Mr. Sandman, Bring Me a Beach

Hey, NY Times article came out today and there's a picture of me and the crew playing volleyball at peir 25.
Check out the article:
Mr. Sandman, Bring Me a Beach
and the slideshow.
Basically, it's all about how Manhattanites go about finding a bit of sunny refuge in the city. But my question is: Why did the NY Times reporter have to go and interview the gay dude with the blue hot pants on?
I was there, I saw the photographer, but he didn't ask me or my crew any questions....
BTW, I'm the one with the red visor, black boardshorts, chiseled chest, and six pack...