tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684081688938176904.post3710192674958293631..comments2024-03-01T20:35:15.245-05:00Comments on NO PLACE FOR NORMAL: NEW YORK: 267. Wonders of Staten Island: the North Shore, plus a post-election chirpClifford Browderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387507894227214750noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684081688938176904.post-68124861976474335122016-12-03T19:56:13.678-05:002016-12-03T19:56:13.678-05:00As a denizen of Staten Island's north shore, l...As a denizen of Staten Island's north shore, like our mutual friend Vicki Hallerman, I appreciated your willingness to look past the available cliches that Ginia Bellafante of the Times, among others, trots out as substitutes for looking, seeing and thinking about the place that I, a native Manhattanite, have called home since 1977, and happily. Next time you visit, perhaps we can lure you to the part of the north shore that's actually north. With all best wishes,bencharifnoreply@blogger.com