LONGING from 'page 89 Jones Beach, close to the city; the ice skating at. Rockefeller Center; or just plain sidewalk shopping. "I miss the sidewalks; I could take a short walk to shul in Brooklyn. And you can still see kids playing stickball in the streets there." Married for 55 years, former New Yorkers Lynn and Jack Rubenstein moved to West Bloomfield only five years ago, to be closer to their daughter and three grandchildren. Their fondest memory of New York City is spending the day "just walking around to stores, the theater and having lunch." "There's just no place to take walks around here," said Lynn, a retired speech pathologist. "Michigan is a pretty state and there are some nice events to attend --- like the Kirov Ballet at the Detroit Opera House --- but Manhattan is more fun; there's more to do." A retired businessman, Jack misses the Broadway theaters, the many museums and the knishes and hot dogs from the street vendors. Arlene Singer of Farmington Hills recalls "going on dates without a car — because you don't need a car in New York — and sitting in open cafes and attending the great stage shows at Radio City Music -Hall. A retired store manager, she and her husband, Sheldon, a lawyer, came to the Detroit area from New York 27 years ago. "My father loved to shop, and I have fond memories of him taking me shop- ping on Orchard and Delaney streets on the Lower East Side," she said. "There were knishes, smoked fish, pick- led lox and kugel on the streets, or you could eat breakfast at Ratner's Dairy Restaurant or Katz's Delicatessen. And I still miss the subways and mass transit systems in general." But Bill Hellman of Commerce has an entirely different viewpoint. He and his wife, Phyllis, moved from New York to Oak Park, then Southfield, in the 1960s for business reasons — and he really doesn't miss a thing about his former home. "For one thing, my family always had apartments in New York, and I never lived in a house until I came here," he said The Broadway shows aren't as good-as they used to be there are a lot of museums, but most people are too busy to visit them; the schools aren't as good as they are here; for many years, the subways were dangerous and dirty; and every little sandwich costs $10 in New York. There are a plethora of good places to eat here, like the Bread Basket Deli." Phyllis misses the "hustle and bus de' of New York City, but "I've got- ten used to it here," she said, nam- ing favorite restaurants like the Lark and Tribute. She points out that Mayor Rudy Giuliani did a magnificent job of cleaning up the city and making it safer, but she says, the high cost of living has turned New York into more of a place for single people or young married couples. "I now like New York as a tourist," she added, but I wouldn't want to live there anymore." ❑ Winter Hours: Tuesday-Friday: Lunch and Dinner Saturday: Dinner Sunday: Brunch & Dinner 546 Woodward Ave. (2 blocks north of McNichols) Detroit 313-865-0331 losed Monday • Enter.rear• 'ale parking 773520 Make Reservations Now!! Your choice of two different seatings Dinner Seatings OR Midnight Seatings 5:00 pm - 12 midnight 9:30 pm - ???? (Both seatings include: dinner & entertainment) • Complimentary hats, noisemakers & champagne toast at midnight • Limited Menu • No Cover Charge " k" ' "nalk @LUNCH & DINNER 7 DAYS A WEEK @FULL CARRY-OUT MENU STARTING CO $7.95 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT TUESDAY-SATURDAY - 248-399-6750 • 2555 W. I 2 Mile Rd. www.omaras.net sw corner of Coolidge 505 S. Lafayette Royal Oak MI 48067 Call Simone at: 248.544.7373 Website: simonevitale.com Email: info@simonevitale.com Voted est Jewish News Bill and Phyllis Hellman ri Cafe Cat . 11 Join us for a unique dining experience in a quaint 1 884 Victorian home. 1 FREE DESSERT Jack and Lynn Rubenstein with purchase of 1 Lunch Entree exp. 12-72-03 Facility available for private parties. A full-service catering company. J:\N Lunch: Tues.-Sat. 1 lam-3pm•Dinner: Thurs.-Sat. 5pm-9pm•Brunch: Sunday 10:30am-3pm 32905 Grand River Ave., Farmington • 12/12 248 888 8088 •„,,,,,,4fdtpt 78.5550 - - 2003 91