sara cedar miller is the official historian and photographer of the central park conservancy.  it would be hard to find a nicer job than that.  150 years ago the plan for central park was approved.

doug duda is the maestro of food.  he has had his own television series and he commands an international teaching center for food here in manhattan’s greenwich village.  he is known for creating food programs such as “taste of the world” which was part of the new york times travel show this year. 

isaiah owens is a prominent funeral director in harlem.  he promised me that if he prepares me for my final resting, he will put a smile on my face.  if you have to die, this is the man to go to.

phil donohue is a director at the board of elections here in new york city.  he is one of the people who makes sure that the elections run smoothly and properly.  he rides a harley to work which is fairly unusual for a government official.

randy cohen writes a column for the new york times about ethics.  what a novel idea.  it is one of the most popular items in the newspaper.  boy, does he get mail.

thomas rotondi jr. is a united states army colonel who is the leader and commander of the united states army band “pershing’s own."  although stationed at fort myers in virginia it makes annual trips to new york city to perform at the lincoln center for the performing arts.  i spoke with the colonel a number of weeks ago, but i played the interview on our presidents day weekend because of the close connection between patriotism and music.

richard koplin is a man to whom you can trust your eyes.  he is a prominent eye surgeon who has been in the “family” business for many years.  for a miracle worker, he is very down-to-earth.  he used to be an excellent tennis player also….when he was younger.

eddie brill is a very funny comic.  he is the warm-up man for david letterman, some kid from the midwest who has a tv show.  he also performs on the show and he also hires the comics.  i will give you his home telephone number and then you can ask him for tickets to the letterman show.  (that is a joke).

philip schwalb is the ceo of the sports museum of america, new york city’s newest museum.  located in manhattan in view of the statue of liberty, it is a place where you just want to yell “play ball.”

marty markowitz is the brooklyn borough president and put quite simply he is quite a pro-brooklyn person.  he loves his job but because of term limits, he has to move on.  the big question is….will he run for mayor?