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Empire State Building in Super Bowl Colors

By Seth Fera-Schanes The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks are getting ready for Super Bowl 48 and the Empire State is showing some team pride (albeit not really knowing which team it supports.) The Empire State building can display a range of colors and depending on the time […]

Rock of Ages Super Bowl Boulevard Performance in Times Square

By Seth Fera-Schanes I Wanna Rock, Here I Go Again, Don’t Stop Believing…. the Broadway musical Rock of Ages has it all.  And they just brought the house down in the middle of Times Square. I said it once and I’ll say it again, the NFL has committed […]

Dancing Rockettes and Singing Jersey Boys Perform in Times Square

The NFL isn’t holding back as Super Bowl Boulevard officially opened today with some great performances and activities. I was fortunate enough to catch the dress rehearsal of the Boys Choir of Harlem, Jersey Boys and Rockettes in the morning and then the main performance on 43rd street […]

Karaoke in Korean Town

By Seth Fera-Schanes “Give me the microphone first so I can bust like a bubble, Compton Manhattan and Long Beach Korean Town together now you know you in trouble.” My apologies to Snoop but I couldn’t help myself. If you have lived in New York City for any […]

January in Clinton Hill

By contributing illustrator Julia Cagninelli.  You can check out more of her great work here. The residents of New York City purchase, decorate, love and then ultimately discard a lot of Christmas trees each year.  If you live in the city or have spent any time here in […]

Lenox Coffee in Harlem – 129th and Lenox Avenue

By Seth Fera-Schanes Looking for a chill coffee spot with free internet, good coffee, friendly staff and snacks?  Now take that one step further and you also want a place that serves a nice selection of beer and wine?  Well, then Lenox Coffee in Harlem is your place. […]

A Wintry Morning Near Madison Square Park

By Katelyn McLeod You can follow Kate on instagram or check out some of her previous work on our site here: Where Brooklyn At and A Stroll Through the City NYC received a powdery layer of snow this week which created some great photo opportunities.  Below is a gallery of […]

Spending a Couple Hours in the American Museum of Natural History

By Seth Fera-Schanes The equation was simple.  A friend was coming into town and wanted to do something ‘fun.’  Being winter and cold, I didn’t foresee any personal desire to have fun outdoors that day.  The answer was to head to Manhattan’s Upper West Side for a couple […]

El Paso Mexican Food Truck and Octopus Tacos

By Seth Fera-Schanes I was walking to a store this weekend and saw a red food truck parked out front.  Since I am always looking for quality Mexican food around the city, I made a quick detour. A few things on the menu stood out immediately, specifically the […]