{"id":1221,"date":"2016-08-06T09:45:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T13:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=1221"},"modified":"2016-08-06T09:45:53","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T13:45:53","slug":"new-york-city-blog-aug-1-aug-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=1221","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog Aug. 1 \u2014 Aug. 7"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Five and a half hours to fly from Portland, OR. to NYC. I find that amazing, crossing a continent in less time than it takes to drive to upper New York state.<\/p>\n

The Airbnb saga has taught me a valuable, expensive lesson. Check descriptions of the property very carefully. Make sure there\u2019s an indoor toilet. Get in touch with Airbnb if you realize you\u2019ve made a dreadful mistake. When you arrive at the property and realize that the owners are trick photographers, take photos of the garage interior that has the fanciful label, The Garden House.<\/p>\n

When I return each July from Portland, Oregon I\u2019m concerned that I\u2019ll find my hometown too gritty, rude, pushy, crowded. Not at all. It\u2019s NYC!\u00a0The Italian saying, autumn begins in August, applies to NYC. The diagonal lighting, the shadows, the summer crowd returning to Manhattan are precursors of fall. Walking by the Carlyle’s Bobby Short Way, I recalled that wonderful singer’s rendition of “Autumn in New York”.<\/p>\n

I went to the Met Breuer at 75 St. and Madison. In its previous incarnation as the Whitney I didn\u2019t appreciate the bunker-like building. Now, I do. Is it cleaner? The Met has tweaked the building\u2019s surfaces, crannies and corners. Before, it seemed dusty. Now it seems polished and open for business. It smells like a new car.The enormous elevator, the bluestone floors, the exhibits that go on forever spell Manhattan writ large, 1966 style with 2016 panache. Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible<\/em> is a wonderful exploration of when is a painting finished. Formerly, the exhibits were artsy, exhibits themselves. Now, they present the work in an exciting but understated way. Strolling from one Diane Arbus photo in a current exhibit recreated lonely aspects of 1950s NYC.<\/p>\n

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