Summer share in the wealth
Looking to overpay in the overpriced Hamptons over summer? Try writer Neil Simon’s old place.
Remember “The Odd Couple”? Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau? Remember Amagansett?
Three-bedroom ranch near the ocean and now owned by a hotel, which means subletting includes room service. $105,000 for June, $240,000 for July.
Same for August. No discounts at TKTS. I’m just the messenger. Shoot instead the Realtors.
Pod people
All of America is getting a podcast. It’s the law. Comes along with your birth certificate.
Now Jon Stewart, who says: “After much reflection, meditation and prayer I’ve decided to extend my workweek to two days.”
MTV is producing. Premieres next month. The once a week thing’s “The Weekly Show With Jon Stewart.” They were up all night naming it.
Divine mystery
God — and for those who choose not to believe in Him —just let me finish.
TV talking heads — reading word for word off their prompters — are dissecting, excoriating Donald: liar, narcissist, etc., etc., blah, blah.
You don’t like him? OK. I don’t like Adam Bullschiff either.
But Man is the image and likeness of our Maker. God being infinite, we are jillions on this planet. So, of course, we’re all different.
There weren’t two Einsteins. Mme. Curie who discovered radium didn’t say that her uncle helped.
Good or bad, brilliant, dumb, honest, dishonest, the Creator being infinite — we’re all different.
Ever have a friend who crossed you? A relative who didn’t understand you? A husband whose habits you couldn’t take anymore?
Our Creator is infinite. We are infinite. Our mores, ways, thinking. Animals tame or wild, different. Infinite. Good or bad. Flowers go their special ways.
Creation’s not all the same. Our teeth are not alike. Fingers not the same size. So, like it or not like it, humans go their individual ways.
So, like him or don’t like him, understand him or don’t understand him — could be Donald’s just living his own DNA.
Street benders
Per Rosemary Misdary, science reporter for Gothamist, installing pipes and sewers on York Avenue, from 61st to 63rd — a shriveled two blocks (my kitchen’s larger) — is taking 10 years. Cost zoomed to $22.3 million.
Alison Landry, chief infrastructure officer for NYC, said, “City officials must bid for any project before their own people perform the work. Renovate your apartment then wait a year for a contractor? Materials are not always available.”
New York City: Our tax is up and our max is down.
Go overboard
I start with the Hamptons. I end with the Hamptons. Drew Barrymore’s unloading her south of the highway’s $8.5 mil Sagaponack shack.
2019 she paid about $5.5 million for it — seven bedrooms, six baths, guesthouse with another bed and bath. Do not call me. Call Hunter. He has the cash.
During Mother’s Day weekend our government’s top policymakers had a hot debate.
Subject: whether to have an orgy or not. I cannot deliver the outcome because, unfortunately, everybody fell asleep during the vote.
Only in DC, kids, only in DC.