Metropolitan Diary

Reader tales from the city. Illustrated by Agnes Lee.

‘I Saw a Buzzard on a Dead Tree Branch No More Than 20 Feet Away’
A bird of prey in Morningside Park, reflections on the urban bustle and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
‘The Two of Them Looked at Each Other and Burst Into Laughter ’
Learning a memory trick at a bus stop, a lost neighborhood recalled and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
‘A Young Woman Opened the Door on the Other Side and Slid in Next to Me’
Sharing a cab with the catch of the day, where two friends met and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
‘I Jumped Out of Bed, Marched Next Door and Began an Irrational Rant’
Confronting a noisy neighbor, at a Manhattan club after the prom and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
‘We Had Flunked Out of College and Did Not Want to Face Our Parents’
Traveling from Cleveland by thumb, a wallet surfaces in Brooklyn and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
‘As I Entered Her Dimly Lit Living Room, I Stopped in My Tracks’
A good deed leads to a stranger’s apartment, a dim view of February and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
‘He Opened the Safe and Took Out All the Cash That Was There’
A waiter’s training takes an unlikely turn, panic on a crowded bus and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
‘I Pushed Him Hard Into a Pile of Black Bags Covering the Sidewalk’
A rough first take in SoHo, a triple bill at the Fillmore East and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
‘Suddenly, Everyone in the Line Seemed to Stand Up a Little Taller’
Postcards from the Lower East Side, a bodega cat takes a break and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
‘As They Crested the Peak, the Skater Let Go and Swooped Left’
A little help up a Brooklyn hill in the rain, loose shoes in Gramercy and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.