Tag Archives: Broadway

(Almost) Walking Broadway, Manhattan, New York

Posted on 7 December, 2011 by Kate

  It is 10a.m. and I am at Battery Park, way at the southern tip of Manhattan. The sun is shining somewhere on this early December day, but in the shadow of these massive skyscrapers, it never touches ground. It … Continue reading →

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Sweet Praise

Posted on 26 August, 2011 by Kate

It was Estephany’s smile that hooked me. In a town where no one makes eye contact, the street can be a bruising place if you’re not used to it (and maybe even if you are). I walked in to Sweet … Continue reading →

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Welcome to my “hood”–Inwood district, Manhattan

Posted on 19 August, 2011 by Kate

A woman across the street anwers her phone. Her voice is a blend of banshee and bullhorn: “Hiya, GAW-jess. How AAH ya? TAWK to me, Baby.” Could I be anywhere but New York City? For the past three weeks, I’ve been living a … Continue reading →

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