Notes from New York

I'm not sure who's responsible for signing off on spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on having fresh flowers planted in all the planters across the city. Or who, in the stealth of the night, actually came and planted all those daffodils around Grand Central. But I do want to say, that to the average commuter, sloshing through a Noreaster on one of the wettest and greyest days in the city, it does make a difference. So thank you.

And I'm not sure who's responsible for forgetting to sign off on hundreds of thousands of dollars needed to keep the subway from becoming a garbage dump, but whoever you are, sir, please take a tip from the daffodil guy.