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David Patrick Columbia
NEW YORK SO CIAL DIARY WHAT REALLY HAD begun to feel like the long, hot summer is over, no matter what the weatherman forecasts. We’re back in New York City, the city of dreams. I spent the summer mainly staying close to home—a choice that is sensible and practical since I do not pos-
sess a hut in the country, or out by the sea. Mine’s by the park. Perhaps it’s the onset of my maturity—I think about things like that these days, but I really enjoy it. The river is just down the block from me and often sends its seafed breezes our way, as well as giving everyone a chance to
be in the sun near the water. You hear the foghorns of the tugs warning the motorboats and jet skis to vamoose or else… There are the occasional sirens of ambulances, or fire trucks following up on what are almost always, thankfully, false alarms. You might hear one of the motor-
cycle society members revving it up just before they blast off down the avenue to the stop sign on East 79th Street. (There are a couple of really beautiful, fully equipped Harleys in the nabe, all black silver reflecting in the neighborhood. They’re modern art explained: masterpieces.) In
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