With COVID restrictions lifted Friday and with the kickoff to the holiday weekend, many people flocked to the Oceanfront. Some business owners are already seeing a difference in crowds. In the meantime, police has been beefed up.
york city. as the sun has set, it has been fascinating to watch this picture of times square. have you haven t seen this, we re looking north. there is a hotel. it used to be a sheraton times square. there areal many broadway suppose would be playing out just to the left of that screen with people who have come into new york city on this july day to see hamilton and so many other shows. those are in the dark as a result of all of this. there are people dealing with it as far as 21st street including our producer adam reese who is
his life was set. there was never a plan b. tell me about the danny k plan. he was a kid, born in 1937. he went to the movies and sedan knee k on the big screen one day and he knew he wanted to be that. here he was like 10 years old and made this plan. first step i m gonna be a radio dj. second step i will be a stand up. third step i will be an actor. it didn t quite work out that way, about you the dj stand up thing worked out. that was the plan. he was focused. people think george carlin and the beard and long hair and maybe he went out and started talking to people and telling it like it is. but there was a lot of ambitious there. there was, absolutely. and he was a kid doing his schtick on the stoop of his neighborhood. he was a stand up for a longtime. mid60s and living on 121st street and your dad is running downtown doing spots at the cafe wa, the
of the catholic church to be named named after him. he was a roman catholic but drew many of his comedy from the church like this. there is no god. in fact, i m going to put it this way. if there is a god, may he strike this audience dead. stretch of 121st street in new york city became george carlin way. due to that red tape mix-up it s one block longer than it used to be and includes the church s street. priests there fought the plan for years, finding his anti-church humor offensive and say is he not worthy of the honor. city officials say they will fix that mistake. in other pop culture news? we don t have time for another pop culture news. follow me online @jaketap per ad
reaction you ve gotten. you re running up to people and yelling at them asking them crazy things. by and large, people feel receptive. once an older woman slapped me across the face pretty hard which i guess is not a surprising reaction. i m surprised it doesn t happen more often. but, you know, it stung. there was a woman who i got into a huge fight with because she was convinced that denzel washington had played the phantom of the opera on broadway. and she would not back down. and i know as a big theater fan that did not happen. she would not back down. we had a huge argument. i ended up giving her money to just her up. what s the best new york neighborhood to film in? we film a not chelsea. tlrnd 21st street. i run around the building like i did with amy poehler and paul