We met Nora at the opening day for PS 1’s new summer show. AskaNewYorker: Where’s Nora from? Nora: I’m from Grand Rapids MI. AskaNewYorker: How long have you lived in New York? Nora: About three weeks. AskaNewYorker: Welcome to the city. What part of the city did you move to? Nora: Prospect Heights Brooklyn. I’m… Read more »
AskaNewYorker: Tell us about yourself, Daniel in Buffalo? Dan: I’m a school teacher in Longport, which is a northern suburb of Buffalo. I’ve been teaching for 20 years. I’ve lived in this particular home for three years and some of my favorite things to do in Buffalo (Dan broke his arm badly not too long… Read more »
Six degrees of separation brought Mindy, a transplanted New Yorker, my way this week. She’s pretty, she’s Jewish, she’s a lesbian, and she’s coming back to NYC this month to launch her one woman show ‘I Sarah’ during gay pride week. AskaNewYorker: So Mindy, why was a nice New York lesbian doing theatre in Oregon?… Read more »
AskaNewYorker: I have an idea what you, do but what do you really do? Monsignor Cassato: Well, I’m the pastor here at Saint Anthanasius parish here in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, a very unique neighborhood here in the City of New York. And I’m also one of seven police chaplains for the City of New York. So… Read more »
This month we have the pleasure of meeting Leon, who has come to New York from Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina. AskaNewYorker: Hi Leon, how, why are you here in this room at this very moment? Leon: I sense somehow I’m now in the seventh layer of hell. AskaNewYorker: What’s the first layer of hell? Leon:… Read more »
Stephanie, our NYC Uberchic for May 2006 Meet Stephanie, our first impromptu, on-the-train interview. AskaNewYorker: What’s your name? Stephanie: Stephanie…. AskaNewYorker: What do you do in the city? Stephanie: I sell advertising. AskaNewYorker: What agency? Stephanie: I work for All Recipes.com AskaNewYorker: Do you like to cook, and if so, what did you cook… Read more »
I met Laura at The Harvard Club, after previously meeting her at the “We Love New York Day” event. AskaNewYorker: This is a gorgeous room. Why are we meeting at The Harvard Club ? Laura: Well, my father is a Harvard graduate; hence my mother and I are members. Ask a New Yorker: What did… Read more »
On one of the first nice Spring days of 2006, I introduced myself to Kelsey, who was in the park busy on her computer, and she asked me to go away and come back in five minutes. She wanted to see if Ask a New Yorker was legit. We passed the test. Ask a New… Read more »
Before moving from Williamsburg, I needed to interview one of my favorite neighbors. “People enjoy a ball. A baseball, a football, a golf ball, a tennis ball. I hope to have people enjoy my mozzarella ball”, says Georgie, whose wisdom and thoughtful observations made my day. Ask a NewYorker: How long have you lived in… Read more »
Amanda Congdon graciously gave us this interview after we read about her in a recent New York Times profile. Ask a New Yorker: Hi Amanda, Tell us about your New York Times article and what you do. Amanda: I host and co write a three minute daily internet show that often has a comedic slant…. Read more »
