My most unforgettable and craziest shopping memory in New York City took place on a cool November evening in 1965. I had just left work in the garment district of the city and was feeling very proud of myself because my plan was to start my Christmas shopping early for once in my life. I […]
So there I was, in the middle of a lovely spring day. I had spent the morning in Brooklyn, and had decided to walk back into town over Brooklyn Bridge. It had been a friendly morning, where I could even buy a coffee and have it on the square at Columbus Park. However, as I […]
It was the hottest day in August of 2003. My mom, my brother, and I had just gotten off the bus; cart in my hand ready for our first shopping experience in New York City. Then it began to rain. It was not just droplets of rain, but buckets of pouring rain. I head into […]
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 […]
