If you don’t think the Bronx is cool then you need to chill! Soon the largest Ice Skating rink complex in the world is coming to the Bronx and with a $275 price tag it is destined to be very ice! The project is also set to attract both business and people to the area…. Read more »
If you have dreamed of taking the trip of a lifetime but don’t know where to go then Teresa Zirkel, founder of Zirkel The World has you covered. What’s more she even arranges New York evenings so you can plan your trip with people who have literally been there and done it. Additionally, if you… Read more »
David Bowie once sang “Is there life on Mars?” and now there’s a chance for you to make it happen. But would you really want to get out of town and go to Mars one way? A Dutch organization called Mars One says it will open applications imminently and once accepted there’s no turning back…. Read more »
The Brooklyn Brewery has recently begun distribution of its core products in France with the majority of its business concentrated in the Paris region. While limited distribution has been occurring in some capacity since last September, the product was officially launched in February. Four promotional events were held in the French capital over the course… Read more »
Okay, it’s now March and New Yorkers are no doubt done with that “winter thing.” But that doesn’t mean you’re going to experience equatorial ecstasy when you walk out your door today – unless of course, you head to the tropical paradise on display at the 11th annual New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show. The… Read more »
Time Square and Mid- Town are the happiest places in NYC according to Tweets sent from these areas. Researchers at the University of Vermont studied the happiest spots in the city by using a formula that pin pointed tweet locations based on key word searches. According to the research, the happiest location and the most… Read more »
Ask any New Yorker and they will tell you they love Grand Central Terminal. Today as the Grand Old building celebrates its 100th birthday we can thank Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy for preserving this magnificent piece of New York history. In 1975, when Grand Central was threatened with demolition, it was Jackie Kennedy who… Read more »
A few months back, I posted a column about my enormous fear of flying. The thought of being in a vessel that I could not control and the fact that my wheelchair would be taken off to some darkened underbelly frightened me beyond belief. Today, I can happily say that my fear of flying has been conquered twice…. Read more »
The extent of my exposure to Stephen King includes: 1) Catching an accidental glimpse of the cover of Pet Cemetery when I was five and getting so freaked out by the screeching, skeletal cat that for years I took pains to stay several feet away from the book, which always seemed to pop up (mysteriously!) in different places around… Read more »
Summer is the season of escape. In this edition, we have a new car rental service for your upcoming vacation, a sandwich shop to equip you with food for the road, a shoe store so you’re fashionably shod when you arrive, and a nail salon and spa to pamper your tired feet when you return…. Read more »
