Having had an unexpectedly hectic summer, my husband and I decided to look into taking a quick, low cost, get away this weekend. We looked into various road trips as well as places that were a short flight away. I was shocked as to how inexpensive it would be to fly to Orlando. Hotel prices were equally inexpensive. Apparently, as school starts her …
It was not quite going on the disabled list. But when the device I relied on for some 24 months went dark, it unnerved some. After all the following week would be busy. At the time, 11 days were left in a Primary re-election race I am guiding for a friend who serves with distinction and great energy in public office. I had my iPhone and iPad b …
If one of your closest friends was going to get a serious elective medical procedure and you strongly didn't want them to do it...how far would/should you go to dissuad them? A friend of mine is struggling with this now. One of his closest friends is going for gastric sleeve surgery and he strongly feels that best friends and family should always …
I noticed that as a result of the merger of Whole Foods and Amazon it was announced that Whole Foods would reduce its prices. I understand that Whole Foods is more expensive than other food outlets, supposedly due to superior quality. I must admit that I am not the family shopper. Joanne is and she's loyal to Whole Foods, especially the meat, bu …
There's a great (and famous) diner in Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard. It's been around since the 1940's where Art and Cliff parked their truck on a lot a few hundred feet from Five Corners. The decor is reminiscent of the era of the diner's birth and the metallic menu signs over the counter offer such specialties as "Tendernived Steak" for $1.25 …
It’s almost that time. The time you heard about but chose to ignore or disregard because it did not apply to you, to your family. But it does apply, now. Not only do you have to accept it, but also you have to take many proactive steps to make it all happen. You have to shop and pack and prepare your first child for college -- to leave for college, …
We aren’t accustomed to this type of news in my neighborhood. Two nights ago, the high school and neighboring middle school were defaced with crude, racist, misogynistic and anti-Semitic statements and symbols. These acts of hate were discovered by a security guard and it was determined that the vandalism had taken place between 2 am and 4 …
There has been a huge controversy going on in my town of Oceanside for approximately three years. It began when Costco filed permits to build one of their warehouses in Oceanside. Immediately those opposed to the project began letting their voices loudly be heard, at Town of Hempstead and local meetings. Their objections were varied from traffic co …
A signature issue involves keeping our free East River and Harlem River bridges toll-free. Today, as senior advisor to Keep NYC (Congestion Tax) Free, I join elected officials and community leader at a news conference near the entrance to the Ed Koch Queensborough Bridge to remind policymakers it still makes sense to keep the status quo with re …
Is Terminator that far behind? A Japanese company has introduced a new application for their humanoid robot acting as a Buddhist priest for hire at funerals. They put the robot on display at a funeral industry trade show in Tokyo chanting sutras in a computerized voice while tapping a drum. The funeral robot could step in when a prie …
I was a Newsday carrier (on my bike) when I was a boy and have been a subscriber all my adult life. I read it every morning. I admit it's greatest draw is its Sports Section (former Sports Editor Stan Isaacs was a valued running mate and friend). With this as background, I was going through my credit card charges last Saturday when I noticed my …
I was going to blog about our star -- the Sun -- and the eclipse. Where was I, where were you? But there was another "star" on Monday worth noting. At a concert at Madison Square Garden on Monday night, Billy Joel wore a yellow Star of David (actually, he wore two -- one in front and one on his back) reminiscent of the Stars of David that Jew …
On this day in 1991, the World Wide Web was opened to the public. 1991. 26 years. No iPhones, Netflix, Amazon. No email, Macbooks, DVDs (which are now basically obsolete). No GOOGLE. No FACEBOOK. No TWITTER. No INSTAGRAM. We have come a long way (baby). Like all big changes it has its "flaws," but its a tool to be used consciously. Though I hav …
One day last week I was working my way towards the E train at Penn Station. It had been tough morning. I was running late and everything had fought with me. I walked out of my house without my keys -- which made me miss my train -- the train I did catch was running late and crowded. We all know that kind of morning. It doesn’t usually bode well f …
I agree with what Ben wrote last Thursday. A solar eclipse certainly makes you think about the universe and our place in it. But, even with a solar eclipse occurring, we still have to continue with our day to day life. I have three matters on in Family Court this morning and a settlement conference scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at my office. I spoke to …
