I generally don’t do a lot of typical “New York City” activities unless someone comes in from out of town. I have lived here ten years and I still haven’t been out to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Over the summer I hosted my cousin’s first trip to NYC. She is fourteen and [...]

We had an unbelievably beautiful August here in New York City. I was shocked that I did not have to turn on my air conditioning once throughout the month. The weather here was so perfect that all I wanted to do was be outside. There is no better place to be outside in the City [...]

The main character in Open City is a Nigerian psychologist who lives and works in New York City. This doctor takes a back seat to the author’s description of the places he visits around New York, however. The doctor loves to walk the streets of the city at all times of day and night. Through [...]

It was a beautiful but cool Saturday night and I was craving something hearty and sweet. We were walking around the West Village, thinking about heading to Peanut Butter and Co. when I decided I wanted a waffle. But not diner waffles, I wanted a waffle like the one I had after drinking in Belgium. [...]

One of my favorite things about New York City is it’s ability to transform into almost any place at almost any time. La Bonne Soupe is a little restaurant in midtown that transports me to Paris without the red-eye flight. We discovered La Bonne Soupe many years ago, on the recommendation of a friend who [...]

A few weeks ago my husband and I were walking around the West Village when we noticed a small seafood joint with two stools sitting outside. From those stools you could see inside the restaurant to the bar, and more importantly to the oyster bar. Since we had somewhere to be that night, we made [...]