Tag: Quirky NYC
Man of La Mancha
I love El Quijote. Both Cervantes’s crazy Spanish nobleman who wants to prove that chivalry is not dead and the restaurant housed in the infamous Chelsea Hotel. It’s the latter that has been the m... Read More
The Baddest Gals in Town
It’s fair to say that the film and television industry is one of the most cutthroat around. Come on! We’ve all seen enough movies and TV shows on the topic to know that’s true. So, it a huge sur... Read More
The Museum at FIT
Thousands of successful designers have passed through the doors of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, more fondly known by its initials FIT. My mom is one of them. She began life as an aspi... Read More
It’s 1775 all over again
I’m wandering innocently enough through Central Park and what do to my wondering eyes should appear but a woman in a full on peach brocade dress and wig circa 18th century. I immediately pull out ... Read More
Hot times!
Summer in the city. They say it’s about the journey. Good thing, since it took me three tries to get Rockaway Beach on the new ferry. For $1 extra you can bring your bike. (No Citibikes out here!) I... Read More
Brick and mortar Amazon
It seems that you just can’t keep a tech bazillionaire down. I thought it was a joke when someone told me that an Amazon store was opening in NYC. Stores are closing—not opening. Despite the exist... Read More
One of those days
The day started out ok. Then I discover my first hate mail. Hate mail sucks! It sets a bad mood for the whole day. The day is more than cooperative in following that mood. I start to feel like I look ... Read More
At the corner of Summer & 5th Ave
New York is my kind of town. But New York City is definitely not a quiet kind of town. With some notable exceptions… Hidden away near the northeast corner of Central Park lies the secret Conservator... Read More