well i had quite an honor last night
got to cater a fundraiser for
MOYNIHAN STATION
the movement started by the late and GREAT Daniel Patrick Moynihan
to move Penn Station to the old Farley Building that was being used as a post office..
Lots of New Yorkers like moi know that the demolition of the old Penn Station
was the most horrible thing to happen to old new york architecture
the only thing good about it was that it so horrified folks like Moynihan
that it launched the landmark preservation society that fights to keep old buildings in nyc standing
and if not for them
there wouldnt be much of old new york to oggle these days
anyway
the Farley building was a sister buildng to the torn down original penn station
and all the tracks run under there as well
so Moynihan took on the task of
re-building penn station to be part of New Yorks pride
not its shame
of course since his death the money and momentum
started to fade
so enter his daughter and her pals
and some great and wonderful benefactors
and voila
the fundraiser
at which were
Senator Chuck Schumer
Senator Hillary Clinton
Mayor Bloomberg
and some other major league folks
so yeah
it was a great cause
and i was thrilled to help out
cause i adored Pat Moynihan
and adore his family
and it was just good karma all round
here's hoping
trains pull into Moynihan station sometime soon
toooot
tooooooott
all aboard!
