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I LOVE NEW YORK! I love the excitement, the people, the culture, the food, the craziness, the noise… Sometimes though, I HATE NEW YORK! I hate the excitement, the people, the culture, the food, the craziness, the noise… It’s the longest love/hate relationship of my life! And after 50+ years of living here, it’s the only place I know how to live! So now that I’ve told you this, what you may wonder, is NERDY ABOUT NEW YORK about? (ain’t that a mouthful?) Well, in a nutshell it’s a love letter to NYC…the NYC that once was, the NYC that is and the NYC I hope it will be once again. As many of you may have noticed, NYC has become a bit soulless…lost its flavor…has become too clean and sterile (yes even dare I say), a little too family friendly. Here, I hope to celebrate the NYC I remember–the singular architecture, the colors, the stores, and yes even the smells… I hope to do this through sharing my admiration for some famous and not so famous NY’ers that have shaped our world in some way; saluting famous (and not so famous) NYC landmarks that are still here or are long gone and also through sharing remembrances of things past (eggs creams, candy stores, Spauldings!) I will also throw in some observations that only a NY’er can appreciate (entering a crowded elevator first thing in the morning and being greeted by all occupants, heads down, looking at their cell phones!). Lastly, I hope to share my love of classic NYC and my love of classic movies (movies that were filmed in or featured classic NYC during the 1930’s through the 1970’s). Here, I will discuss the films as well as the neighborhoods where these movies (and TV shows) were filmed and compare how those locations have changed over the years. As a native New Yorker I believe it was during this period when New York City was at its most exciting, most gritty, most influential and yes, at times, its most dangerous. But of course, all this will definitely not be a one-sided conversation. I’m here for YOU Dear Reader, so if you read anything here that inspires you, angers you or just plain old moves you, please feel free to leave me a comment. After all, if you’ve lived here long enough, you too can be NERDY ABOUT NEW YORK. About Me Among my other interests are traveling, my dog Lulu, listening to music, interior decorating and avoiding exercising at any cost.