The LEGO Master

If you had 80,000 LEGO bricks at your disposal, what would you do with them? Corporate lawyer turned artist Nathan Sawaya used his to build a 19-foot long dinosaur that’s currently on display with dozens of his LEGO sculptures at Discovery Times Square, an exhibition center on West 44th Street. The dinosaur is one of the largest sculptures he’s ever made.

3 Summer Fruit Cocktails

By Seth Fera-Schanes The summer cocktail recipe list grows (by 3 fantastic new drinks this time.)  We were looking for ways to incorporate the freshest summer ingredients into one of summer’s longest standing traditions; drinking outside on a lazy weekend afternoon. The first recipe is a Watermelon Champagne […]

Smorgasburg at the Brooklyn Flea Market

By Marsha Clarke If you are walking through the Brooklyn Bridge Park on a Sunday afternoon minding your own business, secretly judging hipsters and you see a congregation of people at food tents….Run!  And you should run right into that place called Smorgasburg.  This operation of Brooklyn Flea, which […]

Seen at Brooklyn Flea

By Denise Oliveira When you hear “flea market,” do you think of old vinyl, used clothes, vintage toys and mixed-quality art? Those are in fact items you’ll find at the Brooklyn Flea, but what you may not know is that you can also find brand new and high quality […]

Hanging Out With The Huxtables In Brooklyn Heights

The Cosby Show, famous in the 1980’s and 90’s was set to the backdrop of Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn.

One of the most beautiful neighborhoods in all of New York City, this is an area to explore and take lots of pictures.

A New York City Succulent Garden

Aside from herbs, a succulent garden is a low maintenance, low space and all around fun option.  There are so many varieties of succulents and you can literally cram them all in a small space and they seem to thrive.  For around $3 a piece you can mix and match shapes and heights and come up with a really nice little garden.  Also, tending to your New York City succulent garden is quite therapeutic and will let you take care of something that won’t expire if (i.e when) you don’t water for a few days.  

Is your apartment suffering from ‘predecessor chi’?

By Denise Oliveira Messes from prior tenants; contractors who took way longer than promised; exhausting interactions with brokers; nightmarish packing and moving experiences; not to mention your own baggage: These are a few of the negative vibes that some New Yorkers want to erase from their apartments before […]

Summer’s Bounty At The Green Market

By Seth Fera-Schanes New York City farmers markets have some great produce, especially during the summer and fall.  If you go to the green market in Union Square on any given morning, you will see city chefs buying the first pick of items as vendors are setting up […]