February 21, 2026
Sidewalk Sass
January 25, 2026
Whirling at Wollman
December 28, 2025
Sandwich Sleuth
February 21, 2026
Sidewalk Sass
January 25, 2026
Whirling at Wollman
December 28, 2025
Sandwich Sleuth
Like millions of people, I eagerly devoured every episode of “Sex and the City” (SATC), which aired from 1998 to 2004. I even bought a DVD player to watch the series after I gave up cable TV. I wasn’t alone in being obsessed with the four sexy, strong female characters and their hilarious and sometimes […]
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Pier 57, jutting into the Hudson River between Chelsea Piers and Little Island, has an extensive outdoor public space, though it’s largely a City Winery affair. City Winery has their flagship restaurant and performance space on the main floor, with a wine-bottle lined curving staircase leading up to the second level. They have grab-and-go vino […]
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) is my favorite movie of all time. I’ve seen it at least 30 times. I’ve gloried to dress as Frank’n’Furter in a corset and fishnet stockings more than once. When the new glass elevators were revealed at the 14th Street subway station, the iconic elevator scene from the Rocky […]
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This is a first for Karen’s Quirky Style—Karen in drag! Were you wondering who that mustached dude was? Ha, it’s me! This is my attempt to appear as dreamy as Randy Jones, the captivating cowboy from the Village People. Why did I take it in my head to do this, you ask? The spark was […]
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Do you remember the heartbreaking final scene in And Just Like That, Season 1, when Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) scattered Big’s ashes into the River Seine? Just as Season 1, Episode 1, made us cry when Big died, Episode 10 closed off the first year of Carrie’s grief with a call-back to the music playing […]
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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 […]
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Of course I was invited to the Met Gala this year! Not!! Being a humble West Village model and style blogger, I don’t have the gravitas of the glitterati invited to the ball-to-end-all-balls. But as you may recall, I dressed in honor of the non-gala last year, and I was fascinated to catch a few […]
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