Ydanis Rodriguez — Hypocritical Council Member

I know what you’re thinking — a hypocritical politician?! The horror! But the fact that my local council member, Ydanis Rodriguez, is running for re-election is particularly galling, considering his past stance on a major issue. In the spirit of full disclosure, I must say that I considered a primary challenge of Rodriguez in Washington Heights/Inwood’s District 10. I even

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Why Uber/Lyft Suck in New York

Like a growing number of New Yorkers, I opt for Uber or Lyft when I am forced to take a cab. It is generally cheaper, the cars are nicer and the drivers are far, far less smelly. As convenient as it is, ridesharing really sucks in New York. And I’ll explain why. When I was living in sunny Los Angeles,

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New York City — Town of Pussies

With all of New York complaining like little girls over this worst-snowstorm-in-history that will allegedly hit at any moment, it is time to declare that New York City is officially a town of pussies. Remember when New York was tough? Depending on how old you are, probably not; it’s been quite a while. We used to be a hearty lot;

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Garbage, Garbage Everywhere

Several years ago when I was still living it up in sunny Los Angeles, blissfully unaware that my time there had a clock on it, a friend paid a visit to New York. When she came back, I ask her what she thought. Her first words — “so much garbage.” I told her I understood, that the streets get plenty

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Wait, What?

I know what you’re thinking — “I don’t understand anything about this website.” Yeah, I can see that. Let me explain. We’ll start with the name. It is not a porn site. Sorry. If you are looking for websites featuring that type of moisture, there are plenty of fine sites out there just a Google search away. This just isn’t

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