I was the oldest of seven kids, so I had no older brother who would say, 'Schmuck, don't do that.' Pete Hamill brotherkidold Change image and share on social
One thing I learned working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was to be on time. If the day begins at 8 A.M., be there early, get there, punch the time clock; don't just stand there like an oaf. Pete Hamill beginbrooklynclock Change image and share on social
Anybody who sits and says, 'I know New York' is from out of town. Pete Hamill sittownyork Change image and share on social
The Tammany guys, many of them were corrupt. They were still around when I was a boy. You knew the Tammany guys' name. Pete Hamill boycorruptguy Change image and share on social
If you ask me, I think 12-step programs are perfectly valid, can be an enormous help. But it depends on the individual. Pete Hamill dependenormousindividual Change image and share on social
New York is essentially a bazaar, not a Presbyterian church. Pete Hamill bazaarchurchessentially Change image and share on social
The blogosphere might be very useful as propaganda or as therapy. But it's not journalism. Pete Hamill blogospherejournalismpropaganda Change image and share on social
The challenge remains a simple one: to write news that stays news. Pete Hamill challengenewsremain Change image and share on social
Getting out any weekly magazine requires many hours of reading, choosing, discarding, and thinking beyond the obvious. Pete Hamill choosediscardhour Change image and share on social
In the 1950s, when I was hanging around Sullivan's Gym and the Gramercy Gym, there were fixed fights. Mob guys like Frankie Carbo and Blinky Palermo had taken over the sport; one lightweight champion loaned his title to others at least twice; the welterweight division was a slag heap. Pete Hamill 1950sblinkycarbo share on social
