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It’s all getting nailed down
Excuse me. I’m about to cry.
I really like New York, dwell in New York, born in New York, educated in New York, married in New York, work on this greatest metropolis on the continent.
We’re zooming to the moon. Great, but why? How about first fixing New York? Zooming bicycles that hit pedestrians? Taxes solely Elon pays? Prices so high that espresso and bread equate with gold? Rents solely Zero Crapdammy who doesn’t pay can afford?
Latest distress? Scaffolding. Mandated is roofs to be repaired, examined, fixed. Result? Inability to drive, transfer or inch crosstown. A slim avenue — now simply an alley of building supplies, cranes. Alternate aspect? Racks of Citi Bikes. Nobody strikes. If Methuselah was on Lex he’d nonetheless be ready to go West.
You’ve heard this earlier than: People are in poverty, homeless, jobless, in poor health, aged, no medical doctors, much less nurses, larger costs, fewer shops. I do know that. Excuse me sounding egocentric, but IT has invaded my life. My home. My job. My skill to outlive. My nerves.
Machinery, scaffolding, onerous hat strangers hanging outdoors my home windows. Peering at me. My canine barking madly. ALL my home windows boarded up. Summer’s coming. So, no gentle, no air. Limited privateness. Also ceaseless banging and hammering.
I perceive that is needed. I additionally perceive I’m slowly dropping my thoughts as a result of this received’t be over in two weeks. Two years plus is what I’m listening to. Ugh. And you’ll be able to quote me.
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Strangers in denims, tees, helmets, masks, shoe coverings — marching by means of a personal home. Wielding jackhammers and heavy-duty gear they predict partitions may crumble, mirrors crack, picket flooring separate.
Possessions stowed away fastidiously. So fastidiously that on this torment I can no longer find what I need. I can barely set these phrases down as a result of wires to computer systems, printers, telephones and the etcetera of life have been affected.
One employee mentioned to me: “VIPs like you are very finicky. You’ll never find anything if you don’t get up and look for it.” Summoning my abundance of heat I snapped: “Look, pal, I stopped making rounds when I was 25.”
Looking for a few good reps
LOCAL political golf equipment nonetheless draw leaders. Legal information from the Lexington Democratic Club: Judge Kate Waterman-Marshall is working for a seat in November. Candidates for Nadler’s seat seen out and about had been George Conway, Laura Dunn, Assemblyman Alex Bores. Also readily available NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
At one West Side assembly NYS Attorney General Tish James acquired a rousing reception. She and congressional candidate Conway talked animatedly (perhaps about their upcoming primaries).
Nowruz, a Persian vacation, was celebrated this yr in NY Supreme Court. Justice Sabrina Kraus, of Iranian descent, mentioned: “Persian New Year celebrates spring renewal and the triumph of light over darkness. We are grateful for an opportunity to highlight our culture and share our journeys as Iranian Americans.”
It’s holidays — Christian, Jewish, Muslim. I’ll be off tomorrow and Monday. So if I can discover my laptop, my notes, my telephones, my housekeeper and my sanity, I’ll fortunately be back with you this coming Tuesday. Oh and by the method . . . these very ready staff are to give up working 4 o’clock. So, don’t anybody ever dare ask me what occurs round 3:10.
Oy. Only in New York, children, solely in New York.
