John Dickerson’s Navel Gazing: Remembering Early 1990s New York
In this week’s essay, John discusses an onboarding memo for his assistant Laura, and recounts his early days living and working in New York City.
Notebook Entries:
Notebook 75
Onboard memo for Laura
Notebook 3, page 44. May 1991
June 17 start job. Good stuff
Notebook 3, page 46. May 1991
Tips on buying renting in NYC
Ask about broker
20s and 30s East side. Murry Hill
Live on no major avenue
Interest bearing account for security deposit
Medeco locks
Notebook 4, page 15
Scared standing on 34th and Broadway
$6 cab fare
Notebook 4, page 42
Getting lost in the village
References:
The Little Brown…
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