Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

I’m Still Freezing My Balls Off

Things I don’t want to hear right now include “New Yorkers are a tough bunch,” “It takes a lot to rattle New Yorkers” or, god help us, “It’s a New York moment”:

Not every New Yorker was dismayed by the developments.

Grinning from ear to ear, 67-year-old Charlotte Karcher marched across the Brooklyn Bridge from her home in Brooklyn Heights to her gym in lower Manhattan — then back again.

She said she was buoyed by hardy fellow New Yorkers.

“It’s a New York moment,” she said.

Not for long.