Zack Daniel Schiavetta

The Mystery of NYC’s Hidden Track 61
Beneath the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (301 Park Avenue), there lies a secret train platform only the prestigious, famous, and high ranking are eligible to use. Yes, Grand Central Terminal is where one would get off and get on all of the major railroads in and out of the City, but

“On Bullshit” and a Hint of Trump
Bullshit is everywhere. From your boss, your teacher, to your parents, your politicians, and your girlfriend/boyfriend, bullshit is all around us and we all take it dismissively. But has anyone really thought about bullshit in-and-of-itself? Like, what exactly IS bullshit, dude? Is it like a lie? Is it like bluffing?

Rediscovering Roosevelt Island
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island. Whenever the term “New York City” comes to mind, we often think of these 5 boroughs. Yet, not much attention is paid to one particular part of New York City – one that has a tramway, one train stop, and has enough inhabitants to

How to See the Mets for Cheap(er)
A little while ago BAS writer Amiee Kushner posted up a piece on how San Franciscans can see the Giants for cheap. Now, I will not subtly rag on the San Francisco Giants (if my Mets are not in a playoff situation and they are, I’m rooting for them). In

Mets Fan Reflects on Childhood and Opening Week
I will never forget; the time I was on the warning track at Shea Stadium. he New York Mets had this fan club for children under the age of 14 called New York Met’s Fan Club for Kids

Obsessed With Oddities? This Place is for You!
Weird stuff. Oddities. Strange. Perplexing. Interesting. I got a thing for anything and everything that describes the above. When I was a little kid I would get back home from school as soon as possible to watch reruns of Ripley’s Believe It or Not on Spike (you know the one hosted

The State of Homelessness in NYC and How to Help
There is not one day that goes by as a New Yorker that you don’t witness a homeless person pick something out of the garbage, sleep on absolutely dirty streets, and beg for a change or a bite to eat. Homelessness is one of the most important issues the 5