Comments on: Walking the Streets Over You

By: Meredith Resnick

Meredith Resnick — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:19:05 +0000

I love reading anything about NY…about being in NY and the people of NY! Thanks for this.

By: ruthpennebaker

ruthpennebaker — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:50:50 +0000

No, we haven't discovered Dallas Barbecue yet, even though we're eating our way through a lot of restaurants at a pretty fast clip.

"Manhattan" is still one of my favorite movies, even though my membership in the Woody Allen fan club expired about the time Soon-Yi showed up.

By: Almost Slowfood

Almost Slowfood — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:34:47 +0000

So fun reading about your experiences on the UWS. We live here too and there’s something about other perspectives that make the city new to me. Once you’ve been here a few months, you should rent some fun movies set in Manhattan like, well, Manhattan, You’ve Got Mail, etc. You’ll be newly inspired by they city and the UWS.

Great post!

By: Cindy A

Cindy A — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:58:33 +0000

Can’t wait to go to NYC and relish the people watching extravaganza! LOVE the maintenance man and the birds story…

By: Kerry Dexter

Kerry Dexter — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:45:15 +0000

Ruth,
that being able to walk anywhere in cities is good – although you’ve got me thinking about walking anywhere in the [very] small town where I stay while in Ireland, now… there are some of them same aspects, actually.
and I have to ask — been to Dallas Barbecue yet? a few too many longhorn skulls on the wall last time I was there several years ago. their onion loaf is my cure for missing Texas in Manhattan though.

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:38:49 +0000

That is the very reason I want to see New York. While I love the idea of seeing all the “sights” I believe the most interesting sights are those we sit quietly and see. Hope that makes some kind of sense.

By: Donna Meadows

Donna Meadows — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:27:13 +0000

Happy to hear you’ve found yoga classes already, Ruth. And loved hearing that Zabar’s and all those restaurants nearby. Why, I could be kept busy writing poetry about the nibbles around there:-)

By: Brigindo

Brigindo — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:23:12 +0000

You’re living right in my old neighborhood and bringing back all kinds of memories. I went to junior high school on W. 77th and my sister and family lived on 84th between Amsterdam and Columbus for over 15 years. It has changed a lot over the years but yeah…that’s NYC.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:45:23 +0000

I’m just loving these blogs from NY. I close my eyes and I’m there with you. I even went to Zabar’s and got lunch to eat in Central Park. I’ll be here to check on you every day. Thanks!

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:34:46 +0000

I love you writing but am not crazy about New York. This may be because I was born there and, at three, decided to go see the kittens at the fish shop – myself! I got in the elevator, descended. No one stopped me as I exited the building and turned right on East 86th Street. Meanwhile my mother, who had just delivered my brother, and the nanny, realized I was gone at the same moment. Mom was out the door in a minute. She grabbed me just as I was stepping onto one of the main avenues. We moved to DC two years later. Whenever I am in Manhattan, I become that little girl again, with those enormous buildings all around.