An ice cloud drifting silently, high above FDR Four Freedoms State Park, marked a peaceful Roosevelt Island Saturday.
I’ve loved watching clouds since I was a kid, and some always seem special. Like this one, seen from The Room in the park, while surrounded by others relaxing, enjoying the peaceful pleasures of Roosevelt Island.

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Howard Polivy, the Man Who Never Left
There is a particular rhythm to board meetings. Once you have sat through enough of them, they begin to blend together. The agenda appears. The minutes are approved.










