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Photograph: Jessica Lin Mark “The Mad Hatter” Birnbaum, 61
Ragtime piano player
Midtown East
On Saturdays and Sundays, there are about 50 homeless people on Second Avenue from 45th to 48th Streets, because there’s a shelter nearby. I give away a lot of clothing—I do offer food, but it’s cold out now so they usually want clothes. It’s very important to be of service to people.
I like wine tastings and art events. I’ll go to Soho where there are three or four galleries that are within about a block of each other, and West 57th Street between Fifth and Sixth, which has about five or six galleries. No, I don’t remember their names, the way I don’t remember people’s phone numbers.
Photograph: Courtesy of Dorian Grey Gallery I like Dorian Grey Gallery (437 E 9th St between First Ave and Ave A; 516-244-4126, doriangreygallery.com); it’s owned by my friend. It specializes in new artists and I like seeing what the young people are doing. I like Pollock and Warhol, too; I was mentored by Warhol, one of the good things about being old. And he wasn’t always nice! They don’t tell you that.
Photograph: Travis Morningstar On the weekends, I buy a bottle a day at Sussex Wines and Spirits (300 E 42nd St at Second Ave; 212-867-5838, sussexwine.com) because they’ve got a truckload of shiraz. They’re always on sale for $5, and they’re unbelievable! Beats medication.
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