My mom sent me a link to this article from my Uncle. It’s really quite amazing. http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/13/captured-new-york-city-from-above/ Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village Statue of Liberty Central Park
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It’s been a while since I’ve been to a speed dating event, so I was kinda nervous about this one. It was actually a pretty big event. My sister emailed me a groupon for the World’s Largest Singles Event held at Slate on 21st St & Broadway in Manhattan. Apparently, they attempted to break a [...]
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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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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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The Tribeca Film Festival was only started in 2002. I thought it had been around much longer. Tribeca is a neighborhood of Manhattan. The way the festival works is, movies have a “premiere” at one of several theaters involved in the festival (some are auditoriums at colleges). This is when most celebrities go to watch [...]
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I find this to be pretty hilarious. I remember when I lived in a small town and it was a big deal that we got a Hardee’s. There was only 1 McDonald’s and 1 Sonic at the time. Google map View from street Booth It’s actually a landmarked building with original hardwood and fixtures converted [...]
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This weekend we took a trip into the city and walked by Rockefeller Center. Here are some photos:
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We didn’t want to brave the crowds at Rockefeller Center, so we went to Washington Square Park.
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Beautiful Washington Square Park.
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