Ever wonder who cleans the Central Park fountain?

Now you know:

Images from the Israel Day Parade

A perfect day for the biggest Israel Day Parade in the world. All kinds of folks showed up, including a group of very loud teenagers from a school in LA. Perennial attendee Congressman Anthony Weiner didn't show up - the speculation was that he thought he had been "overexposed" lately.

Marchers from Upper West Side

Marchers from MOMA

Gaga

Chester, our super, breathlessly reported the other day that he had seen an extraordinary sight in our lobby.

"A car with black windows pulled up, four huge men with funny little things in their ears got out, and a small woman in her underwear hurried into the voice studio."

I reassured him it was only our neighborhood girl who is now known at Lady GaGa coming by for her voice lessons,as she had one for the last ten years.

Rock on!

It looks like Mayor Bloomberg's political future is buried somewhere under here .

A lovely Hanukkah sight

Last night I was walking past the Brookdale dormitory for Stern College, a college for Orthodox Jewish women. It was obviously the time to light Hanukkah candles, for there must've been forty women lighting their menorahs. The room was totally filled with light - it was a beautiful sight on a cold evening in New York.

Muskets in Manhattan

We spent a delightful day up in Fort Tryon Park, where a dedicated group of Revolutionary War re-enactors had set up shop to celebrate the anniversary of the battle of Fort Washington.

A militia member - not a regular soldier

Not just manly men

Boy heaven

We topped things off with a typically delicious brunch at the New Leaf Cafe. All in all, a perfect New York day.

Cosmos: The Street Drummer with Style

Limber woman doing yoga on Broadway

A real shoe tree at Barney's

These two fellows spent an entire night putting together this display of shoes to greet an important client.

There ought to be an award for best in-store display.