Is it my imagination or is NYC darker at night than it used to be? Some years ago, I went to have dinner with an editor at a restaurant around the corner from her Greenwich Village apartment. After, I walked back to her place with her and said good-bye. Her little side street was pitch-dark; I asked if I should step inside and call a cab. She said, “No, just walk two blocks that way to Park Avenue. A cab will drive by.” My adrenaline was rather high as I walked down the dark street but, sure enough, when I stepped onto Park Avenue, the street was lit almost as bright as day. And a cab sped by in less than thirty seconds and drove me to my uptown hotel.

I recently was in NYC for the Author-Editor Reception sponsored by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America at the Manhattan Penthouse, 80 Fifth Avenue at 14th. The event was winding down by 10:30 p.m. After speaking with three magazine editors, three literary agents, two book editors, several editorial assistants, and a handful of writers, I decided I’d had enough. I love to walk and wanted to walk from there to my hotel, the Wyndham Garden Hotel on West 27th, a mere ten blocks.

I went to Sixth Avenue and trekked north but even though there was lots of traffic and a few cafes and shops were open, it was so damn dark, I could barely see the street signs even with my glasses on. (I’ve got nearly 20-20 vision unaided and mostly wear glasses to see distances at night.) Kind of scary!

So there you have it, my friends. Has NYC turned down the lights at night to save money or am I misremembering how bright the city used to be at night?

Next: my stay at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, my dinner with the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction folks, and the SFWA Reception.

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