Left, But Not THAT Far Left

Manhattan Politics (Or Not)

If you didn't know, the most liberal cities in America (besides 99% Democratic/Green Minneapolis) include Berkeley, Cambridge, Beverly Hills, and Manhattan (odd group, that).

Within Manhattan, the most liberal neighborhood is quite possibly the village (as in "Greenwich Village'').

So, while strolling the High Line earlier this week and taking in all the stunning architecture on display in and around it, I thought nothing of the letters "C"-"H"-"E" spelled out vertically on a prominent sign.

That would be "Che Guevara," I assumed.

Just to be sure, I walked off the path a few feet to see the rest of the sign.

It continued: "L"-"S"-"E"-"A," as in "C-H-E-L-S-E-A."

Which would be the neighborhood immediately to the north of the village.

Street Theatre vs. Street AS Theatre

Manhattan's High Line

There is street theater.

And then there's "street as theater."

My favorite part of the eminently satisfying High Line -- Manhattan's answer to the Midtown Greenway (and then some!) -- is an area with five rows of stadium seats, all looking towards a stage with a transparent, plexiglass curtain behind it.

On the other side of the "curtain?"

The (very busy, interesting) street below.