Citizens voiced criticism of the police when a woman selling churros was handcuffed by NYPD officers at the Broadway Junction station in Brooklyn. The police said the vendor had been issued several citations and had refused officers’ orders to move. Also, the vendor was not officially arrested, but briefly handcuffed and issued a citation. Whichever… Read more »
Shortly before the cleaning and restoration of the Iconic Guardians in front of the New York Public Library began, a friend asked when I would write a poem about the Lions. Here is my poem for Patience and Fortitude followed with before and after photos of the glorious restoration! Two Poems by the Piccirilli Brothers… Read more »
The old adage of “vote early and often” is at least half true now in New York City, as the city has instituted early voting this year. This past Saturday the 26th was the start of an early voting period leading up to the Tuesday, Nov. 5 election day. The last few election cycles have… Read more »
In early March of 2000, I found my way from Ozone Park to Sunnyside, Queens, for the inaugural St. Pat’s for All Parade. The parade was unique because it welcomed LGBT groups to participate. Most other St. Patrick’s parades at the time did not. It was the first St. Patrick’s parade I marched in, representing… Read more »
Capturing the New York punk scene better than anyone since the death of Lester Bangs is The New York Waste, and picking up the Waste is a must. When I first started reading it almost two decades ago, it introduced me to the best punk rock bands on the scene at the time. It featured… Read more »
This weekend was a typical blur for a person with an office job and small children. There was per usual a mountain of house chores to do, events to take the children to, and hours of each day dedicated to the day job, as our day jobs spread their tentacles into every aspect of our… Read more »
Earlier this summer, I arrived home late on a Friday night—late these days meaning after 8 p.m.—and was taking things out of my pockets after a long day. When I reached into my right front picket, I came to the realization that I did not have my wallet. My stomach tied in knots and I… Read more »
A surviving dive bar: Doc Holliday’s on Avenue A and 9th Street, New York City. A few weeks ago, my band was fortunate enough to be asked to play music in Tompkins Square Park. The four of us arrived punctually (an impressive feat for an old-school punk rock band like ours). The sun was blazing… Read more »
Flushing Night Out at the Quaker Meeting House in 2017. This year will see the festival on Main Street at St. George’s Church during the day. Despite the popularity of some parts of Brooklyn, our collective dialogue around New York City remains excessively Manhattan-centric. New Yorkers will still say “the city” when they mean Manhattan,… Read more »
Homo Sapiens – HumankindThere is confusion and delusion.There are times we act without reason.I don’t have an answer. I’m just trying to make it.All I really know is life is complicated. I don’t know what’s the best. It changes from day to day but one thing I will suggest – Don’t participate in the hate.I’ve got places to go, but someone’s in the way.It… Read more »
