Friday's Child Is Loving And Giving And Having A Party!!!!

There's a reason Friday's Child is now a part 

of Her New York, if only to say thank you.

Click Here to find out how Social Tees
LIKES SAVES LIVES!

Stray Pride Night!!

The Annual Social Tees Animal Rescue
Fall Fundraiser for Sick and Injured Animals

Come out for a beautiful autumn evening of...

• Food, drinks, fun photo ops, crafts, and excellent company!
• Swag bags full of goodies!
• Awesome raffle prizes from Unleashed by Petco, Park 70 Hotel, LUSH, Coolblue Dog Apparel, Be Pawsitive Pet Treats, Sonia Kashuk, Sabon, Thelma on Clinton, Petite Abeille, BarkBox, Modko, Eaton Magic Creations, and more!
• Animal rescue! The Bowery Bar is generously donating $2 per drink and dish purchased

October 28; 6-9pm

The Bowery Bar and Grill

Tickets: $20 online, $25 at the door

 

HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES

This beautiful boy was adopted from Animal Control back in December. 

Unfortunately the owners split up and can no longer care for him. 

This is an awesome, stunning boy.  Crate trained, housebroken, adorable, loving, funny, sweet.  AND he needs fostering and / or adopting.  

The Goldie Report

As some of you might remember, Goldie was adopted from Social Tees a month and a half ago!!

She had had a tough life in less than a year and needed to heal and mend and rest.   

That took a New York minute.  

Now she bounces, jumps and twirls like an adorable tornado and she definitely rules the roost, including the 18 pound Jupiter and the Mariner who is not a cat and not 18 pounds either.  

Did I mention she's under 7 pounds?  

Most of all, it seems she has always lived here.

Do you want to foster or adopt???!!!!

 It's easy.  All you have to do is fill out a form

WHAT'S FOSTERING, YOU WONDER?!

Fostering lasts a few weeks, and Social Tees can provide supplies if you need them.  Fostering is SUPER important because it's much healthier for our animals to be in homes than in cages, and it expands our shelter virtually.

AND for every cat and dog that is placed in a foster home, Social Tees can pull another out of the kill shelter. So if you are an animal-lover with commitment issues, FOSTER!!!

For more info on fostering, check out our FAQs here.

CONTACT SAMANTHA:samantha.socialtees@gmail.com

Social Tees
325 East 5th Street, NY, NY 10003;
5-7pm Monday to Friday
12-4pm Saturday and Sunday at Petco at Union Square
212-614-9653;
socialteesnyc.org

Do you want to participate in 

Friday's Child?

Not everybody can bring an animal home.  Not everybody lives in New York.  That's why Social Tees just started an Amazon Wish List. It's easy, it's fast and you never have to risk any allergies or a plane trip when you click a button.

Or, if you do live in New York but still can't bring an animal home or don't have the time for a weekly commitment, why not do a drive for materials for Social Tees!?

Visit them at their MATERIAL DRIVE COLLECTION page and find out how easy it can be! 

And if you live in New York and are in the neighborhood, stop by the 5th Street Store front 5-7pm weekedays and the Petco adoption events weekends!
 

Guest Artist: Jacques - the Harbour

A series of photographs and favorite poems from Jacques, a Frenchman who wanders through Her New York, capturing little mysteries and secret corners.

It’s not that I can’t fall in love. It’s really that I can’t help falling in love with too many things all at once. So, you must understand why I can’t distinguish between what’s platonic and what isn’t, because it’s all too much and not enough at the same time. -- Jack Kerou

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© Jacques Baudrier 2013

Guest Artist: Jacques - Street

A series of photographs and favorite poems from Jacques, a Frenchman who wanders through Her New York, capturing little mysteries and secret corners.

 

I am what I am and cannot be otherwise because of the shadows.

Loren Eiseley, “The Unexpected Universe"

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© Jacques Baudrier 2013

Guest Artist: Jacques - 47th Street

A series of photographs and favorite poems from Jacques, a Frenchman who wanders through Her New York, capturing little mysteries and secret corners.

Nous ne pouvons vivre que dans l’entrouvert, exactement sur la ligne hermétique de partage de l’ombre et de la lumière. Mais nous sommes irrésistiblement jetés en avant. Toute notre personne prête aide et vertige à cette poussée. -- René Char,  "Les Matinaux"

We can live only in the ajar, exactly on the tight line of shadow and light. But we are irresistibly thrown forward. Our anyone ready assistance and Vertigo to this boost. -- René Char, "the morning."

 

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© Jacques Baudrier 2013

Friday's Child Is Loving And Giving and Giving and Loving and Loving and Giving and...

There's a reason Friday's Child is now a part 

of Her New York, if only to say thank you.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ADOPTION!!! 

ANOTHER HAPPY FAMILY!!!

Dear Social Tees!

We just wanted to send you a quick update to say how much we love Frodo.  

After spending a couple of days mostly hiding under the couch or bed, he is now comfortably and happily lounging on the bed, getting lots of hugs, and sitting somewhat awkwardly on his kitty castle. 

He is such a sweet and playful cat, and he brings us an admittedly ridiculous amount of joy. Thank you so much for bringing him into our lives, and for all that you do for so many other pets that need loving homes. It is truly amazing! We'll keep you updated on his life, and send you particularly silly/cute pictures.

With love,
Liz and Simon (and Frodo)

LOVE THE WAY LOVE LOOKS?

Do you want to foster or adopt???!!!!

 It's easy.  All you have to do is fill out a form

Meet Cheo the Corgi mix

Cheo the Corgi mix is 8 years old and losing his vision,  but as sweet and grateful as ever to be here. 

We have a real soft spot for older animals in need. So often, they get overlooked for younger, "cuter" animals. But senior dogs and cats are just as loving, affectionate, special, and deserving as any other critter waiting to find a true forever home. 

 

We take as many out of the kill shelters as our resources will allow for. With your help, we can rescue even more! 

Please foster a senior or make a donation to support their food and medical costs today at socialteesnyc.org.

WHAT'S FOSTERING, YOU WONDER?!

Fostering lasts a few weeks, and Social Tees can provide supplies if you need them.  Fostering is SUPER important because it's much healthier for our animals to be in homes than in cages, and it expands our shelter virtually.

AND for every cat and dog that is placed in a foster home, Social Tees can pull another out of the kill shelter. So if you are an animal-lover with commitment issues, FOSTER!!!

For more info on fostering, check out our FAQs here.

CONTACT SAMANTHA:samantha.socialtees@gmail.com

Social Tees
325 East 5th Street, NY, NY 10003;
5-7pm Monday to Friday
12-4pm Saturday and Sunday at Petco at Union Square
212-614-9653;
socialteesnyc.org

Do you want to participate in 

Friday's Child?

Not everybody can bring an animal home.  Not everybody lives in New York.  That's why Social Tees just started an Amazon Wish List. It's easy, it's fast and you never have to risk any allergies or a plane trip when you click a button.

Or, if you do live in New York but still can't bring an animal home or don't have the time for a weekly commitment, why not do a drive for materials for Social Tees!?

Visit them at their MATERIAL DRIVE COLLECTION page and find out how easy it can be! 

And if you live in New York and are in the neighborhood, stop by the 5th Street Store front 5-7pm weekedays and the Petco adoption events weekends!
 

Guest Artist: Jacques - Bryant Park

A series of photographs and favorite poems from Jacques, a Frenchman who wanders through Her New York, capturing little mysteries and secret corners.

Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty, unfamiliar and perilous.

Thomas Mann, "Death in Venice"

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© Jacques Baudrier 2013

Guest Artist: Jacques - Manhattan, Battery Park City and One World Trade Center

A series of photographs and favorite poems from Jacques, a Frenchman who wanders through Her New York, capturing little mysteries and secret corners.

Comment se fait-il qu’ayant, devant nous, notre chemin tracé (ou nos éventuels chemins), nous prenions généralement celui qui nous éloigne de notre but, nous conduit ailleurs, où nous ne sommes pas — mais peut-être y sommes-nous aussi ? — sauf lorsque l’inspiration nous guide, lorsque nous sommes en état de réception ou de grâce — mais c’est rare, très rare même — et ceux qui le sont — en état de grâce — l’ignorent; je veux dire le temps qu’ils le sont. D’autant plus qu’être en état de grâce, c’est souvent perdre son chemin, le chemin habituel, pour en suivre de plus secrets, de plus mystérieux. --  Edmond Jabès, "Le Livre des questions"

How is it that having before us, our path (or our potential paths), we usually take one that takes away us from our goal, leads us elsewhere, where we're not - but perhaps there we also? -except when inspiration guides us when we are in State of reception or grace - but it is rare, very rare - and those who are - in State of grace - ignore it. I mean the time that they are. More than to be in State of grace, it is often lose his way, the usual way to track more secrets, more mysterious. -- Edmond Jabès, "The book of questions"

***

© Jacques Baudrier 2013

An Encore Becomes A Sunday Memory Many Years Later: The Secret Of The Fruit Man

Originally posted October 1, 2009


For the first time ever the Fruit Man by the Avenue A bus stop on Clinton and Grand was closed. Well, the first time not a Jewish holiday. I knew he couldn't have been evicted because the building was a city building sold to the tenants so that everyone could stay there without being kicked out because they weren't rich.

I said to Irene, "Where's the Fruit Man?"

His stand, basic and built on old boxes, a beat-up space inside for the stuff that couldn't stand the heat or the rain or the snow, was like all the fruit and vegetable stands in the neighborhood, but his remained while the rest dissolved into fancy supermarkets or gourmet coffee shops or Chinatown where fresh fruit sold from their shipping boxes still meant something.

Everyone in the neighborhood went to him. Even Florence who hated him. Irene loved his cantaloupe.

"He retired," Irene said.

"Really? Why? Was he sick?"

"No. He was 90."

"He was mean."

"No. He wasn't.

"He yelled at everyone."

And Irene said, "All his customers were old and hard of hearing. That's why he yelled."

Friday's Child Is Loving And Giving! And Looks Like An Ewok!

There's a reason Friday's Child is now a part 

of Her New York, if only to say thank you.

Click Here to find out the Social Tees LIKES SAVES LIVES!

EVERYBODY! SING THE STAR WAR SONG!!!

ADMIT IT!  When you saw an Ewok for the first time didn't you want one as your pet or little brother or best friend????

NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!

Dino is a young Shih Tzu mix that just arrived from the kill shelter. He's very friendly, relaxed, great with other animals, and cute as heck.

And up for fostering and/or adoption! (See below of how to do that in one easy step!)

DON'T LIKE STAR WARS?
HOW ABOUT YOUR VERY OWN
BONAFIDE 

ALICE IN WONDERLAND
CHESHIRE CAT!

Look at that face. Those eyes! Those whiskers! Those stripes!  This girl is goooooorgeous. She's got a beautiful swirly striped tabby coat and huge, imploring green eyes.

Greenwood was recently found near the famous Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn (thus her name), and she's as affectionate as can be. She loves being held while she rubs her cheeks against your neck! She's a total doll and very eager to find a loving family that will give her the TLC she deserves.

YOU DON'T WANT A STORY?  YOU WANT A POEM!???

MEET POET!!!

 
How does he love thee?  Let him count the ways!!!!!

Poet is a 6-month-old Chow/Lab mix.  His handsome ebony fur is lusciously fluffy and silky. And he's a total sweetheart.

He will charm the socks off of you when you see how adorably he plays with his toys and then woo you into cuddle time. He's also a great walking partner and loves a good stroll in this lovely, warm fall weather. 

He's very friendly with other dogs, fine with cats, and great with every human he's ever met -- kids, too.  About 30 pounds and almost fully housebroken (uses wee pads in a pinch though.)   Adopt him and it would be like having Neruda or Byron living in your house!

Do you want to foster or adopt???!!!!

The Mariner and Goldie

 It's easy.  All you have to do is fill out a form

WHAT'S FOSTERING, YOU WONDER?!

Fostering lasts a few weeks, and Social Tees can provide supplies if you need them.  Fostering is SUPER important because it's much healthier for our animals to be in homes than in cages, and it expands our shelter virtually.

AND for every cat and dog that is placed in a foster home, Social Tees can pull another out of the kill shelter. So if you are an animal-lover with commitment issues, FOSTER!!!

For more info on fostering, check out our FAQs here.

CONTACT SAMANTHA:samantha.socialtees@gmail.com

Social Tees
325 East 5th Street, NY, NY 10003;
5-7pm Monday to Friday
12-4pm Saturday and Sunday at Petco at Union Square
212-614-9653;
socialteesnyc.org

Do you want to participate in 

Friday's Child?

Not everybody can bring an animal home.  Not everybody lives in New York.  That's why Social Tees just started an Amazon Wish List. It's easy, it's fast and you never have to risk any allergies or a plane trip when you click a button.

Or, if you do live in New York but still can't bring an animal home or don't have the time for a weekly commitment, why not do a drive for materials for Social Tees!?

Visit them at their MATERIAL DRIVE COLLECTION page and find out how easy it can be! 

And if you live in New York and are in the neighborhood, stop by the 5th Street Store front 5-7pm weekedays and the Petco adoption events weekends!

For Anne Lynch Botta, Wherever I May Find Her

"Speak low, tread softly through these halls;

Here genius lives enshrined,

Here reign, in silent majesty..."*

The tiled entryway to a former apartment building on 8th Street, now being converted into a luxury hotel.


**
* The Library by Anne Lynch Botta

Lightening Strikes Twice And It Becomes Deja Vue All Over Again!

September 27, 2011

Of course I was late.

Of course I was rushing down the street hoping that once I got to the BMT an express train would immediately show up and get me to Herald Square with enough time to be only five minutes late.

But that is not what happened.

Because just like September 27, 2011 there standing in the middle of the sidewalk was this man.  This man whose very presence sang a New York adventure.

Which is why on September 27, 2011, late and rushing down the street I had stopped and got told a wonderful story of this city as only this city could be.

But this time, unlike September 27, 2011, there was a woman and a young man with him....

Just the other day

... taking  copious pictures and the minute I saw their faces I knew this man had returned once again to his New York with family - to tell them the story not just with words, but with brick and trees and shadow and light and the traffic that may have had new cars today but speeded by just like it had that day when at 18 years of age, fresh off a boat, he landed in Union Square.

So, just like September 27, 2011, I stopped.  I stopped because I was the luckiest person alive at that moment, giving thanks to all the small, infuriating senior moments that made me so late and brought me onto the street at just the right moment so I could meet His New York again and then his daughter and his grandson.

I mean, really, when do you get that lucky twice in a lifetime.

**

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Sunday Memories Unexpectedly Found In A Corner On 14th Street

Hadn't really been back at the Y on 14th Street since that time my new bikini top came off in the pool in front of the boy I had a crush on. 

I think I was 13 but it was so traumatic I didn't cross that threshold until I was in my thirties.   All the theater shows I had done, all the friends I had made, all the volunteering I had done through their volunteering office, all the babysitting jobs I had gotten from posting my name and number on their community bulletin board... left behind in the burning shame only a teenage girl could sear into herself, blaming herself for straps manufactured for different shoulders.

But time does heal some wounds and recent events necessitated me and the Mariner joining the Y for the many classes and wonderful gym and better hours and that pool where me and my very young titties had popped out so long ago.

There were delightful surprises when I returned to the scene of my youthful disaster and ensuing departure. Wonderful neighbors jumping around in dance class, being the youngest in yoga classes and a landscape of bodies where for only the second time in my life I fit in.

However, a little surprise I never could have imaged awaited me in the room where at 13 during some teenage theater show I had sung a heartfelt song about wanting to be wanted just the way I was. 

From the corner where I'd make my big entrance was a little sign making sure the little kids who attended my old grade school, so much younger than 13 for sure, knew where to hang their little coats and their over-packed knapsacks.

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Friday's Child Is Loving And Giving And Cuties-Patooties!!

There's a reason Friday's Child is now a part 

of Her New York, if only to say thank you.

Click Here to find out how Social Tees
LIKES SAVES LIVES!

KITTENS!!! 

KITTENS!!!! 

MORE KITTENS!!!!

WAIT!!! THERE ARE PUPPIES TOO!!!!!

Do you want to foster or adopt???!!!!

 It's easy.  All you have to do is fill out a form

WHAT'S FOSTERING, YOU WONDER?!

Fostering lasts a few weeks, and Social Tees can provide supplies if you need them.  Fostering is SUPER important because it's much healthier for our animals to be in homes than in cages, and it expands our shelter virtually.

AND for every cat and dog that is placed in a foster home, Social Tees can pull another out of the kill shelter. So if you are an animal-lover with commitment issues, FOSTER!!!

For more info on fostering, check out our FAQs here.

CONTACT SAMANTHA:samantha.socialtees@gmail.com

Social Tees
325 East 5th Street, NY, NY 10003;
5-7pm Monday to Friday
12-4pm Saturday and Sunday at Petco at Union Square
212-614-9653;
socialteesnyc.org

AND NOW FOR SOME OUTSTANDING 

CATS AND DOGS UP FOR 

FOSTERING AND ADOPTION!

 GOLDEN BOY!!!

Awwwwww... Look at that face! This young Cocker Spaniel/Golden Retriever mix was recently found abandoned in Brooklyn.   He's very friendly and good with other dogs. He's working on his housebreaking skills and needs a little leash training. Fostering would last a few weeks.

 

THE NEW STAFF FAVORITE!!!!

Social Tees' report:  We knew instantly when we met her that Janet has the sweet golden soul of an angel. She's calm, quiet, and gratefully absorbs loving affection when you pet her. Back in the day, Janet was originally found as a tiny kitten in a junkyard on an island off the coast of Montauk and has been living as a single cat ever since. She has the silkiest, softest fur you can imagine and totally gorgeous, unique markings. Look at her stunning face! 

She was recently given up when her previous owners realized that their very young children were too much for her to handle -- they felt horrible that she no longer got the peace and quiet (and attention) that she so truly deserves, so Janet is bravely moving on to the next phase of her life where she'll find a new loving, restful home. Could you be Janet's soul mate?

Do you want to participate in 

Friday's Child?

Not everybody can bring an animal home.  Not everybody lives in New York.  That's why Social Tees just started an Amazon Wish List. It's easy, it's fast and you never have to risk any allergies or a plane trip when you click a button.

Or, if you do live in New York but still can't bring an animal home or don't have the time for a weekly commitment, why not do a drive for materials for Social Tees!?

Visit them at their MATERIAL DRIVE COLLECTION page and find out how easy it can be! 

And if you live in New York and are in the neighborhood, stop by the 5th Street Store front 5-7pm weekedays and the Petco adoption events weekends!

The Welcoming Passage To Dear Friends

photo: T. Krever

I hadn't noticed the loneliness that poured onto autumn streets from glass walls and transparent lobbies until we stumbled across this door. 

Suddenly I remembered decades of crackling old intercoms and weathered hallways I had skipped into, often when cooler weather brought earlier nights and friends waited with dinner and wine and warm talks.

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From Here To Eternity With Home In Between

I would have had to wait half an hour for the next bus if the driver hadn't been daydreaming over his cigarette those extra three minutes.  But that feeling after hours of travel and sitting and waiting and sitting, where you were just desperate to get home, to get home and be home was why I ran with a heavy knapsack packed to the gills towards that bus while he was finishing his last couple drags.

First on, I got the shotgun seat and we began the loop around the airport.  I'm not sure how we got on the subject, there were so many we were covering - education, Brooklyn, Syria, Queens, would he be out of a job if people could beam up and down or if he'd get a job in the transporter room like Scotty, where we'd live if we weren't living in New York, if rich people got as unhappy as us, addiction, what about Hawaii and if I was delusional to think there wouldn't be that much traffic going into the city on a Sunday night - after all wasn't the weekend over and school and work just waiting around the corner?

But then he asked if it existed, this machine to the future, would I take it and if I did how far would I go?

I had to think.  I had to think of all the roads I had taken and if I would have taken them with such a raging willingness to leap with faith, learning an unshakeable trust and the knowledge of my own soul, if I knew all along it was going to be ok anyways.  Wasn't it that faith that was what the amazing part, not where I landed?  That spirit now carried me forward into too many unknowns that could, if I wasn't careful, crush me like a pissed off killer whale.

It made me remember a young intern at some law firm gig I was doing who reveled in playing computer solitaire until he found a way to have the computer play it for him and win.  Because it was always ensuring a winning future for him, I saw him wilt before my eyes.

Sometimes you just gotta not know and find yourself bursting with strength as you dive in.

No, I said.  I wouldn't go to the future.   I needed to learn every step that got me into that bus seat three minutes after it was supposed to leave ...

... and then behold on the horizon home rose up in living color.

Sunday Memories And Living Rembrances Of The Flower Stall And Cornell Edwards

A couple of people told Bill Cornell would have been annoyed at all the fuss being about him.

But fuss everyone did.



 From the neighborhood and block association....



...to the Harlem's African Mother Episcopal Zion Mother Church



 From the Seneca Falls Project....

....to our East Village representative...

...and those who represent.

Stories were told of Cornell stopping the kids on the block asking them what they had learned in school that day, and Bill read a letter Cornell wrote 18 years ago to the police department because they harassed a young kid from the block for looking at a car while African-American.

Friends gathered, eyes filled and everyone called forth Cornell's spirit with the word "Gentle".

And then it floated all the way up...

All photos by T. Krever

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The Flower Stall Series

Cornell Edwards and the Flower Stall - Mother's Day Then

Cornell Edwards and The Flower Stall - It Takes A City To Build A Village

What's In A Name? If It's Cornell Edwards Way, Quite A Bit: Part One

What's In A Name? If It's Cornell Edwards Way, Quite A Bit: Part Two

What's In A Name? If It's Cornell Edwards Way, Quite A Bit: Part Three

What's In A Name? Well, Just About Everything!

Friday's Child Is Loving And Giving And That's Why Home Is Wonderful

There's a reason Friday's Child is now a part 

of Her New York, if only to say thank you.

Click Here to find out how Social Tees
LIKES SAVES LIVES!

ONE BIG (NEWLY EXPANDED) HAPPY FAMILY!!

Wendy and Peter (named by the 6-year-old --awesome choice!) are two munchkins recently adopted by a kickass family near Social Tees on 5th Street in New York City. 

Mom says, "We are so glad we got them as a pair. They adjusted to their new home immediately and are very happy and confident little kittens. Luckily, they came to us with an instant trust and love of people, so they are a joy to be around. They have also adjusted well to our one adult cat and dog."

 ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL HOMECOMING!!!

Russel had been from shelter to shelter, and foster home to foster home.  

And this pet owner had just lost her first dog, a rescued chihuahua named Duke who had died in her arms this summer. He had a heart murmur and his heart failed.  She was heartbroken and it took several months to mourn. 

"And yet," she wrote Social Tees, "time seems to heal even the deepest wounds."  Seeking a new friend that would be quirky and sweet like her little Duke, but with his own flare and personality. she came upon Russel's photos online and read his story, and her heart melted. She and her boyfriend were determined to give him a forever home. 

"Although Russel did not warm up to me right away, I knew it was just because he was scared and angry that he was getting uprooted once again. But it did not take long for him to realize how much we care, and now he is so happy. He's loving and playful and everything a dog owner could ever want! Thank you Social Tees Animal Rescue for helping me find the perfect little guy to brighten my life and help me heal!"  

THE GOLDIE REPORT!

As Goldie continues to get stronger and healthier every day, moments of brief detente unfold.

However, the road to peace is filled with ups and downs, with negotiations on Jupiter's domination and cornering activities still contentious issues.  Some successful bopping on the head by Goldie, however, has brought peace talks to possible new ground. 

Do you want to participate in 

Friday's Child?

Not everybody can bring an animal home.  Not everybody lives in New York.  That's why Social Tees just started an Amazon Wish List. It's easy, it's fast and you never have to risk any allergies or a plane trip when you click a button.

Or, if you do live in New York but still can't bring an animal home or don't have the time for a weekly commitment, why not do a drive for materials for Social Tees!?

Visit them at their MATERIAL DRIVE COLLECTION page and find out how easy it can be! 

And if you live in New York and are in the neighborhood, stop by the 5th Street Store front 5-7pm weekedays and the Petco adoption events weekends!

Do you want to foster or adopt???!!!!

 It's easy.  All you have to do is fill out a form

BILLIE HOLIDAY NEEDS A HOME!!! 

Meet Billie Holiday, the friendliest little pittie in town.  She's two years old, 55 pounds, and full of loving wiggles. Sadly, her current owner has become ill and unable to care for her any longer. Billie is housebroken, great with other dogs, and super nice to everyone she meets -- including kids! She needs a bit of leash training and some exercise, and she would make a wonderful jogging partner.

WHAT'S FOSTERING, YOU WONDER?!

Fostering lasts a few weeks, and Social Tees can provide supplies if you need them.  Fostering is SUPER important because it's much healthier for our animals to be in homes than in cages, and it expands our shelter virtually.

AND for every cat and dog that is placed in a foster home, Social Tees can pull another out of the kill shelter. So if you are an animal-lover with commitment issues, FOSTER!!!

For more info on fostering, check out our FAQs here.
CONTACT SAMANTHA:samantha.socialtees@gmail.com

Social Tees
325 East 5th Street, NY, NY 10003;
5-7pm Monday to Friday
12-4pm Saturday and Sunday at Petco at Union Square
212-614-9653;
socialteesnyc.org

Payback, New York Style

We were meandering.  We had from the very beginning, two years and one month ago, with many long walks that lasted a dozen hours easy.  So this day, two years and one month later, was no different.

We were at the end of this particular meander.  I picked University to walk up.  It would lead us closer to that warehouse sale promising expensive sneakers priced down to our meager budget.  And besides, it was prettier and less crowded than the other streets.

University was full of many memories, but as stores and bars and clubs melted into newer, richer people's idea of fun, what I remembered was becoming vague fog. 

Except for the corner of 10th Street where for a couple of rich years I got to work with a great healer.

That was eleven years ago.  And, after his funeral, I never once glimpsed his wife on the street.  So I assumed she moved away from emptiness that happens when your comrade dies.

Yet suddenly there she was.  Eleven years later, looking as beautiful as ever. 

And apparently looking for a cab for her son-in-law on his way to the airport.

We hadn't met until the funeral.  We hadn't spoke since.  But I knew her face immediately.  Their love story, unbeknownst to me until I heard his eulogy, was what kept me listening to hope that I too would meet my comrade, no matter what age I was. 

All the cabs were busy or wouldn't go out to Queens before the shift changed, even with a bribe of double the fare. 

How do you repay someone whose love guided absurd risks that led to your happiness?

You call Delancy Car Service and wave down the very nice Lincoln Town sedan that actually did show up in "five minutes! five minutes!"

That's how.

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Amidst the new glass buildings touting history they never had and the reformed old factory buildings offering luxury lofts and the illusion those architectural details had been forged over generations by a family's art, some New York still thrived on Chambers Street. 

And we were hungry.

We asked the Trilogy Photo guy where to go.  He pointed to the Chinese place across the street.

"Are they good?" we asked.

 

"Nobody complains about them," he said.

At $4.99 a pound buffet (3.99 after 2:30) the lunch buffet was the perfect chance to sit down in still familiar settings and indulge in a banquet of many delights.

Finishing up the Mariner said, "Even if the food were poisoned, no one would complained about the meal."

I was just glad to be in glass that was affordable.