What a wonderful day, how many things to do today, so much to look forward to, so much "art"; tonight I see a new play, King, an operetta at the Barrow street theater and look forward to watching the Yankees play the Orioles (makeup game first) a little bit before. There are atleast seven movies I could go to, plus God knows how many other performances of dance, theater (Broadway or off off Broadway) , and other entertainments. What New Yorker could ask for more?
And yet...and yet...at the same time as I write this, an article in the Times tells me that tenants on Columbus Avenue and 100th street are being terrorized by the enormous building (luxury, of course) that is being built adjacent to where they live. A wall falls down they have to vacate, constant dynamiting below their terraces, older people forced to walk around with ear plugs or with their windows closed. How can we live with this? Do we just shut it out, and simply "enjoy" what the city has to offer culturally, because after all, it is not happening to us. How do we deal with this.?
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