It’s good to have friends, many friends, all sorts of friends, close reliable friends, friends you’ve known all your life, childhood friends, best friends, friends that call you many times to make sure you are ok, friends that would do anything in fact to make sure you really are doing ok, neighbor friends that give you sarmale when you are really craving some, friends that visit you in NYC, friends all around Europe, school friends, work … [Read more...]
Only in New York Moments
January 4, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
New York is such a strange place, so big yet so small. Every day I find that it shrinks more and more, I meet more people that know the people I already knew. Only in New York, do 5 random people, in 5 different places, in the course of walking around for about 2hrs, compliment your hat you just bought. One even sees you in one place only to meet you again by fate 30 minutes later and say, I just saw you in x place with this hat, where did you … [Read more...]
Postcard from the Brooklyn Bridge
January 2, 2010 by · 2 Comments
If there is one thing I love to do in New York City once the winter is over, that's strolling over the Brooklyn Bridge. I love the perspective I get of the city from every single corner. It's the best place to take in the unrivaled Manhattan skyline and an invigorating walk or bike ride across the bridge. Connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn over East River, it is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States and the first steel-wire … [Read more...]
The Lost City Trailer
January 2, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Interestingly enough, after I spent New Year's Eve at The Danger party at the New Lost City in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a warehouse in fact turned into a fabulous party venue, on January 1st I picked up two movies, La Vita E Bella and this one, The Lost City, that I knew nothing about but looked appealing. I must say I highly recommend it. It starts out very vibrant with lots of music and the portrayal of a big wealthy family, only to end in … [Read more...]
