Month: December 2023
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Christmas in NYC 2023 – Midtown
There’s no place like Midtown for the color and excitement of Christmas in NYC! Come see Macy’s, Times Square, Grand Central and more, in its holiday best! Grand Central Terminal Walking into the Main Concourse of Grand Central this time of year is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. The greens and the…
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Christmas in NYC’s Financial District
The Financial District is my favorite neighborhood in Manhattan. The age and history here has a feel unmatched anywhere else. It’s got that old Boston-like history you can feel in your bones. When you live in the suburbs, it’s not often that you can see structures that take you back over 100 years…in the Financial…
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Holiday Shopping at Hudson Yards, NYC 2023
The Shops at Hudson Yards never disappoints for beauty and class. Take a walk with me and see Vessel and the gorgeous holiday lights! The Shops at Hudson Yards has been open since 2019; from the start it’s been filled with high-end swag. It’s airy, clean and a super place to people watch if shopping…
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A Christmas Carriage Ride in Central Park
What’s more romantic and festive than a horse and carriage ride through Central Park at Christmas? Come ride with me! I’d taken a carriage ride before in the spring, to see the cherry blossoms. Today being December 23rd, I wanted to feel what it’s like to ride around Central Park so close to Christmas. It…
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Christmas on Stone Street, NYC
Anyone who has been to Stone Street in the Financial District knows it’s party central. It’s also an incredibly historical, well-preserved canyon of 19th century buildings. The History of Stone Street (just a little) Stone Street is one of New York’s oldest streets. It was originally known by its Dutch name, Hoogh Straet (High Street)…
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The Battery Settles in for Winter
As my readers know, Battery Park is my zen spot. It’s where I clear my head of the week’s static, and get my camera juices flowing. I get such enjoyment from seeing the foliage change, week to week. Now the plantings in the Battery have been trimmed, cleaned, and are ready to hunker down for…
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KISS – End Of The Road Tour
I was lucky as heck to be invited to see KISS perform their last show of their End Of The Road tour at Madison Square Garden. The KISS Army were out in full force on the streets of NYC! The Drive Heading under the George Washington Bridge on our way down: You know I had…