Friday, August 7, 2020 - Postcards from New York.

Hi! The theaters are closed (emphasis mine) but that doesn’t stop people from walking around as though everything is open all the same.

It’s not a lot of people, but during the days it feels almost like it could be a lot of people. Please send Covid-19 vaccine right away. New York is sleeping and greatly missing its nights and days of insomnia.

Everyone is eating outside. It’s funny: when you walk down the sidewalk now you walk right by everyone’s brunch, or lunch, or dinner.

Everyone says this is safer than dining inside (because of the virus). It must be true, but this part of our city’s new set-up does seem unsafe: to have forks and knives (and spoons) and asparagus and steak and eggplants and escargot so close to accelerating and decelerating engines ––– also cyclists and pedestrians (who are on their phones and not really keeping an eye out in front of them).

I am doing my best to not sleep and stay awake for our city, but I have to rest my eyes as well. Going to bed now. Visit anytime. Now is the time to buy theater tickets (if you can).