No matter; as we picked our way through the remaining parmigiana fries, my companion and I agreed: Park and Sixth is not a place you are in any rush to leave.
Everyone agrees that Parker is, on his own terms, a completely honest scorer; but by scoring he intends to serve the consumer, and makes the wine drinker into one.
No one interviewed in the park, however, was interested in giving him credit or talking about politics, though they agreed the park was much improved.
Some time later, the city of Glen Cove agreed to park the ship along its waterfront.
There are women who would agree with Park's conclusions, or would if they could get the chance to direct.
Commentators agreed that Park's remarks indicated she was not prepared to step down voluntarily, even if Friday's motion was passed.
But for all of his group's opposition, which is detailed in its Web site, www.p-j.net/wdw, Mr. Rattner agreed with park supporters on one point: "No one wants the waterfront left the way it is".
"I agree that Park 51 is the sort of situation in which Mayor Bloomberg, with his no nonsense rhetoric and nasal Massachusetts accent, shines," replied Lange.
"I don't agree with parking at bus stops or hydrants, and handicapped parking is a great reason to draw and quarter someone.
