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Borough by borough, day after day, seeking the little details that make NYC great.

Profiles at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

By Seth Fera-Schanes Included below are 26 profile images from artwork found throughout the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met.)  I decided to get lost in the Met over the weekend, an activity I would encourage anyone to do, and brought my camera with me. For continuity, I took […]

Feeling A Bit Clammy

By Seth Fera-Schanes Included below are two little neck clam recipes I put together (which originally appeared on The Refined Chef website.) The first dish starts with a base of Chardonnay to steam open the clams and features a mixture of caramelized fennel and shallots paired with a […]

Citrus Baked Striper

By Seth Fera-Schanes Access to multiple bodies of water ensures New Yorkers have a constant supply of fresh seafood.  The ocean’s bounty finds its way into restaurants across the city and to fish counters in places like Citarella and Eataly.  However, if one was so inclined that person […]

Frozen New York City

If you can handle the plummeting temperatures in New York, it is worth taking out your camera for a few snowy pictures.  Included below are a few shots of winter and an evening rooftop video of midtown Manhattan.

Citrus Fruit Salad

By Seth Fera-Schanes We might be in the middle of a cold dark winter but there is always a bright spot which comes in the form of citrus fruit.   Any grocery store in the city right now will have a mixture of oranges, grapefruit, lemons, clementines, tangelos…you […]

VD Solutions

By Marsha Clarke For those of you not smart enough to have escaped to the rainforest right after MLK Day you’re making plans to either celebrate Valentine’s Day or turning your living room into an anti-love bomb shelter.  In any event, I would like to offer some suggestions […]

Black and White New York

By Seth Fera-Schanes We have curated 15 black and white images taken around the city over the past year.  The were shot using an iPhone 5s.  We will continue to post photo galleries on the site and you can also follow us on instagram to get nyc picture […]

Dinner and the Arts: Checking More off the List

By Katie Donovan As I begin to venture throughout the city and obtain new clients for myself, as I am a full time freelance writer, I find that I have met some of the most interesting people. I recently obtained a new client, a young lovely actress who […]

Chilly Hot Changes

By Katie Donovan As the winter weather continues here in New York, I find that I am not as unprepared for the weather as my family back home in Florida may have held concern for. The historical blizzard that was supposed to swamp us with tremendous gusts of […]