The late Bill Paxton gradually revealed a talent for softer-spoken types in his later career, but in his prime there was nobody as adept or hilarious at playing countrified, bullying goofs with all the internal fortitude of Jell-O. As gun nut older brother to Ilan Michael-Smith’s nerdy-s...
“Okay,” continued my mother. “If you don’t see your father on your way out, I’ll tell him. If you do, please remind him that we’re going shopping today. Oh, are you and Wayne taking your bikes or walking?” “I think we’ll walk.” And out the back door I went. ...
You won’t get any argument from me that transit-oriented development is a no-brainer. But even the most dyed-in-the-wool slow-growther would probably agree with this view today, now that battles over transit and development near transit stops have been mostly settled. (Of course, both We...
Amidst a budget crisis brought on by the pandemic, it’s easy for me to say that my pet causes should always be funded. After all, we each have a tendency to think that what we know and what we believe in is what’s best for New York. But everyone has their own ideas on how to...