My high school buddy and former neighbor Bobby Dee just retired from USPS. and kindly agreed to share his roots during a trip to Ireland. This is some of what he shared with City Images

My oldest daughter Natasha, my first endless love, returned from a Kemtucky business trip home of American bluegrass music 

This is dedicated to her, my son-in-law, Elena, Chloe, Sophia and Parker. Bluegrass is a fascinating genre rooted in American folk music. This form of country music developed in Appalachia with influences from Scottish and Irish traditional music, African-American spirituals, and jazz. 

Michael Rubens Bloomberg is an American businessman, politician, philanthropist, author and CEO of Bloomberg L.P.

We miss you, Mike. In the shadow of where the Twin Towers once stood in New York City, glowing above the memorial pools honoring the nearly three thousand people killed on September 11, 2001, stands a shining new monument to the living. The $500 million Perelman Performing Arts Center opens its doors later this month. The PAC, as it's known, is the final major piece of the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site.

There’s no city here on Earth that has made a lasting effect on musicians quite like The Big Apple has inspired. 

New York City serves as a grand stage where dreamers, artists, paupers, and moguls co-exist in a frenetic symphony of life. 

The first seven #CityImages readers that email us in the next seven days the entire list naming seven songs will receive a free gift from us.

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Since the dawn of the 20th century The Big Apple has been home to the largest and most impressive buildings in the world.

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least 100 meters ...