NYC

On a slightly smaller scale than the WorldCom disaster, 15 of the city’s 24 plumbing inspectors were arrested.

I love the letters section in the NY Daily News, known as The Voice of the People.

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Ozone Park: There is no shortage of fools in America and, specifically, on Long Island. That became abundantly clear as I watched hundreds of simple life forms stand in the rain for hours while yet another grossly overpaid golf pro played at the U.S. Open.

Now, this bedraggled clan of pitifully complacent wage slaves will undoubtedly rush off to Shea and Yankee stadiums, where their complaints about overpriced food and beverages will be lost in the irony of their continued, obsessive demand to purchase these items, as well as tickets with skyrocketing prices.

They will pay for the privilege of standing in the rain — wet, clueless and cold.

Even a dog couldn’t be conditioned to behave with such staggering loyalty.

Richard Iritano

I found this page after noticing his weblog in my referrer logs. It’s a very good first-person account.

Yessiree, I’ve added myself to the nyc bloggers list. Others in the ‘hood:

There I was, calmly reading my New York Magazine, when I came across the story of him throwing a party at the McDonald’s on 34th and Tenth Ave — with hors d’oeuvre off the Dollar Menu.

We spent the afternoon walking around Williamsburg, going to a few galleries. The Stuart Hawkins show at Priska Juschka is grrreeat! The Thomas Lail show at Goliath is cool too. Schroeder Romero had an amusing neon piece in the back by Bill Rowe (who teaches at ASU, near my home town!), called “Who’s your daddy?”.

There appears to be a new Italian (Sardinian to be precise) wine bar called DOC at 7th and Wythe, open every day from 6-midnight or later. I expect to try it out soon.

Late in the afternoon we sat outside at Yabby, had coffee, and watched the pigeons.

Overheard while walking around the Lower East Side looking at galleries:

At least you’re unemployed here. I was unemployed in Hoboken!

The show at Rivington Arms (102 Rivington between Ludlow and Essex, 646-654-3213) is definitely worth seeing. Ask them to play the 45s in the back by William Pym. The show that opens tomorrow at Maccarone (45 Canal, 212-431-4977) from 6-9 with Daniel Roth seems worth a visit too.

The sign reads: Part Time Work, $8/hour. Must be articulate in describing things well. Good computer skills necessary.