Desperately Seeking the '80s

Desperately Seeking the '80s Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the ‘80s with BFF Gen-Xers

On April 4th, 2000 Saul Steinberg and his wife, Gayfryd, invited a few to see their 17,000-square-foot 740 Park Avenue a...
12/27/2025

On April 4th, 2000 Saul Steinberg and his wife, Gayfryd, invited a few to see their 17,000-square-foot 740 Park Avenue apartment for the very last time after they sold it to Stephen Schwarzman for $37 million.

⭐️The More We Know: Volume 2⭐️

Meg and Jessica school each other on Page Six greatness including snippets about the Sutton Place Christmas tree wars, Saul Steinberg’s epic 50th birthday bash, Leona Helmsley’s bizarre exercise habits, and the most macabre field trip New York had to offer.

In 1977, the Concorde made its first landing in New York City. It offered supersonic transatlantic flights to London and...
12/18/2025

In 1977, the Concorde made its first landing in New York City. It offered supersonic transatlantic flights to London and Paris in about three hours.

⭐️The More We Know: Volume 2⭐️

Meg and Jessica school each other on Page Six greatness including snippets about the Sutton Place Christmas tree wars, Saul Steinberg’s epic 50th birthday bash, Leona Helmsley’s bizarre exercise habits, and the most macabre field trip New York had to offer.

12/15/2025

⭐️The More We Know: Volume 2⭐️

Meg and Jessica school each other on Page Six greatness including snippets about the Sutton Place Christmas tree wars, Saul Steinberg’s epic 50th birthday bash, Leona Helmsley’s bizarre exercise habits, and the most macabre field trip New York had to offer.

😎AVAILABLE AT MIDNIGHT

In 1988, Coonan was sentenced to 75 years in prison. He remains incarcerated although he has since been granted a mandat...
12/15/2025

In 1988, Coonan was sentenced to 75 years in prison. He remains incarcerated although he has since been granted a mandatory release date of June 1, 2030.

⭐️Bad Defense + U.S.S. Westie⭐️

Meg tells the tale of mob lawyer Barry Slotnik who found himself on the wrong side of a baseball bat.  Jessica discovers how the Hell’s Kitchen Westies funneled millions out of the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum.

The law office of Barry Slotnick was hit by a pipe bomb in 1977. Rumor has it the FBI was behind it.⭐️Bad Defense + U.S....
12/15/2025

The law office of Barry Slotnick was hit by a pipe bomb in 1977. Rumor has it the FBI was behind it.

⭐️Bad Defense + U.S.S. Westie⭐️

Meg tells the tale of mob lawyer Barry Slotnik who found himself on the wrong side of a baseball bat.  Jessica discovers how the Hell’s Kitchen Westies funneled millions out of the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum.

The Intrepid Museum opened in 1982.⭐️Bad Defense + U.S.S. Westie⭐️Meg tells the tale of mob lawyer Barry Slotnik who fou...
12/15/2025

The Intrepid Museum opened in 1982.

⭐️Bad Defense + U.S.S. Westie⭐️

Meg tells the tale of mob lawyer Barry Slotnik who found himself on the wrong side of a baseball bat.  Jessica discovers how the Hell’s Kitchen Westies funneled millions out of the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum.

Bernie Goetz and Barry Slotnick⭐️Bad Defense + U.S.S. Westie⭐️Meg tells the tale of mob lawyer Barry Slotnik who found h...
12/14/2025

Bernie Goetz and Barry Slotnick

⭐️Bad Defense + U.S.S. Westie⭐️

Meg tells the tale of mob lawyer Barry Slotnik who found himself on the wrong side of a baseball bat.  Jessica discovers how the Hell’s Kitchen Westies funneled millions out of the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum.

After turning state’s witness Mickey Featherstone entered witness protection in 1988. He probably still walks amongst us...
12/12/2025

After turning state’s witness Mickey Featherstone entered witness protection in 1988. He probably still walks amongst us.

⭐️Bad Defense + U.S.S. Westie⭐️

Meg tells the tale of mob lawyer Barry Slotnik who found himself on the wrong side of a baseball bat.  Jessica discovers how the Hell’s Kitchen Westies funneled millions out of the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum.

12/08/2025

⭐️Bad Defense + U.S.S. Westie⭐️

Meg tells the tale of mob lawyer Barry Slotnik who found himself on the wrong side of a baseball bat. Jessica discovers how the Hell’s Kitchen Westies funneled millions out of the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum.

😎AVAILABLE AT MIDNIGHT

A Westside Cowboy ⭐️The More We Know: Volume 1⭐️Meg and Jessica school each other on Michael Kors, the origin of The Big...
12/08/2025

A Westside Cowboy

⭐️The More We Know: Volume 1⭐️

Meg and Jessica school each other on Michael Kors, the origin of The Big Apple, pigeon p*e, John Lennon’s alien sighting, prison ferries, the Harlem tiger, the rules of dodge ball, and West Side Cowboys.

Pigeon in Washington Square in 1982. 📸Gwynne Duncan⭐️The More We Know: Volume 1⭐️Meg and Jessica school each other on Mi...
12/07/2025

Pigeon in Washington Square in 1982. 📸Gwynne Duncan

⭐️The More We Know: Volume 1⭐️

Meg and Jessica school each other on Michael Kors, the origin of The Big Apple, pigeon p*e, John Lennon’s alien sighting, prison ferries, the Harlem tiger, the rules of dodge ball, and West Side Cowboys.

Ming of Harlem was relocated to an animal sanctuary.⭐️The More We Know: Volume 1⭐️Meg and Jessica school each other on M...
12/06/2025

Ming of Harlem was relocated to an animal sanctuary.

⭐️The More We Know: Volume 1⭐️

Meg and Jessica school each other on Michael Kors, the origin of The Big Apple, pigeon p*e, John Lennon’s alien sighting, prison ferries, the Harlem tiger, the rules of dodge ball, and West Side Cowboys.

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