Banking Beautifully
“A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” —Yogi Berra (1925– ) One of Mr. Berra malapropisms may have been true in his own financial world, but the former headquarters of […]
“A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.” —Yogi Berra (1925– ) One of Mr. Berra malapropisms may have been true in his own financial world, but the former headquarters of […]
Fragrant o’er all the western groves The tall magnolia towers unshaded. —Maria Brooks (1795–1845, American poetess) At Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark in Brooklyn, the magnolia trees, with their […]
“I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs,dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to […]
Just as I wonder whether it’s going to die, the orchid blossoms and I can’t explain why it moves my heart, why such pleasure comes from one small bud on […]
“Mr. J. Q. A. Ward’s ideal figure of a New-Englander for Central Park.” —from the October 12, 1884 edition of the New York Times As is the case with many […]
On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us And you’ll find that you’re in the rotogravure Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet And of […]
“But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.” —from the Gospel of St. Luke, Ch. 22, Verse 21 The reaction by His disciples […]
“We are always the same age inside.” —Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) Walk About New York turns one-year old today. We will always be a kid at heart, exploring and discovering the […]