Let me summarize for you–YES. The Statue of Liberty in New York is an absolute MUST for every New Yorker and non New Yorker visiting the city. If waiting in lines scares you, come on a weekday or splurge for a limited Crown Ticket (just make sure you…
Cafes in NYC It’s pretty hard to live in New York and not become a chronic cafe-er. I have a few friends who choose not to consume caffeine, but even they frequent various gourmet cafes around the city. The thing is, cafe owners KNOW that they have us…
If you want to know the truth, you probably don’t. Because once you do, you can’t go back to not knowing. And they say ignorance is bliss for a reason, because it really is sometimes. It’s easy to love the people around you when you don’t know the…
When I think about Squire’s Diner, I think of meals in-between classes, warm coffee on cold winter days, and my good friend William. This has been one of our favorite breakfast spots since I stumbled into it about a year ago. If you’re looking for a solo spot,…
Walking into the basement of an unsuspecting brownstone, my eyes adjusted to the low lit converted stage in front of me. Four people wearing cheetah print robes and underwear lazily stretched into long sporadic movements. Swinging around basement poles and intertwining limbs, they lunged into a playful trance-…
Regardless of what brings you to New York, there’s something all visitors look forward to- the food! There’s no shortage of restaurants, but even better, on almost every corner you kind find a bodega. If you’re unfamiliar, as I was when I first moved to NYC, a bodega…
It’s no secret that New York City transforms during Christmas. In fact, you might argue no other city does Christmas quite like it! Stores dawn bright colors and holiday music, parks make space for ice-skating rinks and hot cocoa booths, and bars switch out their usual cocktail menu…
New Yorkers don’t usually view meeting people on the street the same way tourists or anyone else who lives outside of the city might. I know that being from California, I always thought the idea of it as adorable and I figured it happened all the time. The…
Saturday Nights In New York, a free Saturday night is like the most seasoned chip at the bottom of the bag. It’s Wonka’s golden ticket or the twenty bucks found in last season’s jeans. In the city that never sleeps, with many good friends close by, the plans…
In life we are given the power to make decisions. From the moment you’re born, you get to decide things. Things like which faces make you cry and which ones you find comforting, or which kind of toys capture your attention the longest. These decisions multiply as you…