Karen's Quirky New York

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Month: February 2022

Philip Maier’s Union Square

February 21, 2022

My friend, the fantastic New York photographer Philip Maier, has just released a fascinating book about Union Square. Phil’s photos capture the past 20 years of New York history in this focal point of Greenwich Village. His artistic vision will touch you with humor, joy, grief, sadness, and his tremendous love of the city and […]

Karen's Quirky Style - Fortunes Told Here - Come into My Parlour

Come into my Parlor

February 1, 2022

Storefront fortune tellers are almost as ubiquitous as nail salons in New York. Who among us hasn’t succumbed to the lure of peering into the mists of the future, seeking a hint of reassurance that things are going to be okay? Or guidance to make a choice? Only $10 to gain a moment’s comfort from […]