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We stayed up all night watching the West Wing. When we realized it was already light outside we decided just to stay up, so we went for a walk through Prospect Park. The birds were chirping, the air was fresh, the ground was damp. We got to the Farmer’s Market before the stands were set up, and we got to Cousin John’s before they were open. Of course, when they let us in, they said they didn’t serve breakfast until ten – just pasteries for the time being. So we got a blueberry muffin fresh out of the oven and moved on. We ended up at Grecian Corner and got breakfast specials with a total bill of ~$8.50. Then, at 7:45a.m., bedtime.

Now it’s 3p.m. and time to start the day.

I now know the appeal of a ‘dry heat.’

A dry heat kisses you on the cheek like an old acquaintance who’s trying too hard to be polite.

A humid heat slobbers all over you like a dirty dog who was just lapping up water from a puddle.

We’ve lived here for two months now. Here are some of the biggies we’ve accomplished:

• Eat great pizza (Grimaldi’s)
• Eat great bagels (H&H)
• Eat great cheesecake (Veniero)
• Eat pastrami at Katz’s Deli
• Eat a hot dog at Nathan’s in Coney Island (photo)
• Go to the Met
• Go to the Museum of Natural History
• See a film at the Tribeca Film Fest (Palo Alto) (photo)
• See a Broadway Show (Avenue Q)
• Drink local beer (Chelsea, Sixpoint)
• Host houseguests in a tiny NYC apartment (photo)
• Walk through Central Park
• Times Square at night (photo)
• Check out the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center (photo)
• Cross the Brooklyn Bridge (a nightly affair for me)

Neighborhoods we’ve meandered through:

• Upper East Side
• Upper West Side
• Midtown (photo)
• Gramercy
• Flatiron
• Tribeca
• SoHo (photo)
• Chinatown
• Little Italy
• East Village
• West Village
• Greenwich Village
• Lower East Side (photo)
• Chelsea
• Financial District
• Williamsburg (photo)
• Red Hook (photo)
• Brooklyn Heights (photo)
• Coney Island
• Fort Greene
• DUMBO (photo)
• Carroll Gardens