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...neither is it the city's worst crime area. In any case, fear is no excuse for missing out on Harlem's cultural and historical bounty. Prudent visitors, black or white, can ride a tour bus or a subway uptown during the day, drive or call for a cab at night, stroll with a worthy purpose on a Sunday-go-to- meeting afternoon. They will feel as comfortable on Amateur Night, with its superefficient security staff, as they would at Carnegie Hall. They will be made as welcome at a restaurant like Sylvia's as they would at an aunt...
...Olympic Games. But every so often, Gilbert is rudely reminded that for people like him, there are still some things success cannot provide -- simple things, like a taxicab. Late leaving for the airport to catch an important business flight, Gilbert stood on a busy avenue futilely hailing cab after speeding cab. Finally he phoned his secretary for assistance. She got one on her first attempt. Gilbert's secretary is white. He is black. "It's pretty hard to feel like you're mainstream," he says with a sigh, "when you're wearing $2,000 worth of clothes...
Fortunately, most of them are just incredibly happy people. Why shouldn't they be? Unfortunately, a few aren't really so nice. So be a little cautious. You may meet a cab drive who becomes a lifelong friend or you may meet a thief who steals your money...
...also easy to decide where to go at night. Club Waterloo is located in what used to be a beautiful old mansion just outside of town. You need to take a cab to get there, but it's worth...
Asimov is all too frequently barraged by those who confuse Shirley MacLaine's utterances with thought. The interrogations have to do with UFOs, alien visitors, astrological predictions and the healing power of crystals. "Cab drivers mostly," he says, "and passersby. I guess these are what causes them to recognize me." The term these refers to a pair of voluminous sideburns, and they make it impossible to mistake the wearer for anyone else, except possibly Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the U.S. New Age inquisitors remain one of the few puzzles Asimov is unable to crack: "I have never...