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NIMBY Needs a Lot of Defending Feb. 25, 2025
NIMBY stands for Not In My Backyard. It's often employed as a shaming tool to portray those unwillin... Read More
Uber Clueless Apr. 20, 2022
The media's ignorance about basic economics is galling. I expect it from politicians. I expect it fr... Read More
Terrorists Lose by Not Changing Us Apr. 14, 2022
People are filing back into Kyiv. Against expectations, traffic has returned to Ukraine's capital ci... Read More
Fear of Crime Apr. 14, 2022
The shots were fired 3,000 miles away, but they were heard across the nation. In a flash, the sense... Read More
Coming to New York? Here's the Lingo You'll Need Dec. 16, 2021
New Yorkers have always had their own slang. For us, "Coffee, regular" means coffee with milk and su... Read More
Arrest Wardens to Stop Cruel and Unusual Punishment Feb. 15, 2019
"Sick and frantic" was how inmates at the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn were des... Read More
Biggie Smalls' America May. 29, 2017
I love this country, where Biggie Smalls and confusion won a victory just before Memorial Day, remin... Read More
Is 'Stranger Rape' More Troubling than 'Date Rape'? Jan. 12, 2017
A New York City police captain said he regards "true stranger rapes" as "more troubling" than rapes ... Read More
Creamy and Dreamy Drinks from the Cherished Past for Warm-Weather Days May. 15, 2014
"The Soda Fountain: Floats, Sundaes, Egg Creams & More —- Flavors and Traditions of an America... Read More
The For-Hire Soldiers in the Fight for Justice Apr. 19, 2014
Time for a word about private investigators. TV dramas of the past left the impression that the prim... Read More
Spike Lee Kickstarts Gentrification Debate Feb. 28, 2014
Last year, "Do the Right Thing" director Spike Lee set out to raise some money via Kickstarter for a... Read More
