One year, my husband and I wanted to do something different to please our teen-aged daughter when Chanukah rolled around again. She was past the age for receiving toys, and she liked to choose her own books from the local New York Public Library. We knew she could most use (and would most appreciate) some […]
The first Chanukah that I spent in New York City was amazing. I met with three other friends who had also recently moved to the city. We decided that because we had not yet found a synagogue and had no money to go home , we would celebrate the holiday differently. We opted to go […]
My best friend and I love walking; we can walk around a city for hours on end and we’re known in our social circle as fast walkers. What better place to walk around in than New York City? Whenever we hang out on the weekends we start off our day at the Starbucks on 7th […]
Happy Thanksgiving from ALLNY.com and the Moments Blog!
My most memorable New York Thanksgiving was the first one I had after moving to the city only a few months prior. This was four years ago, when I had just turned eighteen. My best friend from high school and I were all alone, but together, living in a run-down basement apartment. We decided that […]
When Thanksgiving morning rolled around my Mom, and my sons and I were so excited that we were awake and ready to go at 4:30 in the morning! After breakfast, and dressing the boys up in very warm clothes we headed up to meet up with my Dad and husband on the parade route. Watching […]
All my life I grew up watching the Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Day parade on TV with my Mom and Dad. Every year I told my parents how badly I wanted to go to that parade someday. I begged and pleaded but I always heard about how crowded it would be, how much money it would […]
It was the year 2008 when I celebrated the best Thanksgiving of my life in New York City. It is certainly one of the best times of the year to be in New York. I decided to throw a bash at my place and invited all my friends. We bought a huge turkey and cooked […]
It was a few years ago and I was really excited to wake up and attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. The previous night I got together my camera as well as some food and drink and went to sleep early so I would not miss any of the fun. I was anticipating taking the […]
