Born in a manger / asleep in a manger

Merry Christmas to all Christians by birth, culture, or inclination who celebrate the day. Good cheer, good food, and good luck finding a world of peace and love.

And Happy New York Jewish Christmas to all who get the subdued city to themselves and celebrate with the ancient traditional ritual: a Chinese restaurant and a movie. Below: the old Jing Fong on Elizabeth St.—with the backwards mile-high escalators—before Covid killed the great dimsum palace.