David JacobsThat Time the Circus Came to East FlatbushSomething had to give.6 min read·Feb 17, 2023----
David Jacobs“The Only Way Out is Back Through”Today is MLK Day. A day to think about and reflect upon the life and sacrifices of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his visions of a more…4 min read·Jan 16, 2023----
David JacobsA City of StrangersIt is no secret that New York is the place where all the action is. When you walk out the door, there’s no telling what will happen to you…6 min read·Dec 21, 2021----
David JacobsCracked Screens & Character Witnesses: My morning at the Best BuyI am often consumed by the “over-muchness” of life. It is, as they say, a lot. Too much, sometimes, depending on how you feel on any given…8 min read·Nov 19, 2021----
David JacobsOn Atmospheric Re-entry: New York is Yanking my ChainI have recently re-relocated back to New York City. Brooklyn, to be exact. I had lived here for just shy of 10 years before the pandemic…6 min read·Oct 27, 2021----
David JacobsMy Very Own, Itty Bitty Impeachment ScandalHello, class. I want to take us all back to the year of our Lord 1998. That year, the sounds of Brittany Spears pumped through turquoise…6 min read·May 11, 2021----
David JacobsA Tribute to Finnerty’sI moved to New York City from San Francisco in June of 2010. I arrived in the Big Apple wide eyed and bushy tailed, ready to make a mark…6 min read·Dec 22, 2020----
David JacobsOn Twin Peaks, Noe Valleys and PerseveranceThe lights went down. The sparse crowd had shuffled out. Hans (the show’s director, who is of German persuasion) and I were alone in the…7 min read·Sep 21, 2019----
David JacobsHonest AbeHere’s what happened to me. I must tell you this, what happened to me, though it might reveal things about me which are not pretty, which…6 min read·Jun 12, 2019----