“Where the Times Square Naked Cowboy is for the tourists, Hash [New York Romantic] was for the New Yorkers.” A week ago, I heard Hesh (who went by Hash the past few years) Halper, known to many as New York Romantic, or the dude who draws hearts in chalk all over downtown Manhattan had died. My heart sank. It sank not because I was surprised. Unfortunately, I was not. I also wasn’t overcome with sadness... Read More