My parents, my brother and i drove from fort wayne, ind. , to new york to visit relatives in oyster bay whom i had never seen before and never saw again.

The year was 1965, and i was 7.

Weba chance encounter in greenwich village, playing sudoku on the 1 train and more reader tales of new york city in this week’s metropolitan diary.

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Greenwich village ’65 dear diary:

Weba walk across town, learning to roller skate in harlem and more reader tales of new york city in this week’s metropolitan diary.

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Greenwich village ’65 dear diary:

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