A Rainy Day in New York
I expected to end these reports on Sunday, but you keep asking for more, so I’ll keep grinding them out. Please let me know when you want me to stop. […] More
Schubin Chronicles
One Week Plus a Day
The weather has been too beautiful in New York; it doesn’t seem right. Tomorrow is supposed to bring thunderstorms — unfortunately the first day that we are doing an outdoor […] More
New York Continues
New York City, where both James Cagney and Colin Powell spoke Yiddish, is a city of immigrants. The newly arrived often end up in the businesses of their established relatives, […] More
Marks' Monday Memo
– I am typing this while sitting inside a TV truck outside the Metropolitan Opera House. I’ve been booked for this show for months. The avenue outside is packed with […] More
The Fifth Day
It was really good to be with friends last night. The Long Island Railroad operated absolutely normally and on time. The subways were something else. Service below 34th Street on […] More
PLEASE be careful!
A horrible crime was committed on Tuesday morning. Those who committed it are criminals. They are murderers. They are terrorists. Those of them who remain alive should be brought to […] More
Yet Another New York Update
I am continuing these reports by request. The “frozen zone” was shortened today by about a mile and a half. It is now roughly equivalent to the area of lower […] More
New York Update
The bad news is that, after the latest collapse this afternoon, the wind shifted. The acrid smoke is now heading north. It burns the eyes and the throat rapidly. I […] More
Another New York Update
Most things are getting back to normal. Traffic was allowed into Manhattan today, so I got both today’s New York Times and yesterday’s. Most stores are open. Theaters are opening […] More