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I love patronizing family businesses. There’s something appealing to me in knowing that generations have struggled and prospered to stake out a little part of the American Dream.
Even though ABC Carpets & Home is not your typical small family business, it still resonates with a rich, family tradition.
It began in 1897, with Sam Weinrib, an […]
If you are anywhere in the greater New York City area for Halloween, you won’t want to miss the 33rd Annual Village Halloween Parade.
The parade queues up at 6th Avenue, south of Spring and North of Canal, between 6:30-8 pm. The parade starts at 7 pm, running straight up 6th Avenue from Spring to 21st […]
October is National Cookie month, and in my book, that’s a wonderful thing to celebrate.
One of my favorite places for cookies is Levain Bakery on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Stephanie first turned me on to Levain’s cookies. Stephanie is a friend, co-worker, foodie, and I have her to blame for this cookie addiction.
If you’re not […]
A guest post from my pal, Jeffrey Whelan.
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Yes, there really is a little red lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge. It is right at the edge of the Hudson River on the Manhattan side, and I have biked up to it many times.
In recent years, New York City has spruced up and expanded the bike […]
A guest post from NYC pal Jeffrey Whelan, about a wonderful hideaway that I want to try next time I’m in town.
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Walk along 28th street between Park and Lexington, and you’ll never know it’s there.
Friends told me it was by the Park South Hotel, and I still had to ask at the front desk.
I walked thru an […]
Where were you on 9/11?
The question doesn’t need a lot of other detail, or further explanation. It’s the kind of question that shaped a generation, just like previous questions: Where were you when the President was shot? Where were you when you heard about Pearl Harbor?
I was in Southern California five years ago. I had […]
Another guest post from pal Jeffrey Whelan —
September is your last chance to visit the Intrepid Air and Space Museum on Manhattan’s West Side until May 2008. The venerable WWII aircraft carrier Intrepid, which has been moored at Pier 86 on the Hudson River, is being moved for renovations after 25 years of hosting a […]
A recent MSN article listed 15 tourist traps that the writer recommended avoiding, claiming they weren’t worth the time and/or money.
I disagree with most of them, believing that they are things you need to do at least once in your life.
Read my reasoning here, compare with MSN writer Jon Douglas here, and then weigh in […]
I’ve always thought of maps as a valuable travel companion. I love the ones that are laminated, so that no matter how many times you unfold or refold, they still are there to get you headed in the right direction.
Silk maps are now enjoying current popularity. Not a recent invention, silk maps have a long history, […]
One of the most enjoyable stores that I’ve discovered recently is Le Labo, located in a very tiny storefront in the NoLIta district (North of Little Italy).
To call Le Labo a perfumerie, would be doing it a major injustice. It reminds me of what an old apothecary must have looked like — lots of bottles, […]
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Written by Mary Jo Manzanares [email] for b5media.
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