New York City Things to see and do Articles
Hot Town! Summer in the CityNew York has a reputation for blistering summers. As the heat and humidity rise, they say, so do the tempers of New Yorkers. It must have something to do with all of those people stuffed into that tiny area, with nothing but concrete all around.
Well, I’m here to dispel the myths about New York [...]
New York City, New York – June 2000Every writer needs a muse. This month, mine was a fiberglass cow.
I admit it: I was about to let June slip by without an update for BootsnAll (as has been my habit in recent months). And then she beckoned me from her perch two stories above my Brooklyn park bench: a fragmented cow [...]
Bargains in Brooklyn – June 2000In Brooklyn, the people live in row houses. Most houses follow the same pattern: four stories in brownstone or brick, with the second floor (first floor to the rest of the world) being the parlor. Originally the ground floor was reserved for kitchens and maids’ quarters, so the parlor floor became the entrance to the [...]
Speaking Whatever By W.Speaking Whatever
By W. Clinton Mainland
The old man came into the Greek Diner and ordered a cup of coffee; he looked at the menu. Not a minute went by, and a big guy, maybe thirty, came in, whacked the old man’s chair, and said: “Come on, dickhead.”
The old man got up – exasperated, and followed the [...]
Speaking WhateverBootsnAll.com – Speaking Whatever
Cultural Immersion
Want to forget you are in America when in New York? Try one of these two places:
Centro Espanol
La Nacional, The Spanish Benevolent Society
239 W. 14th Street
When I first walked into this place, I thought it was a homeless shelter. It actually might be. It’s a smoky basement room, lit [...]
Getting Around New YorkGetting Around New York City
By Jennifer Bildersee
The bus out of Antigua, Guatemala arbitrarily leaves one hour early.
A seemingly friendly Cape Town driver picks you up, smiles at your
destination, and then drops you off half an hour later, 20km from the
highway.
You wait 3 hours in downtown Jo�burg while your Combi becomes fuller,
filled, and [...]
General Info Section
New York. The Big Apple. The City That Never Sleeps.
Home of the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Village, Broadway.
Hundreds of "Gap’s", thousands of suicidal taxi drivers, millions
of residents, and – for those of [...]
Poe on the Streets
By W. Clinton Mainland
Jesus, it’s freezing. 20 Degrees. I’m not used to this – I’m from the west coast. For the hundredth time I ask myself what the hell am I doing here? Who am I fooling? This is New York, for Christsakes. They are going to see right through me. I [...]
Poe on the StreetsBootsnAll.com – Poe on the Streets
Manhattan
Sometimes I think Manhattan is some strange experiment – you put a million and a half people on an island measuring two and half miles by thirteen miles and you see what happens. If that’s not enough, add the visitors – another 34 million a year to the same island.
It [...]
The New York City Travel Guide
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Monthly Updates
December 99 Article – If the soothsayers are right, this [...]
