View from the Left Coast


I work for The Man

New York in Summer

Pro

  • There is no one in the city on the weekends
  • Fabulous New York Fashion
  • Sexy, lack of clothing
  • Rooftop, sidewalk, backyard garden evening drinks
  • Union Square Farmer’s Market
  • PS1
  • Lobster rolls
  • Walking the Highline
  • Brownouts and Blackouts
  • Live (mostly free) outdoor events - Summerstage, Bryant Park movies
  • Thunder and lightening storms
  • Sunsets

Con

  • $%&#in’ mosquitoes
  • The thin layer of slimy grit that covers you on your way to work and at the end of the day
  • Humidity that rivals Houston
  • Unpredictable weather - it rains when you decide to walk home (without an umbrella)
  • Allergies
  • Brownouts and Blackouts
  • The subways are unbearable
  • LIE traffic
  • The Sunset is the result of horrific industrial polution in New Jersey