Recently, my aunt and uncle visited from the midwest. They told us about a jingle they and their friends used to say back in the day (1980s) when visiting the neighborhood of Alphabet City in Manhattan. “Avenue A, you’re A-Ok. Avenue B, be careful. Avenue C, wait and see. Avenue D, you’re dead.” After doing [...]
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Today, I’m traveling to Boston for work. My train leaves Penn Station at 8:30am and I pre-purchased the tickets. I’ve been to Penn Station before, but only once to travel by train, and that was on the New Jersey Transit system. Today I’m traveling by Amtrak. I woke up to a much darker world than [...]
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I was walking through the city on Friday and noticed this parking lot. In the city, you’ve gotta get creative.
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Ok, so uh, yeah. It’s actually quite delicious. compost cookie ® – pretzels, potato chips, coffee, oats, butterscotch, chocolate chips http://www.momofuku.com/
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After my second weekend in the city, I have become even more convinced, this was a great decision. Being here, there is so much more available and it is so much easier to get everywhere. I feel like I’ve been going non-stop and it’s been really fun. I’ll try to update more to let you [...]
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So. It’s happening. We are moving into Manhattan! Woo hoo! The glitch in all of this is that my lease is up May 31st and we move into our new place June 8th. D’oh! So I’m moving my stuff to Roxxan’s apartment for a week until the big move. Selling excess stuff When I moved [...]
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Gawker.com just posted a good article on Subway safety. I thought I would share. A Guide to Subway Safety Stay off the tracks – Luckily, I’ve never dropped anything on the tracks, but I have heard stories of others. From what I understand, it is a pain-in-the-butt and does take quite a lot of time [...]
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Sitting on the second floor of a deli off Herald Square. Beautiful day!
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Liege Wafel Originally uploaded by melissam28 There is a fantastic truck that spreads joy through the city. I found it today. http://www.wafelsanddinges.com/
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My apartment is notoriously warm. Alot of the time I actually open my window to even it out because of the heat. I do not have a thermostat, so I’m at the mercy of the pipes. My sister’s place is only warm when she cooks, which luckily is alot. Lots of older apartments in NYC [...]
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