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Michael Imperioli on Jack Kerouac, Buddhism and a Changing New York: ‘I Still Love the City to Death’  

By Atingley4 Jun 6, 2025 | 3:13 PM

When a bright-eyed, 17 year-old Michael Imperioli first moved to New York City in the early ’80s, just as he was beginning to find his footing in East Village’s buzzing arts scene, he strolled into St. Mark’s Books and picked up a book that would change his life forever: “The Diamond Sutra.” The historic Buddhist […]