02 Feb Out of Body Experience
If you have a hankering to learn, the greatest secret these days is MeetUp.com. It's a website that brings people together by their interests . . . and by zip...
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14 Nov Chelsea Market
One of my favorite spots for 'meandering' in New York is Chelsea Market, located at 75 Ninth Avenue (between 15th and 16th Streets). It's described by Wikipedia as "an enclosed...
09 Nov An Art Museum, Sealed 4 Stories Under NYC
{ a long-abandoned subway station four stories under the streets of NYC } 103 artists worked for over a year and a half, illegally, in dark tunnels and in fear of...
04 Nov The Incident @ the Bank
Yep. There are a few good things about being old. I went to the bank this morning to deposit checks for my kids' allowances. I was wearing a brand new, fresh-outta-the-box...
25 Oct Not-The-Met Museums
Unless you search hard you'll miss some of the best, most interesting, museums in New York: [caption id="attachment_2056" align="alignright" width="300"] Cafe in El Museo Del Barrio[/caption] El Museo Del Barrio @ 1230...
22 Jul Taping of The View
You know, I don't watch much TV at all. Oh, I might turn on House or Law & Order as I crawl into bed at night, but that's about it. One...
21 Jul East Harlem & Spanish Harlem
Today was the first time I felt unsafe in any neighborhood in Manhattan. I came out of the subway station at 125th street in East Harlem and immediately felt intimidated...
15 Jul Wall Street or Canal Street?
I learned in my class last night that I needed to start naming my blog posts with "keywords." As you probably know keywords are terms you might Google to find...
11 Jul DAY SIXTEEN
What's that saying? "A friend is someone who will bail you out of jail, but your best friend is the one sitting next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun!'...