Borough by borough, day after day, seeking the little details that make NYC great.
Everyone comes to New York to make it, even superheroes. Batman, Superman, Captain America, Spider-man, and Iron Man all have lived, worked, captured villains, and rescued victims here. The Superheroes in Gotham exhibit at the New York Historical Society traces these masked heroes from the pages of comic books to radio, television, film, and Broadway.
She can sing, dance, act, paint and even write. What else can China native Lady Long Long do? Coming from an artistic family Lady Long Long was raised to appreciate and master the arts. At first she needed to travel to Europe and learn proper English as many Chinese families do. She spent time in England, France, Germany and Holland. She had a culture shock in Europe. Yet she made the best of it.
By Nick Christophers The saying goes you can take a New Yorker out of New York, but you can’t take New York out of a New Yorker. This is evident with recording artist Marlena who was raised in Queens, New York only to later move to the sunny […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes This blackberry martini is simple, elegant and refreshing. Â This is a perfect drink to usher in the Summer with friends and family. Â Enjoy at a backyard gathering, evening cocktail party or anytime in between. The Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission provided this recipe from “Mint” […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes The Cooper Hewitt is a design focused museum located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Â Already one of my favorite museums in the city, it recently underwent a renovation and is now better than ever. Aside from physical updates, the Cooper Hewitt introduced new technology in […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes After spending the past 48 years on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the Whitney Museum made a move downtown to hang with the cool crowd in the Meatpacking District. Â With new clothes (i.e new building) and new address overlooking the Hudson River, the Whitney wants to […]
By Seth Fera-Schanes Ask any New Yorker to list their favorite foods and inevitably brussels sprouts will keep coming up toward the top of list. Â It’s a much loved and ordered side dish in restaurants around the city. Â You can even find full stalks with the sprouts still […]
Description: It is that time of year when squash are everywhere. Â It’s also New York so people who live here are constantly on the move. Â So can we take some squash and turn them into a quick snack for a hectic lifestyle. Â Queue up these roasted squash seeds. […]
By Nick Christophers The geeks were out in force Day 1 of the blockbuster NYC Comic Con. There was a line to get in, tickets or not, a mile long across 11th Avenue. Passersby who were not aware of the event were shaking their heads “hey it’s not Halloween yet”. […]
“I started with more classic looking bonbons. I describe my line as kind of a combination of Belgian and French. Molded bonbons are more visually the Belgian style, versus the French style we call enrobed. But recipe-wise, ingredient-wise, it’s more in the French style.” – Joan Coukos Todd
