{"id":484,"date":"2014-07-06T09:07:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-06T13:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=484"},"modified":"2014-07-06T09:07:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T13:07:28","slug":"new-york-city-blog-june-29-july-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=484","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog June 29 &#8211; July 5"},"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=484\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div><p>The ballet maniac and I went to our last ABT performance for this year. Because of a lovely coincidence, we were seated next to some friends I usually run into at a Chinese banquet.It was such fun listening to the gang toss around ballet names from the past and present and complain about the current New York Times dance critic. The performances on stage were equally wonderful. It was Shakespeare\u2019s night: The Dream based on A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream and the eponymous The Tempest. The gang gave thumbs up for The Dream, Gillian Murphy and Herman Cornejo. I was the only one who was enthusiastic about The Tempest.<\/p>\n<p>This bronze statue of Fiorello LaGuardia is in LaGuardia Place.I like his chubby figure and dated suit. Thankfully, he\u2019s not draped in a Roman toga. I passed by it on a steamy, humid July 3 after ducking into Bruno\u2019s Bakery to pick up July 4th goodies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1492.jpg?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"Laguardia's Statue\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1492.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1492.jpg?resize=764%2C1024 764w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1492.jpg?w=1936 1936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1492.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1492.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laguardia&#8217;s Statue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Welcome to a gorgeous lush garden in the depths of Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-486\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-486\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1502-224x300.jpg?resize=224%2C300\" alt=\"An enchanting Brooklyn garden\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1502.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1502.jpg?resize=764%2C1024 764w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1502.jpg?w=1936 1936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1502.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nymysteries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_1502.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An enchanting Brooklyn garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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-484\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=484&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-484\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=484&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-484\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=484&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-484\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=484&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>The ballet maniac and I went to our last ABT performance for this year. 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