Is ACME Smoked Fish Open To The Public?

ACME Smoked Fish Co., located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has been in operation since 1906.  I discovered the factory when I was walking around the neighborhood and saw a line of trucks with the ACME label.  I also started smelling a nice mix of brine and sweet smoke in the air which led me to the doors of this NYC institution.

The Lobster Place – Chelsea Market

By Seth Fera-Schanes The Lobster Place is one of my favorite businesses in NYC.  Located in Chelsea Market in the Meatpacking District, this fish monger has knowledgeable staff and incredibly fresh fish. Fish are available for purchase and to take home but it seems like the majority of […]

JFK Airport Photography

By Seth Fera-Schanes There are 3 main airports in the NYC area (LaGuardia, Newark and JFK.)  If you have lived in the city for any length of time you have experienced all 3 and undoubtedly have your travel hardship stories for each one.  Regardless of some slight inconveniences, […]

Bronx Botanical Garden During the Fall Season

By Seth Fera-Schanes I posted about a mini Fall Adventure with a friend where we accidentally ended up in the Bronx Botanical Garden.  We were there the first week of November and happened to catch the garden in some prime fall foliage.  Here are a few pictures from […]

Alexander Hamilton House on 141st Street

By Seth Fera-Schanes Alexander Hamilton; a Founding Father of the United States, Secretary of the Treasury (and much, much more) had owned a large tract of land in Upper Manhattan and built an estate on it called The Grange.  I am going to pause for a moment and […]

Wrong Directions Lead to New Adventures

By Seth Fera-Schanes I had a mini walking trip planned this weekend with a friend who was in town on a business trip.  It was to include Alexander Hamilton’s House, Edgar Allan Poe’s Cottage and Woodlawn Cemetery.  We made it to the first location (which was great) but […]

Autumn in Central Park

By Seth Fera-Schanes New York City’s 8 million residents love the fall season.  The humidity of summer has left and we wake up to crisp mornings, pumpkin spiced everything and of course the changing foliage.  Visitors and residents alike will head out to the parks in droves, cameras […]

Bringing the Sneezing

I have been sneezed on more than once while living in New York.  I think it is about 5 times but I would prefer not believe that is true. Perhaps it is a known hazard of living in a crowded city where most commuters take public transportation.  Perhaps […]

Warm October Afernoon in Riverside Park

By Seth Fera-Schanes Riverside Park is located on the westside of Manhattan and runs parallel with the Hudson River.  This is one of my favorite areas in all of New York. On any given day you will see locals running or bike riding up and down one of […]