At this point during the winter, I start to get the itch for digging in the dirt. Alas, it’s a rather pointless itch as I must confine my...

After a boozy brunch with Dr. V’s cousins, we wandered up the sunny side of the street to Grand Central Terminal, celebrating its 100th...

Fall vegetables: the bounty at the market threatens to overwhelm the Manhattan apartment suggestion of a kitchen. Mine’s 24 sq. feet....

Preserved SRO rooms at the South Street Seaport Museum. RL Fifield photo, 2012. The South Street Seaport Museum recently reopened under...

Preserved SRO rooms at the South Street Seaport Museum. RL Fifield photo, 2012. The South Street Seaport Museum recently reopened under...

RL Fifield photo, 2012. Dr. V and I got acquainted with the PATH route from 33rd St. to Hoboken thanks to our friends, Hoboken dwellers...

RL Fifield photo, 2012. Dr. V and I got acquainted with the PATH route from 33rd St. to Hoboken thanks to our friends, Hoboken dwellers...

Manhattan Tomato Harvest, 2011. I come from a gardening family, and at this time of year, I’m biding my time until garden season. My...

Manhattan Tomato Harvest, 2011. I come from a gardening family, and at this time of year, I’m biding my time until garden season. My...