The first weekend of this month featured some really great live music. A request by Friday’s blogger to cover a Gotham Red Bandana Award presentation delated this report. Shelly and I enjoyed an evening of John Lennon solo and Beatles music at Town Hall on December 2. The next night was our daughter’s turn join her dad for the music of the Allman B …
1973 was a good year. Some of my fave LPs were released that year (Eat A Peach, Harvest, Times Fase Away, Yessongs, A Good Feelin’ To Know which I selected for this blog’s pic), among others). A year I saw great shows by Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, New Riders, Dave Mason, Roger McGuinn and Jethro Tull among others). It was s …
Received an interesting email on Friday. Sort of a Save The Date for The 43rd Annual John Lennon Tribute from Theatre Within, Saturday, December 2, 2023. Shelly and I often attend. So do other members of this tribe that hosts this and six other daily commentaries. When we both are able to attend we meet up before shows with Vincent and Susan Ru …
Finally. I took in my first live show of 2023. This month. Last weekend. Certainly worth the wait. Some of my faves no longer grace the earth and some lack the ability to perform, let alone tour. So I was excited as the prospect of seeing and hearing one of my favorites singer-songwriters, founding member of two iconic bands and member of the …
Two shows last week. Iconic artists. Both rescheduled from original dates. August 14, 2020 in the case of Rod Stewart. January 14 of this year in the case of Billy Joel. While we’ve seen both, it’d be the first time for each for Marisa who wanted to see each. While many around us at Jones Beach appeared to enjoy attending this performance by the fo …
If you read last week’s blog, you know I posted from Philly. We stayed in the historic part and just a few blocks from our hotel, we could walk to the Museum of the American Revolution. It included a special exhibit of paintings by Don Troiano recreating revolutionary era events; those painting supplemented actual artifacts, munitions, arms, gear, …
