All morning I took breaks from my work to check the blog reports and live streaming coverage of  "shut down Wall Street" activities in the financial district. Though it was difficult to form a clear picture of what exactly was going on, I took particular … [Read more...]

I wasn't going to go to Zuccotti Park today. I've been struggling to keep pace with obligations, and this morning I woke with an upset stomach that I attributed at least in part to the emotional churning of yesterday's OWS eviction watch. "Something's got to … [Read more...]

I heard the news on NPR shortly after 7 a.m.: Zuccotti Park raided, Occupiers evicted. At that point, the Bloomberg administration was still saying the park would be re-opened at 8 a.m. I spent an uneasy morning of desultory work and frequent Internet checking. … [Read more...]

Given the bad news about police assaults on Occupy encampments in Oakland and Portland, I was especially glad to find the Zuccotti Park site lively in today's warm weather. Feeling a sense of reunion after my long weekend's absence, I wended my way through the park … [Read more...]

These days, it feels like I have two neighborhoods. The first is Prospect Lefferts Gardens, my Brooklyn stomping ground, where I've lived happily since 1993, and which I've gotten to know intimately not just by walking the streets but by working in our neighborhood … [Read more...]