very sad article...

in this morning's Times about a woman who came here from Honduras because of a violent boy friend and might be deported back because of Attorney General Sessions' recent decision re immigration. Really sad and frightening. What can one do? I wish we could eliminate all self-congradulations re arts groups. I guess that is a reference to the TEAM benefit that I will attend tomorrow night. I like that group and over the years have made several friends there, but is it the time for self praise, as most of these benefits are. Where is humility? Well, we will see, perhaps the tone will be a little more humble this time around.
What else? Well in the personal world, went to South fourth yesterday, only to find out that it would be closing on July 31. Very sad, it has been a great place for me, even if in the last few years, I spent less time there then in the first couple. In the period between summer 2007 and say, 2010, I might have averaged a couple of days a week there. Made many friends. Again, a free enterprise system without any commercial rent control rears its ugly head. That's all.
 AT south fourth yesterday, I had a very warm and feeling discussion with my friend Kathy. She works in publishing, and has lived in the southern part of Williamsburg since 1993 ( a long time). Talking to her I felt very involved and protective. And then she was gone.
  For myself, I decided that after a hero from the nearbye grocery that I brought over to south fourth to eat, I would enjoy a cheese danish from the old diner that sits under the 7 tracks in Long Island City. So I took the 62 bus, that goes right there. Of course, I passed numerous new buildings, some already opened, others still in progress, but all luxury. The cheese danish and the coffee were good, not great, as I would have hoped. Took the 7 train back to Times Square, a very easy trip, will be a nice alternative when the L is closed next year---Wait! the prime reason that I take the L was south fourth, now that is closing. Well, I will need to it go to Cobra in Bushwick as well.  Got home early, thought that it would be easy to go to sleep because I was tired, but that was not the case. Did not sleep well, probably the coffee at the Dinrer and the large amount of sugar in the cheese danish kept me up. Oh well, is that really important, given all the other things going on?
  This afternoon may go to the Stanley Kubrick photo exhibit at the Museum of the City of NY. hard to get to, but today might be the best day to try it. Will let you know tomorrow.