When ya gotta go, you gotta go! And Charmin makes it a little bit easier if you’re in Times Square when you gotta go. Charmin (the toilet paper people) has installed 20 clean, accessible, public restrooms in New York’s Times Square, right next to the Virgin Megastore. Charmin says that it’s a holiday gift to [...]
Gifts for Travelers: Red Maps
November 24, 2006 By Leave a Comment
When you think of the day after Thanksgiving, what comes to mind? Relaxing around the house and eating leftovers? Watching football? Listening to holiday music and putting up the holiday decorations? Or are you one of the many, many people who will be heading out to the stores for the kick off of the holiday [...]
Flight Attendant Shopping: ABC Carpets & Home
November 20, 2006 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
33rd Annual New York's Village Halloween Parade
October 26, 2006 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Levain Bakery on Manhattan's Upper West Side
October 10, 2006 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
NYC: The Hudson River Bike Path to the Little Red Lighthouse
September 20, 2006 By Leave a Comment
"The Black Duck:" NYC's Best Kept Secret
September 12, 2006 By Leave a Comment
9/11 – A Day of Remembrance
September 11, 2006 By Leave a Comment
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. [...]
Manhattan: Intrepid Air & Space Museum Closing Soon
September 6, 2006 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
15 Tourist Traps — or Not!
September 5, 2006 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
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