Suspected murderer Luigi Mangione allegedly confided in his landlord about his struggles with physical intimacy due to chronic back pain. I raise important questions about landlord-tenant relationships these days.
Reviewing the none-too-busy month that was at The New Leaf Journal in November 2023.
After documenting an unexpected Tesla Cybertruck sighting in scenic Brooklyn Bridge Park, I thought about what the Cybertruck reminds me of. I thought back to Virtua Racing Deluxe for the Sega 32X.
Photographs of Victory Chimes, a historic schooner, docked in Brooklyn Bridge Park. After showing the boat, I draw from several sources to learn more about it.
I previously reviewed a visual novel called The Dandelion Girl: Won’t You Remember Me? That was a 2016 remake of a 2010 The Dandelion Girl visual novel. Here, I review the original 2010 novel with reference to its remake.
Brooklyn Paper reports that a new scam involving fundraising solicitations for fake youth basketball teams is hitting Brooklyn. I note that it hit Brooklyn at least a few decades ago.
On incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune becoming the first Senate Majority Leader to have defeated a former Senate Majority Leader to win his Senate seat.
Reviewing the month that was at The New Leaf Journal in October 2024.
I saw three free desks in Carroll Gardens and Columbia Street Waterfront District. I did not take. But then I saw a free magnifying mirror…
On a new and improved pigeon design on a New York City Board of Elections mailer.
Prompted by news that criminal charges were filed against an alien for voting unlawfully in Michigan, I examine the possible immigration consequences for aliens who vote in violation of U.S. law.
Remembering that time my high school classmate responded to a comment about the then-upcoming 2005 NYC mayoral election by expressing her concern that Bush would win again.