Every Friday I feature some fleeting moments from my week that made me stop and think, “I’m so lucky to live in NYC!” And maybe some others that made me think, “Bahaha this city is ridiculous and I love it.” Here we go for (omigod-how-is-it-already) the last week of March…
Walking by Vinnie’s Pizza in Williamsburg. I’ve never actually had a slice from Vinnie’s, I’m sure it’s great. I know this pizza place because it has this totally tubular TMNT bench outside! In a way, the Ninja Turtles are the OG brand ambassadors of New York pizza. Like, whatever with the ninjutsu skills, these dudes beat the NYC real estate game by hanging out in the sewer system! So bad ass! This foursome is New York AF. I couldn’t help but wonder…maybe we should stop asking if we’re Carries or Mirandas… and start asking if we’re Michelangelos or Donatellos instead…
Passing film trailers on Bedford Avenue and wondering what the production is. Then seeing these names on the door and having my question answered.
Seeing the 90’s cover band The Bayside Tigers at Brooklyn Bowl! They’re named after the high school in Saved by the Bell! and the minute they start playing, it’s like a time traveling to middle school. Time traveling to middle school when your way less awkward, actually able to interact with the opposite sex, and living it up in Brooklyn New York! (So basically, the real life version of 13 Going on 30.) It’s a hella fun, energetic show. They perform in NYC frequently and actually have shows all over the US. If you were a 90’s kid like me, check them out SavedByThe90s.com
It’s been so, so gray and cold in NYC this week, it doesn’t feel like spring at all and it takes a concerted effort to not constantly whine about the weather. But look what I found when I looked hard! There ARE spring flowers popping up! It may not feel like spring…but it is starting to look like it. And even when we don’t have yellow sunshine in NYC, there are always yellow cabs.
This dude on the subway chilling with his giant, naked, exposed, and sticker-covered keyboard made me so happy. See, this keyboard looks EXACTLY like ones me and my best friends (who still are to this day) would bring to Choir Camp in the 90s. Yes, I met all my best friends at a CHOIR CAMP where you weren’t allowed to bring outside music. So we would play the demos on our keyboards and dance around our cabins. Paints a much clearer picture of my awkward middle school experience I mentioned above, doesn’t it?
YOU HAVEN’T HAD A SLICE FROM VINNIE’S YET????? Oh HONEY! Vinnie’s is SOOOO good. Honestly, Vinnie’s gluten-free crust is so good, I was nervous that they’d given me the “real thing” actually. And I’ve had the pasta-covered slice years ago, before I went gluten-free, and it’s increds. PLEEEEEEEASE promise me you’ll get a slice next time you walk past OMG!
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