[Originally published July 2001, from my "Adventures in Alternate Side Parking" series.]
So, it’s the usual Monday Routine. It’s 10:15 a.m. and my across-the-street-neighbor Molly and I are sitting in the sun on someone’s stoop, keeping an eye out for traffic cops and waiting for 11:00, when we can lock up our cars and leave.
A woman [...]

[An interaction, of sorts, with our super on the Upper West Side. Published August 2001.]
The postman rang my apartment buzzer in order to deliver a package and as I was returning to the apartment José, the so-called super, beckoned me over.
“Listen,” he said.
I listened. The sound was water. A lot of water. One flight [...]

 [Street drama on the Upper West Side while walking our dog Harrigan.  The small town in the big City. Originally published June 2001.]
Last night I walked Harrigan later than usual, it was close to one a.m. It was still very humid out, though not very hot. The street was full of activity for some reason, [...]

Having just written about the charm of small town America, I must state that New York City also has a certain element of small town charm despite the imposing size.  It may not be in the form of fifteen minute parades, but I can positively state during my tenure here I have been made to laugh [...]