Category: Neighborhoods
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Chinatown’s Exotic Riches
Shopping in Chinatown – everything you didn’t know you wanted. Outside of Fu Xing Grocery, 48 Eldridge St., Chinatown Wander through Chinatown’s shops here: Chinatown’s Colorful Markets
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The Great Elephant Migration
This month 100 Indian elephants moved into the Meatpacking district. Come walk with me and check out the Great Elephant Migration! When I heard about the life-sized sculptures I couldn’t wait to get down there. The elephants were created by the Coexistence Collective, 200 indigenous artisans in India. The elephants were on display in Newport,…
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Beautiful New Orleans!
Coming soon, my adventure in the friendliest city I’ve ever visited, beautiful New Orleans, LA!
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Everything You Need
Everything you need on East 59th Street, Midtown. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Tulip Festival at the West Side Community Garden
A chilly drizzle wasn’t enough to mar the beauty of the blooming tulips on the first day of the annual Tulip Festival! Come walk with me through the West Side Community Garden and see the incredible beauty. The Garden The West Side Community Garden is located at 123 West 89th Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus…
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Peace and Quiet on the Brooklyn Bridge
There’s something about the Brooklyn Bridge, it just calls to you, insisting that you turn in your path and come aboard. Who can pass by without wanting to stroll its length, under the old stones and wires? Not me! Like most folks, I was thrilled at the recent elimination of vendors from the Brooklyn Bridge…
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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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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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From the Battery to Brooklyn and Beyond!
Come walk with me from Battery Park, across the Brooklyn Bridge and down to Japan Village! The Battery As most folks who follow me know, I generally start my walks at the Battery. It’s the most beautiful place on the island and I always want to check in and see how the seasons are changing…
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Sea Idylls by Carole Feuerman on the Park Avenue Malls
The last part of my walk Sunday brought me up Park Avenue. I was thrilled when I saw the first of Carole A. Feuerman’s “Sea Idylls”…but the best was yet to come! Nine of her wonderful sculptures are on view right now, from 34th Street to 38th Street on Park Avenue in Murray Hill. The…