{"id":140,"date":"2013-07-21T17:01:24","date_gmt":"2013-07-21T21:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=140"},"modified":"2013-07-21T20:49:32","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T00:49:32","slug":"nyc-blog-july-15-july-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=140","title":{"rendered":"NYC Blog July 15 – July 21"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A blistering, hot week in NYC.\u00a0Having spent a few weeks in India in August (!), I was reminded of the silence that envelops people when they’re surrounded by heat. During this past week in NYC, most people seemed to cope with it by regarding air conditioning as the holy grail. You seek it, find it and worship it. The day’s plan was to run from your apartment’s a.c. to the taxi\/bus\/subway a.c. and into your office\/shop\/studio\/unemployment center\/Y\/library a.c. and then repeat the process at the end of the day .<\/p>\n

New York City Restaurant Week is officially from July 22 to August 16. Counting on my fingers, I get 19 days in NYC’s restaurant week. Whatever. A friend and I went to a Russian restaurant that began its restaurant week a week early\u00a0and had blini with red caviar, braised short ribs and apple strudel. What? you say. In 100 degree weather you’re eating for the Arctic not for the Sahara. Too true. The next day I felt like a human furnace, but it was so good while I was doing it.<\/p>\n

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On Saturday we drove into Green-Wood Cemetery passing the Funerals Park Here sign. We were attending a book party for Robin Lynn’s and Francis Morrone’s GUIDE TO NEW YORK CITY URBAN LANDSCAPES. Not only is Green-Wood described in the book, it’s also featured on the cover. \u00a0Who knew that a cemetery could be bustling with life. Green-Wood has tours and events throughout the year. A nineteenth century man whose name I can’t remember invited people to his future burial plot, using it as a meeting place. What a clever fellow. I’ve included some slightly out of focus shots I took while we were trying to find our way out. The book has much better ones.<\/div>\n
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