New York City is known for its characters, and Colin Huggins is one of my favorites. It is a rare day in Washington Square when his piano music isn’t permeating the park; his grand piano is an ostentatious, out-of-place surprise that endears tourists and locals alike. The top three song requests are also the three songs Colin refuses to play: Moonlight Sonata, Don’t Stop Believing, and, of course, The Piano Man by Billy Joel.

Tens of Thousands March to Raise Money for Breast Cancer Research
As breast cancer rates are rising in young women, 50,000 New Yorkers donned pink apparel and marched through Central Park for the national Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.



