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Sidewalk Sass
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Whirling at Wollman
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Sandwich Sleuth
February 21, 2026
Sidewalk Sass
January 25, 2026
Whirling at Wollman
December 28, 2025
Sandwich Sleuth
New York Fashion Week (NYFW) seized the style-conscious from February 11 to 16 in the Big Apple. Events at Gotham Hall, Sony Hall, and other locations featured the Fall/Winter collections of up-and-coming designers, as well as established giants like Anna Sui and Ralph Lauren. Alert people-watchers may have noticed the style factor was amped up […]
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First of all, who even eats sandwiches anymore? Once the staple of every kid’s lunchbox, it seemed like the sandwich had gone the way of the dodo, in favor of gluten-free corn pasta, tofu sticks, and organic yogurt from grass-fed cows (what else should they eat?). Didn’t New Yorkers stop eating bread years ago? But […]
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The East Village just got a double dose of country twang and redneck fun at Lucinda’s Bar at 169 Avenue A. Lucinda’s is a honky-tonk juke joint and cocktail lounge, featuring live music, line dancing, karaoke, and happy hour specials, all with a true Southern vibe. In case you’ve been a Sleeping Beauty for the past few […]
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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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What has changed in the past five years? One afternoon in the early days of the pandemic, I was chatting on Zoom with my Barre3 friend Amy after a killer live-streamed 60-minute workout. During this brief period, when all the fitness studios in New York were closed, our instructors live-streamed solo from the Barre3 studio […]
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Why all the lawsuits over a tiny garden in lower Manhattan? Like some of you dear readers, I have been following the occasional stories in New York papers about the demise and resurrection of the Elizabeth Street Garden, as lawsuits and counter-lawsuits continue to be filed. It will be gone forever! No, wait, there are […]
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