by Jackie | Around NYC, The One With
It’s time for another installment of Tourist in My Town. Today I’m taking you to Washington Square Park, located in the heart of the NYU campus in Greenwich Village. Last week I went to the park for a very specific reason. But I’ll get to that in a...
by Jackie | Around NYC, Living Deliberately
A man shuffled through my subway car. “Hi. My name is Sonny Payne. I’m homeless and I’m hungry,” he repeated like a mantra as he tried to dodge the standing-room-only crowd. “If you don’t have it, I can understand because I...
by Jackie | Animal Instinct, Around NYC, The One With
Some time ago, Reggie and I were hanging out with Little Kitty on our stoop (Reggie loves the kitties) when around the corner came an affable golden retriever with her tail swishing like a windshield wiper. When she saw Reggie and Little Kitty, she came bounding over...
by Jackie | Living Deliberately, The One With
It’s been said that not all who wander are lost. And then there was that thing about roads diverging in a wood. Despite the romanticized hubbub about the benefits of being lost, I’m not buying it. I like to know where I’m going and how long...
by Jackie | Around NYC, The One With
Today is Independence Day in the U.S. and I’m taking you on a special Tourist in My Town trip to a little place a few blocks from my apartment in Brooklyn. The first and largest conflict of the war is about to begin, and this stone house is going to play a...
