I spent a good portion of last weekend happily skating on the Pine Street Barge Canal near my house. It was perfect winter exercise and recreation, just what I needed to bring a healthy glow to my cheeks. (I’m a crappy skater, but I enjoy it.) Gliding over the rough patches near the beaver lodge, […]
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In the New Yorker magazine a few weeks ago, Ian Frazier wrote about the effects of Hurricane Sandy on Staten Island. His report mixes the heartache and loss suffered by the community with the cold, wet facts of climate change and other injuries we’ve inflicted on our surroundings. At one point, Mr. Frazier (whose nickname […]