Note: The first episode shown during the Fourth Quarter 2024 was a rerun of #997 on September 23, 2024.
Episode #1000: Enjoy
First Broadcast: 9/30/24
Do you like art? Do you like New York? Do you like... halftone? Then this episode is for you! And, the rest of you, too! Celebrate our 1000th episode as we lay back and gaze at the sights and sounds of a town we know well, even with our eyes unfocused. As the title says: "Enjoy"!
Episode #1001: The Clown Don't Work For Free
First Broadcast: 10/7/24
We start with an event that should bring a tear to the eye of all New Yorkers--or at least all Manhattanites--of a certain age; a sure sign that the city has deteriorated in a very unwelcome way that makes one wonder if things are going backward instead of forward. Of course, I'm talking about the closing of the Stanton Street branch of the local Mexican restaurant chainlet San Loco, after 22 years of operation at that location. (What, you thought I was talking about Mayor Eric Adams being indicted for bribery and corruption? Pshaw! This is more important!) From there, I digress about the late Jon Vie bakery, which closed its doors 20 years ago (and yet I still pine for their cupcakes!); along with the continuing shrinkage of Indian restaurants on East 6th Street; the surge in upscale Indian restaurants across the city; my lack of knowledge about upscale Mexican restaurants; the appeal of Carnitas Ramirez tacos; the death of cheap middle-of-the-road restaurants in NYC in general; and how food inflation is too damn high, among many other things. Tune in, and see if you can keep up!