Category: New York

NOLITA This is how to savor the Big Apple – one tasty bite at a time on the NOLITA NYC Food Tour. It’s an enjoyable 2-hour guided tasting tour through tiny Nolita (North of Little Italy). A bustling, on-the-move neighborhood blending Old World charm and a trendy vibe, it’s one of Manhattan’s gems.

New York City is the ultimate metropolis. It’s the global center of finance, fashion, theater, shopping and dining. It’s a magical place, a city of bests – best art, best museums, best restaurants, best theater, best shopping.

The definition of rainy day activities in New York City:  any from a long list of great places in which to become immersed for several hours. To avoid slogging through puddles and jostling for umbrella space, minimize walking.  Go to rainy day choices clustered in geographic areas of Manhattan. Take a cab; ride the subway,…

While other major world cities claim bragging rights to” bigger, better, bests,” NYC is tough to beat. It’s the center of global commerce and culture, and it stands as a symbol of American ingenuity, inclusiveness and resilience. A favored and often first U.S. destination of visitors from all over the globe, NYC is in the minds of…

There is no way to see all the highlights of the most dynamic city in the world. There are so many options and so much to discover. NYC is a city of layers – the more one gets into it, the more one sees. First-time visitors must start with the outer layer – the icons.

New York City is rich with museums.  It has some of the world’s finest, whose vast collections and global reputations draw in lines of visitors every day.  It also has an incredible array of museums whose collections are more specialized and focused as well as some interesting ones which are a bit off the tourist…

It’s true, New York City never sleeps!  A city of bests, it’s a year-round people magnet, especially in the summer.  With the warmth of summer, the always busy city ratchets up a notch as much of the action shifts outdoors.  The normally brusque demeanor of New Yorkers softens as they stream to outdoor venues and events.…

Central Park Bike Tours at Night Try a different kind of night out on the town.  Take a ride in the park. Specifically, a night bike tour in Central Park!  It’s simply spectacular. Well-planned by Bike and Roll for beauty and ease, the 7 mile, 2.5 hour night bike tour is filled with breathtaking views,…

If you can only pick one thing to do in NYC, do this!  See the grandeur of it all from the sky!  On on a helicopter tour.  The WOW factor is off the charts! From beginning to end, Liberty Helicopter’s service is first class.  There is a necessary process to go through upon arriving: standard…

This is how to savor the Big Apple – one tasty bite at a time on the NOLITA NYC Food Tour. It’s an enjoyable 2-hour guided tasting tour through tiny Nolita (North of Little Italy). A bustling, on-the-move neighborhood blending Old World charm and a trendy vibe, it’s one of Manhattan’s gems. Along its narrow streets, early…

New York City – Big.  Bold, Busy.  Always on, 24/7.  So much to see and do from one end of Manhattan to the other.  Imagine if it were possible to see this amazing global city from a bird’s eye view, way above the madding crowd.  Imagine no more.  Tour it, see it,  hear it, photograph…

The Lower East Side is the “in” place for foodies.  One of the oldest neighborhoods in Manhattan, and at one time the largest immigrant enclaves, it’s where New Yorkers in the know have gone for authentic ethnic food, particularly traditional Jewish favorites.  With each wave of newly arrived immigrants, it became the go-to place not…

Despite its daunting monolithic feel, Manhattan is really a patchwork of neighborhoods with storied histories.  Some are gentrified to trendy and glam.  Others are true gems: vibrant, multicultural neighborhoods whose color and texture have been defined by waves of immigrants from all parts of the world who began arriving as far back as the mid-1800s.

Grand.  Glitzy.  Old World Glamor.  Lunch or Dinner in the Russian Tea Room, founded in 1927 by members of the Russian Imperial Ballet, is a dining experience right out of New York City’s celebrated Gilded Age.  A time of elegance, wealth and culture, restaurants were places where the city’s influential cultural, business and political elite…