Greenwich Library 2021

Author Tom Dyja Speaks About His New Novel, ‘New York, New York, New York’

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Retired Men’s Association of Greenwich (RMA) and Greenwich Library invite you to a webinar presentation with author Thomas Dyja, who will talk about his book, New York, New York, New York on April 7 at 11 a.m.

— an announcement from Greenwich Library and the RMA

CLICK HERE to view the webinar live, on Apr 7 at 11 a.m.

In his latest work, New York, New York, New York, Dyja takes on the ever-complex, ever-riling titan: the Big Apple. Dyja is a smooth hybrid: he has the elegant prose and spot-on character descriptions of a novelist (which he is, having penned three), yet the exacting forensic skills of a historian when dissecting the dense worlds of political bureaucracy or charting events against the broader societal forces. New York, New York, New York is the combination of Ed Glaeser’s Triumph of the City and Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities. It’s a thrill-ride into the excesses and underbelly of New York’s high and low society, as well as a fascinating, often surprising study of how the city became what it is today — for better (the stronger economy, cleaner public spaces) or worse (gentrification, police brutality). Dyja highlights the New Yorkers who made this city a de facto capital of the world: from Hip Hop crews to Wall Street bankers; from D.V. to Jay-Z; from Tina Brown, Andy Warhol, Woody Allen, Donald Trump, and Bloomberg, to hipsters, community organizers, immigrants, and more.

Retired Men's Association of Greenwich 2021
Richard Blumenthal

U.S. Sen Richard Blumenthal Speaks Online in Greenwich Retired Men’s Association Event

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The Retired Men’s Associatiion of Greenwich (RMA) invites you to an online talk by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Greenwich resident, on March 31, at 11 a.m.

— an announcement from the Greenwich RMA

To view the Zoom webinar, go here. Blumenthal will address the opportunities created by the election of a new President, a post pandemic world, a Congress better equipped to legislate and an economy that will emerge with significant strength. In doing so he will talk about the initiatives to be taken by him and his allies in Congress for the issues on the national agenda and what he seeks to do in support of the businesses and welfare of the citizens of the of the State of Connecticut. Blumenthal is completing his second term as the senior United States senator from Connecticut. He serves as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Armed Services Committee, Veteran Affairs and the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committees.