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Diatribe on New York Citys traffic and charm
A writer laments NYC problems while praising its culture and energy. The piece recalls clashes over transit and pollution, notes changes like elevated rail removal, and imagines a reader’s return via helicopter. It contrasts weather, water, and traffic with nostalgia for old harbor rides and Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Max Kramer
Brook-to- Bay Ranch
New York
Art Buchwald
Lindsay
Faisal
LaGuardia
Hudson
Battery
Staten Island
Hendrick Hudson
Gowanus Canal
Gotham
New Yorker
Board of Trade
John
Dey
Manhattan
Grand Canyon
East River
New World Trade Center
Old Washington Market
West Street
Florida
O. Henry
Bagdad On
Max
Bagdad-on the-Hudson
Coney Island
Miami Beach
Times Square
Fifth Ave
Bronx
Peggy
Ralph
Fordham Road
Grand Concourse Area
George Washington Bridge
New Jersey
Riverside Drive
Bay Ridge
N. J. Pike
Goethel’s Bridge
Elizabeth
Varrazzano Bridge
South Ferry
West Side Highway
Midtown
Dave
L’il de
Brooklyn
N. Y