I want to put to rest all of the controversy around my recent article “NYC Is Dead Forever… Here’s Why.” Two weeks ago, I wrote a viral essay on LinkedIn, which said…
I want to put to rest all of the controversy around my recent article “NYC Is Dead Forever… Here’s Why.” Two weeks ago, I wrote a viral essay on LinkedIn, which said that due to the coronavirus’s devastating effect on the city, NYC as we know it is dead, forever. A few days later, I […]
[Editor’s note: As many of you might have heard by now, I accidentally pissed off Jerry Seinfeld earlier this week… Well, I recently came across this article about the subject. This is…
[Editor’s note: As many of you might have heard by now, I accidentally pissed off Jerry Seinfeld earlier this week… Well, I recently came across this article about the subject. This is being reprinted from Matt Tillotson’s excellent blog. An unfortunate and painful but also unusual writing lesson. Painful for me, I have to say, […]
It’s not easy. But they are there. Up to 50% or more. For several years I lived just in Airbnbs. I lived in every neighborhood of NYC. I would live for a…
It’s not easy. But they are there. Up to 50% or more. For several years I lived just in Airbnbs. I lived in every neighborhood of NYC. I would live for a few days or a month or a few months. I owned no furniture. And I was probably depressed. I didn’t want to settle […]
This article originally ran in the opinion section of The New York Post. I’ve gotten more death threats in the past week than probably the average politician does — all because I…
This article originally ran in the opinion section of The New York Post. I’ve gotten more death threats in the past week than probably the average politician does — all because I wrote a column for The Post with the online headline “NYC Is Dead Forever: Here’s Why.” I presented facts. Plus, I told the […]
A New 30-Day Book Challenge Is Here! When I launched the first 30-day book challenge, I got a lot of great feedback. So I decided to keep doing it. If you do…
A New 30-Day Book Challenge Is Here! When I launched the first 30-day book challenge, I got a lot of great feedback. So I decided to keep doing it. If you do any of these challenges, I will retweet and talk about your book. Read the show notes of the episode here. Jevon “JT” McCormick: […]
I didn’t expect all the hate. I’ve lost friends over this article. But, as the cliche goes, maybe they weren’t friends to begin with. Reality is better to deal with than denial. …
I didn’t expect all the hate. I’ve lost friends over this article. But, as the cliche goes, maybe they weren’t friends to begin with. Reality is better to deal with than denial. I was on Fox Business earlier today. I will be on Glenn Beck’s show tomorrow. There’ve been a lot of nice mentions about […]
I love NYC. When I first moved to NYC, it was a dream come true. Every corner was like a theater production happening right in front of me. So much personality, so…
I love NYC. When I first moved to NYC, it was a dream come true. Every corner was like a theater production happening right in front of me. So much personality, so many stories. Every subculture I loved was in NYC. I could play chess all day and night. I could go to comedy clubs. […]
