There’s an oyster bar on the mezzanine level of Grand Central Terminal that will make you feel like an extra on Mad Men.
Can’t you just imagine Don Drapper hanging out under the glowing arches and nautical lights? Shmoozing some dame or just avoiding going back home to Betty and the kids? Read More
Originally posted January 2010, gifs added later.
Still one of the worst dates I ever went on!
You know you’re on a Bad Date when you’re not exactly having fun. Conversation is strained, you are not quite connecting with this person. At best. At worst? You’re repulsed, offended, nauseous, questioning your sexual orientation. You know it’s bad.
“Is this yours?” she asks you, indicating the floor area between your chair and hers. You turn towards her, searching the ground. “I don’t see anything, where could it possibly be?” You ask yourself. Before you fully realize there is nothing fell, not even a napkin, the woman hisses in your ear. “Honey, it’s not going anywhere. Leave now. This guy is just going to bore you all night.” Making her way to the door, she gives you a knowing look. Her eyes speak the wisdom of the decade of experience she has on you. The subtext of that look could fill a hundred pages.
You stare at her with bewilderment and amazement. So this is what it feels like to be speech-less. Read More
In 2018, we’re all looking down constantly at our phones. Street artists have capitalized on this habitual posture. One minute you’re looking down to see if a dude’s texted back, when out of the corner of your eye you see a flash of color. Your eyes are dragged away from the addictive light of the screen, back to reality. You’re literally stepping in art.
And existential conundrums! I walked over this one on a lunch break and it haunted me the rest of the day… Read More
Every Friday I feature some fleeting moments from my week that made me stop and think, “I’m so lucky to live in NYC!” Here we go for the last week of January (so glad that month is DONE!)
Looking up and seeing someone’s birthday balloons stuck to the ceiling of Grand Central! This made me smile so hard. Think it was intentional or an accident? I can’t tell but I love it regardless. How the hell will they remove them? Will they just wait until they deflated? So many questions!
Snow in Central Park! I walked through the park after the dusting of snow we got on Tuesday. It was magical as always. But then I saw something completely CRAZY/scary? Read More
It’s February 1st (SO LONG, JANUARY!), time to make those Valentine’s Day NYC reservations! Finding a place for a romantic dinner on February 14th gets cut-throat in this town. What if you want to do something a little different? Maybe even avoid the crowds and couples and go out on an adjacent day? I’ve got some ideas:
Ice skating is so classic, perfect for winter, and it’s a great way to find if your date is someone who clings to the wall or risks falling! Skating is FREE but skate rental is $20. Bring your own lock at you can use free lockers to put your shoes! Open Valentine’s Day until 10PM.
This tour takes you all over Brooklyn sampling the best chocolate treats and learning a local’s scoop of so many different neighborhoods. It’s a blast. It looks like their February 14th tour is already sold out (cut throat!!!), but stretch your celebration and get in there for the 16th! Read More
There are many rights of passage for those new to New York City. Taking an uptown train when you needed the downtown, giving money to the fake monk scam, and bringing Chateau Diana Sparkling Moscato to your first New York house party.
Every weekend, at house parties all over the city, New Yorker party hosts shriek: AGH! WHO BROUGHT CHATEAU DIANA!?
1. Chateau Diana is a glorified grape juice sold at drug stores and bodegas. It is 6% alcohol by volume: a “wine product” the way Snapple is a “juice drink”. Give it a sip and you’ll be wishing it was manischewitz. I’m serious. Read More
I’m never thinking about celestial bodies at 6AM. But Wednesday morning at 6:15AM, mere hours away, a super blue blood moon with be visible over Manhattan. I’m pumped!
I stalked the moon my entire walk to the subway tonight. January 31st is the official full blue moon, but to my untrained eye, I never would have guessed it wasn’t full tonight! Read More