April 11th cover of The New Yorker:
My picture from 2010:
Should I sue?
Category Archives: new york city
Valerie Texting
Valerie texted with both thumbs and a forefinger, her long fingers with ethereal pink nails, furrowing her brows, curling the corner of her mouth, her feet splayed out sideways, her knees pressed in. 
She looked almost a caricature of herself, everything exaggerated and intense, tight inside herself, not even there, aware of nothing but her screen.
Overhyped New York: Calatrava’s Oculus
Santiago Calatrava’s Oculus has finally been opened…sort of. Click here for video.
Accessible through a series of corridors winding through the construction, the cathedral-like commuter hub is populated solely by tourists. 
It will take more time – and money? – to make the $3.74 billion space accessible for commuters.
Overlooked NY: Downtown Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce Building, at 65 Liberty Street, is one of many buildings in downtown Manhattan with doric columns.
Built in 1900-01 to house New York State’s Chamber of Commerce, it was vacated eighty years later. The building was restored in 1990-91 and now houses a pair of banks: The Megabank of New York and Bank of China, Taipei. 
In contrast to the heavy finance going on inside, the front of the building is consistently lined with rows of bikes for a local food delivery service.
Fuck You, Umbrella
The precursor to Hurricane Joaquin washed through New York last night and left a trail of decimated umbrellas in its wake.
Commonly referred to as “New York Specials”, these poorly constructed bumbershoots rarely last beyond an hour or so.
“Try to Stay Positive!”
I trailed after my wife, navigating around a cluster of pink bedecked girls dancing to electro-pop beats during “ Open Studio Weekend; the place looked like a Hollywood set.
“Even the graffiti looks fake.”
A scruffy juggler in white tights called over, “Try to stay positive!”
I glared back. “Stay focused on yourself.”
“It’s okay, man.” He dropped his pins. “It’s all good.”
Days in New York City
When I stop to remember that I live in a city that I have little to do with, I remember to look to see this is where I am.
Plumbing Artist: Cristian Daniel Torres
Cristian Daniel Torres is a plumber and an artist.
His creations are enigmatic, evoking child-like wonder
Some are mechanical, even functional. (Click the image below to see him demonstrate a computer desk.)
All of the work can be seen at Mr. Torres’ studio at Local Project in Long Island City, Queens.
