Hop To It
This was just what the doctor ordered. We had a busy weekend here in the Big Apple, with Halloween on Saturday night and the New York City Marathon kicking off on Sunday morning. I confess I've pretty much lost interest in the whole trick-or-treat schtick over the years. I love seeing the kids in their costumes going from house to house and getting so excited, but I'm not into dressing up myself. On Saturday, my sister and I met up with our cousin Jill for a night out in Chinatown, and after hitting a few places, we ended up at Wo-Hop's, a legendary eatery on Mott Street that has been the scene of many a late-night meal. I recall a midnight ride to Wo-Hop's in the Eighties with a bunch of friends as some of them sang "Let's Go to Wo-Hop's," a revised version of the hit song by Danny & the Juniors, which, like me, debuted in 1957. We started our evening a little earlier this time out. Wo-Hop's seemed a lot smaller than I recalled, ...