Born and raised in Manhattan near the George Washington Bridge, I had never visited Coney Island until I was a young girl. My maternal grandfather’s cousin had settled near the boardwalk there with his family after arriving from Italy in the late Nineteenth Century. He had then helped my grandfather come to America, and the […]
I was on a first date in New York City and we decided to go to a restaurant in Brooklyn so we got on the subway in Manhattan to head down to Brooklyn. We knew what stop that we needed to get off at but not how far the stop was. We sat on the […]
Having been a Brooklynite for most of my life, including my childhood, I’m surprised that I never stepped out to experience Coney Island’s annual Mermaid Parade until this year. I’ve been a part of the Coney Island community when I attended middle school in the area and worked as a docent at the New York […]
Growing up in Brooklyn, New York had a lot of advantages, and going to Coney Island during the summertime was definitely at the top of my list. From our humble Flatbush neighborhood, we would get in the family car and drive down the tree-lined Ocean Parkway till the very end, where we followed local streets […]
My favorite season to be in New York City is the summer. There are so many options of things to do, outdoors and in. You can experience parks, beaches, bars, nightlife, shopping, and more! The options are endless. My perfect day in New York City during the summer would start with going to brunch with […]
Summer in NYC is a beautiful event. It is a time when the city really comes to life and if one is ever going to visit this city, and although I’m sure many people would argue that winter (Christmas) is the best time to do it, I think that summer is the time to do […]
To me, summer in New York City always meant Central Park, specifically the vintage carousel with its lovely calliope music. On Sundays during the summer, my roommate and I would stroll from the Upper East Side, where we lived, to the Eighty Sixth Street entrance of the park and make our way to a small […]
Cinco de Mayo is always a day of wild parties no matter where you are, but I can tell you that New York City is definitely the best place to celebrate. If you like to drink, you can pay a standard fee of $15 dollars and participate in the NYC Bar Crawl. Dozens of bars […]
Cinco de Mayo is a national holiday in the United States of America on 5th May in order to commemorate the unexpected victory of the Mexican army over the French army in a battle fought in 1862. Generally, I prefer to celebrate this holiday by simply relaxing at home with my family. However, last year […]
