well theres nothing like seeing NYC through a non New Yorkers eyes
to make a girl appreciate her home turf
like any place you live in
New Yorkers rarely do all the things
that tourists love to do when they come to NYC
sheesh
I think i go to a broadway show like once every three years
and thats only to entertain an out-of-town pal or family member
so it was great to introduce my dear friend Greg and his fabulous partner
Ray to Sardis the famous- Broadway restaurant filled with the cartoon portraits of hundreds of celebrities
Sardis... huge, bright, red and wonderfully, kitsch in an old New York way
thrilled the boys
and well it thrilled me too
because with the Russian Tea Room Gone
the wonderful Plaza Hotel being turned into condos
and so many many of the great slices of OLD NEW YORK
being lost every day
i cling to the little bit thats left of
the NYC of yesterday
way before TRUMP came along dears and started putting his 80 story
glass penises all over Manhattan
you know..
I get so busy in my wedge of this city
that i often forget there is even a life above 14th street
let alone in the outer boroughs..
but maybe thats a human way to break down
a city as big and busy and NYC
make your neighborhood your village
here in the Lower-East-Side..
I feel like I'm nestled in a rather busy
town
not a wedge of the great Manhattan
anyway
i digress
my point is
well i guess its just that
Greg and Ray reminded me of something very important
that is simply
I love New York
