{"id":1169,"date":"2016-06-25T09:33:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T13:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2016-06-25T09:33:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T13:33:31","slug":"new-york-city-blog-june-20-june-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=1169","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog – June 20- June 25"},"content":{"rendered":"
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June 20 was the summer solstice and the full moon known as Strawberry Moon. It was called the Strawberry Moon by the Algonquin because it occurs when strawberries were harvested. This is the first time in fifty years the summer solstice and the full moon occurred together. The last time was 1967 and it won\u2019t happen again until 2062. I caught a glimpse of the lovely pink moon on Monday.<\/p>\n

I spent early Tuesday morning at the NYC Field Office of Detention and Removal Operations. Judson Community Church advocates a humane immigration policy. About fifteen of us accompanied the Haitian man who is a Judson congregant and who has to report to the Department of Homeland Security at Federal Plaza. All went well. We were in and out in no time. It was good news for the next few months for our friend and relief for his legal team. BUT what a ghastly building. It reeks of anxiety. In the faces of the people ordered to report you see despair masked by stoicism. Remember Kafka or any of those other tales of persecution? They reduced me to a sullen boredom. So did Federal Plaza.<\/p>\n

Friends and I had a picnic at Wave Hill. Imagine, 28 acres of horticulture gardens overlooking the Hudson. As the British were voting and sweating over Brexit, we wandered on a balmy early evening over the lawns, under the beeches, sniffing the lavender and having a lovely time. The Hudson River sunset photo is by Wallace W., a fine photographer and a fine friend.<\/p>\n

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