Hey girl what's it like to be in New York?
New York City, imagine that!
Tell me, what's it like to be a skateboard punk rocker?
Leroy says, "Send a picture"
Leroy says, "Hello!"
Leroy says, "Aw, keep on rocking girl"
Yeah, keep on rocking
Michelle Shocked "Anchored Down in Anchorage"
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On Saturday afternoons I like to indulge in the New York women's pastime of "having my nails done". There's rarely a block in Manhattan that doesn't house at least one nail salon. They are invariably run by gentle Korean women and provide an oasis of calm and comfort.  |
The nail salons have names like 'Eve Nail', 'Mary Nail' and 'Jane Nail'. I go to Eve Nail as it is in my building. You can see it top right.
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Across the road is "Blooming Nail". It always makes me smile as the name reminds me of the Outback Restaurant's "Blooming Onion". I turn left, and still in the same block as my apartment, head toward the coffee shop.  (it's just under the London-looking subway sign in the photo on the left).But I have photos to take. So no coffee. Instead I make a 180 degree turn and cross the road. We are walking south and are now about twenty metres from my apartment. A few blocks north is Spanish Harlem. I'll take you there another day. But today it's my immediate neighbourhood, as I'm a bit tired. So let's continue walking south. |
| On the left is a street stall - selling socks and other items of clothing.
There's also a fruit stall which is a few metres from the closest supermarket.  |
 New Yorkers expect everyone to walk at the same pace. This avoids people-jams. I pause to take the photo and am jostled. The photo is blurred. But it'll have to do. I walk on. | And here is the supermarket .  No parking lot though. We either carry the groceries home, or get them delivered. It's only half a block. |
We could pop across the road to one of the local bars. |
Or to Hooligans, another local bar which you can see here between the Bagel shop and the locksmith. Perhaps another time. |
But I've walked too far on my lazy Saturday afternoon and I turn back before reaching the end of the block.
Now I can see the sock stall from the other side.  The sun has come out from behind a cloud and the socks look brighter now. |
If I were a healthy type, I could go to the local fitness club that is directly opposite the apartment building. So we are nearly back to where we started. |
 The doorman has come out to enjoy the sun. I say hello and he swings me through the revolving doors. |