Since 1987 I have indulged my passion for New York by giving classes, lectures and tours of its history. These offerings always concern the history and culture of New York and the United States. This is emphatically so of those about baseball.

Among the organizations that have sponsored my presentations are the American Museum of Natural History, the Municipal Art Society and the Brooklyn Historical Society. My course "Understanding New York City" proved especially popular at the Osher Center of New York University, as have my introductory "Capital of the World" lectures and tours.

As the product of a Brooklyn Dodger family, I came to see connections between local history and that of baseball. This led to my groundbreaking course "Baseball Is New York," since taught at Hunter College and at the New School, as well as to lectures on the powerful ties between the history of Brooklyn and the integration of the game.

Much of my time is now devoted to writing a book under the working title of "Baseball Is New York." I am a non-practicing member of the California bar, the former executive director of a Manhattan nonprofit and a registered New York City tour guide.