Better
Walking south on the west side down, Black umbrellas hiding faces all around. Suddenly a flower in the cold winter rain, And a bright hat that no one wants to claim. Such is the price of January weather, As the...Read More
Category: Clothes
Hats, jackets, scarfs, and shoes tell the stories of the clothes and fashions Manhattan has left behind.
NYC Empathy: Someone Else’s Shoes
While New Yorkers have a reputation for being gruff, cold, and even obnoxious, the truth is that human empathy holds this city together. New York City is shaped by our ability to appreciate the lives of others – the quiet...Read More
Growing Up
Everything was gold, Until it wasn’t. The shine of my innocence gone, That currency of trust. The bright luster of the future, The dull shadow of now. The sun setting on the sunrise, That yellow fold of time. Everything was...Read More
Knit Wits
The era of COVID-19 and quarantining has dramatically changed how New Yorkers live life. To cope with our daily anxiety and deep sense of isolation, many New Yorkers have taken on new hobbies and self-improvement initiatives. Knitting, for example, offers...Read More
PPE Mask: 2020 Trash Item of the Year
The 2020 Trash Item of the Year is the now-iconic sky-blue face mask donned by our heroic healthcare workers, essential employees, and responsible science-believing New Yorkers across the City. This low-tech piece of healthcare equipment has saved countless lives, hospital...Read More
Ironing Boredom
Beneath the glowing lights of Broadway, behind the whirling sirens of careening fire engines, and hidden from the stylish fashions paraded around by hip New Yorkers, there is mundane life. Cleaning behind the refrigerator. Wiping toothpaste smudges from the bathroom...Read More
Funky Is Never Out of Step
Everything breaks. Wine glasses. Space satellites. People. Sometimes the entire world feels – like this funky red high-heel shoe seat – completely broken. Out of step with its purpose and value to the world. But you can never break funky...Read More