“New York remains what it has always been: a city of ebb and flow, a city of constant shifts of population and economics, a city of virtually no rest. It is harsh, dirty and dangerous, it is whimsical and fanciful, it is beautiful and soaring–it is not one or another of these things but all of them, all at once, and to fail to accept this paradox is to deny the reality of city existence. “
~Paul Goldberger
For the first time in real life, I witnessed people being arrested. Two women were cuffed and shoved into the back of a police car only about five feet from where I was standing. It wasn’t very exciting and I’m sure it won’t show up on the next episode of Cops, but here’s best part: the women were dragged out of a Duane Reade. Duane Reade. What the hell are you doing in Duane Reade in order to get arrested? The only thing I can think of is shoplifting, but then the question is, what do you possibly need to steal from there? A $0.99 pack of gum? $4 lipstick?
If I was gonna risk getting caught shoplifting, I’d at least make it something worthwhile. Like something big and sparkly and expensive. Something with a Chanel logo on it.
Posted by cher on Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 at 1:45 am.