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“… with your support and that of our millions of non-Jewish friends, we will drive the last nail in the coffin of bigotry and fanaticism that has dared raise its […]
“… with your support and that of our millions of non-Jewish friends, we will drive the last nail in the coffin of bigotry and fanaticism that has dared raise its […]
“You follow me to the south side of Central Park, in front of The Plaza.” —Tom Buchanan, from The Great Gatsby Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) sets a pivotal scene in his […]
“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 […]
“It has been said of the new Music Hall that it needs no performers.” —one critic’s assessment at the 1932 opening of Radio City Music Hall Like a March weather […]
“A park is a work of art, designed to produce certain effects upon the mind of men. There should be nothing in it, absolutely nothing—not a foot of surface nor […]
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) For the second year, the Central […]
“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.” —Tom Wolfe (1931– , Author) Visit the Big Apple as if […]
“The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time.” — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862–1933, British Foreign Secretary) […]
“Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.” — Alexander Hamilton […]
Wesolego Alleluja : a Polish Easter Greeting What great serendipity we enjoyed this past Easter Sunday. Our walk through Central Park brought us to a Polish Easter party at the base […]