Category Archives: New York City

The Reunion

       It was a beautiful sunny, warm spring evening with the forsythia and cherry blossoms in bloom along the corridors of I95. As I stopped in pockets of traffic a sense of Catholic school panic set in that I would be late for the, yes, 40th high school reunion of the class of 1978. As I reflected silently

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Thank You Linked In for Bringing Me E.B. White, “Here is New York” via Kazakhstan

I barely finished packing my suitcases when the the knock on the door came, the driver arrived earlier than scheduled, it was 3:30am in the morning some 20 years ago, the place Almaty, Kazakhstan.  The car, a Lada, a small car  that was going to take two people plus the driver and some very large suitcases to the airport.  

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Grand Central Terminal Through the Eyes of the Homeless

Homeless in New York City (“NYC”)is a complicated matter. and over the years, throughout the different economic cycles, the homeless population in NYC increases and decreases.  However, in 2008, the number of homeless people at Grand Central Terminal (“GCT”) increased significantly with the economic downturn and it has not really decreased since then.  The homeless and the commuters seem to

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Why You Should Never Forget if Your Roots Are From Queens, New York!

At a certain stage in your career your resume, experience and reputation speak for itself so when one is interviewing for a new job it typically comes down to fitting into the culture of the firm and making a connection during the interview process.  Interviewing for a job is a little like speed dating you have 20-30 minutes to make a connection and

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