{"id":745,"date":"2015-05-02T09:31:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-02T13:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=745"},"modified":"2015-05-02T09:31:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-02T13:31:46","slug":"new-york-city-blog-april-27-may-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nymysteries.com\/?p=745","title":{"rendered":"New York City Blog April 27 \u2014 May 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ruth Rendell died today. She was a great and prolific writer. R. I. P. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby girl today. May her life be as rich and full as Ruth Rendell’s.<\/p>\n

My condolences to the Nepalese. Why are the most beautiful places often plagued with dangerous weather? I was in Nepal, briefly, many years ago. I flew from New Delhi in a tiny white Nepalese Airlines plane. We landed in the magical city of Katmandu and then gazed at misty, fogged-in Everest.<\/p>\n

I was at the Frick Collection on Friday. It was packed. Was it because of the S\u00e8vres exhibit or Coypel\u2019s Don Quixote Tapestries? Maybe, but I think the Russell Page garden had something to do with it. Controversy is good for a museum, don\u2019t you think? The air was buzzing with talk of the Russell Page garden being replaced by offices. Page designed the garden in the Seventies.He is reputed to have said it was a scene to be looked at. If people wanted to walk they could go to nearby Central Park. In the snapshot, gardeners’ equipment is in front of the lily pond. The Frick has a beautiful and informative website. You can download its app.<\/p>\n

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Russell Page Garden at the Frick Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking of Central Park, it is in its lovely spring mode.<\/p>\n

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Central Park on May 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finally, a shout out to Peter Carey, Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose, Teju Cole, Rachel Kushner and Taiye Selasi for withdrawing from the PEN ceremony. If only the powers that be had seen fit to honor Ruth Rendell.<\/p>\n

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