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Everything’s A OK!
It took decades to get the song out of my head the first time and now here we go again! Sesame Street’s Muppets are in town to celebrate their 45th birthday and they haven’t aged a bit. The Cookie Monster … Continue reading
Ecstatic Music Festival
The name of the festival was motivation enough for me to venture out on a cold January night for a little recreation. Ecstatic music and the Shakedown Dance Collective seemed an excellent pairing and the promise of lively percussion under … Continue reading
On reflection…
Ground Zero has been a boarded construction site surrounded by police barricades and wandering tour groups for most of my residency in NYC. It was not a place I readily recommended for visitors and my own lack of attendance there … Continue reading
Frozen beauty in Bryant Park
According to the weather report, the temperature is around -10*C today. It’s worth it!
Coffee with Carson
The vernacular of the Big Apple has expanded over the past few days to encompass an Australian import and an MTA export. Flat white has been a coffee code between expats for years and now Starbucks has taken the word mainstream, … Continue reading
Veselykh svyat!
Today was a perfect day to be celebrating the Orthodox Christmas Eve. With temperatures dipping to minus 7 degrees celsius, and swirling snow dusting the cityscape white, all that was needed was a warm spot, some hearty food and a … Continue reading
The Cat’s Meow
It may be a little catty to say that New York’s cafe society is going to the dogs. But before you enter the Meow Parlor on the lower east side, you have to remove your shoes, sanitize your hands and … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
The epicenter of iconic New Year celebrations rippled out from Times Square last night to the joy of us all. Welcome 2015! Standing on our roof froze the moment in time – literally – and we go forward with much … Continue reading
Christmas inspiring NYC
Bing must have been dreaming of last Christmas, because despite his voice resounding all over the city, there is not a snowflake in sight this year. However, the mist from the holiday heat wave ( it will reach 12*C tomorrow … Continue reading
Brilliance in the Bowery
Hospitality of operatic proportions is bursting at the seams in the heart of the Bowery. Packed houses every night resound with competing arias, quixotic consumption and dramatic audience participation. This is a show not to be missed. Where faux French … Continue reading
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