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 [...]
Brooklyn: Halloween Tours at Green-Wood Cemetery
October 22, 2006 By Leave a Comment
There are thousands and thousands of stories inside Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, and cemetery historian Jeff Richman sorts through them to find the best Halloween-themed ones for the annual “Halloween at the Cemetery” tour. There’s the story of Mabel Douglass who went out for a canoe ride one day ““ and never returned. Until, that [...]
New York City Horror Film Festival
October 14, 2006 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Flight Attendant Shopping: Silk Map Scarves
August 31, 2006 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
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