RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Island insights that go beyond the tram.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Month: June 2019

When Gucci Goes Ugly, Up Against The Wall In New York City

Gucci goes ugly, an in your face blast, two crazy looking women painted on a walls in Soho. A mural decorated an otherwise undistinguished wall over a car lot. By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small An ugly esthetic…

Human Evolution: Wild, Free and Dangerous…

A rough, gray sky, exposed by the first light of day, hung windless above the concrete and glass skyline thrown 500 feet into the air, contrast illustrating the spectrum of human evolution, wild, free and dangerous to safe and comfortable….

Love Is In the Air, Black Cat Style

Love, black cat style is the theme for this heartfelt image. And love is in the air as hearts fill the room. Featuring Cat Artist Deborah Julian Black Cat Style, Love Is In the Air Artwork by Deborah Julian A…

A Guide to Helping Cats: Gothamist Shows The Way

The Gothamist, a robust independent New York City online news source, published a comprehensive guide to helping cats. It’s locally oriented but is applicable almost anywhere. I’m linking it here because it can save some lives and make others better….

Roy Eaton: A black man’s journey to the top of the advertising industry

A story worth telling: Roy Eaton, the Jackie Robinson of Advertising… “If you were white, I’d hire you immediately,” Roy Eaton was told during his first interview for an advertising job with Young & Rubicam. Years later, the Advertising Hall…

Waiting for the Light, New York City Heat

Waiting for the Light is street photograph. It captures the gritty realism of urban alienation on a hot summer afternoon.

I Will See You Later

I will see you later was inspired by William Carlos Williams, an American poet I stumbled on as a teenager. I loved poetry and got turned on by verses that dodged cliches and said something simple and genuine. With a…

Are Ghosts Really Everywhere, Eager For Us To Notice?

Are ghosts everywhere? When I was a kid, Halloween sent us out swinging jack-o-lanterns at our sides. Our paper bags begged for candy. We knew ghosts were make-believe. Casper the Friendly Ghost or the scarier spooks of Rod Serling. Now,…

New York’s Screwed in DC, But Where’s the Outrage?

New York’s screwed in DC, the nation’s capital, and so is California. But where is the outrage? A populist movement stalled President Obama’s direction and led Donald Trump into the presidency, or so the story goes. But is that true?…

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Talking To A Wall in New York City…

We’ve all been there, haven’t we? My first wife, long, long ago, raged that arguing with me was like “talking to a wall.” I wasn’t into the arguments thing, had never had a battling relationship and wasn’t ready to start.