I was born on the island of Manhattan. New York City, baby! “Freak show central” as Al Pacino’s character famously called it in “Scent of a Woman.” I always took pride in the fact that I was born in a hospital on the upper west side, probably right next to a bagel shop or a jazz club. I feel an immediate sense of kinship when I meet another person who was born on the blessed isle. It’s akin to meeting someone who shares your birthday…you just get each other. As the Schuyler s