Welcome back to the crown of Lady Liberty
It is about effing time! The Department of the Interior announced today that access to the interior of the statue will be permitted by July...
New York
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Spending a day at Shea, err, CitiField
I’m annoyed that the Mets sold out to Citi and renamed the stadium. Sure, they got paid a decent chunk of change and they certainly...
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A tease on high-speed rail in the United States
The dream of high-speed rail transit in the USA has been unrealized for years. Even with the Acela service in the north-east there just isn’t...
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A visit to the new Yankee stadium
I was not really looking forward to the new Yankee stadium. I didn’t mind the old one all that much. I’m never going to buy...
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A date with Lady Liberty – touring Liberty Island
It had been about 20 years since my last trip to Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty and I honestly wasn’t quite sure what...
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Happy hour, Washington, DC style
Having been out of the Washington, DC work environment for a couple years now I often forget just how seriously many there take themselves. They...
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Another brush with fame
By the time I made it over to my barber this afternoon, I was long overdue for a haircut. Very long overdue. So I took...
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The many faces of photography
Here I am, staring down a long weekend and not traveling. It seems a bit strange to me, but it worked out OK in the...
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Deliciously different chicken wings in NYC
It might not look like much, but Tebaya, housed in this little storefront on West 19th Street in Chelsea happen to make some of the...
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Why I’d fly commercial over private
Last week I had the great fortune to fly on a Gulfstream IV to Europe and back. The flight was great in both directions and...