{"id":374,"date":"2014-03-02T09:35:57","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T13:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374"},"modified":"2014-03-02T09:35:57","modified_gmt":"2014-03-02T13:35:57","slug":"new-york-city-blog-feb-23-march-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog Feb. 23 &#8211; March 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                <img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png?w=474\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button  \" data-href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div><p>Musings<\/p>\n<p>No service from Verizon has turned into a benefit. I\u2019m up close with my cell and realizing I don\u2019t need a land line, but what lousy service. There was the promise of a repair person who never\u00a0materialized and no notification from Verizon. I have been without the land line since Feb. 23 and it won\u2019t be restored until March 8, plenty of time to whine and plot an escape.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-375\" alt=\"A watery scene at 34th Street\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0924.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0924.jpg?resize=300%2C224 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0924.jpg?resize=1024%2C764 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0924.jpg?resize=401%2C300 401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0924.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0924.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Isn\u2019t Chris Christie interesting? He\u2019s a hometown boy. Attended a local school and a local law school. He not only knows New Jersey, he knows how to manipulate it.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-376\" alt=\"IMG_0927\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0927-300x224.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0927.jpg?resize=300%2C224 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0927.jpg?resize=1024%2C764 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0927.jpg?resize=401%2C300 401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0927.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0927.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Are you tired of de Blasio&#8217;s photo ops of shoveling snow or shoveling earth at the building of a new school. What\u2019s with hard hats? Why do politicians and billionaires love to wear them? The Honorable de Blasio claims to want to bring the two cities together. By appointing five new members who are sympathetic to renters to the Rent Guidelines Board he will have a golden opportunity.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-377\" alt=\"IMG_0926\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0926-300x224.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0926.jpg?resize=300%2C224 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0926.jpg?resize=1024%2C764 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0926.jpg?resize=401%2C300 401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0926.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0926.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Have you been watching 30 Days of Oscar on Ted Turner? The things you notice in movies. For instance, in Casablanca Humphrey Bogart and Paul Henreid didn\u2019t go through one scene without a cigarette.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-378\" alt=\"IMG_0925\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0925-300x224.jpg?resize=300%2C224\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0925.jpg?resize=300%2C224 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0925.jpg?resize=1024%2C764 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0925.jpg?resize=401%2C300 401w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0925.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_0925.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div>A contemporary entry, Her, has the voice of Scarlet Johansson. I thinks it\u2019s a clever cheat. Her well known voice conjures a beautiful woman who looks like Scarlet Johansson. She\u2019s also the infamous Scarlet Johansson, promotor of SodaStream, whose main factory is based in\u00a0<a title=\"Mishor Adumim\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mishor_Adumim\">Mishor Adumim<\/a>, an\u00a0<a title=\"Israeli settlement\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israeli_settlement\">Israeli settlement<\/a>\u00a0in the\u00a0<a title=\"West Bank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Bank\">West Bank<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0The four tiles are in Penn Station.<\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:connection<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-374\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-374\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-374\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374&amp;share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-374\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Musings No service from Verizon has turned into a benefit. I\u2019m up close with my cell and realizing I don\u2019t need a land line, but what lousy service. There was the promise of a repair person who never\u00a0materialized and no notification from Verizon. I have been without the land line since Feb. 23 and it &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New York City Blog Feb. 23 &#8211; March 1<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:connection<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-374\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-374\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-374\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374&amp;share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-374\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=374&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3QXad-62","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=374"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":381,"href":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374\/revisions\/381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}