Ask a New Yorker: Let’s jump right in. What’s the newest most cutting edge thing in social media right now? Hilary: Seesmic.com, this is the latest and greatest social networking site. It’s all video driven, you ask a question on the internet and you are taped through your camera on your computer. Again you ask… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: As I was peering into this very interestingly decorated Irish Victorian restaurant/bar called Lillie’s on 16th street between Broadway and 5th Ave, scheduled to have opened several months earlier but somehow froze in time (probably ran out of money), I got caught up in a conversation with Robinson, who lives in… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: Hello, Donna Maria Victoria Del Valle, where do we start? That is the question. Victoria: I’ve got a very good idea. Let’s start in the crib. Ask a New Yorker: Excellent. Where was that crib located? Victoria: The crib was in Havana, Cuba. A few years ago, let’s not mention the… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: Where am I? Where are you? How did I get here? What the hell is going on? Look at you, you look like Edward Scissor-hands. Shanaz: You’re scaring me Kennedy. We’re at Hayato Salon, a Japanese Salon which I’ve been going to for three years. They do an excellent job on… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: This is a great start for the New Yorker of the month profiles for 2009, interviewing Emil Roberts. Where am I, Emil? Emil: This is the office of admission Services for The City University of New York located 43 West 42nd street in the bowels of the Grace building. Ask a… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: How’s your black Friday going? (we spoke on Nov 28) Tres Jolie : It’s been lovely. We had a nice brunch at Café Le Luke. We had grapefruits and pancakes and French toast with whip cream, mangos and he had a Bellini and I had a mimosa, good comfort food for… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker: Mark just got off the phone. How did your call go? Mark: Good. I was speaking with someone, I’m not going to name the television network, but they’re going to be doing a piece about us in the near future which is exciting. This happens time to time. From early November… Read more »
by Bill Millard BY NOW, EVERYONE from the Lower East Side to Lower Slobbovia has heard that CBGB’s is in trouble. The renowned birthplace of punk rock won a key court decision over disputed back rent but still lost its lease at the end of August; the leadership of the homeless organization that owns its… Read more »
If you’ve never visited New York City but its skylines and streetscapes still seem familiar, you’re not hallucinating. You’ve just been watching a lot of movies and tube. NYC is the site of constant film and TV production. Being invaded by a cinema crew throws some towns into an uproar, but lighting rigs and dressing-room… Read more »
New Yorkers know all about clutter. We ought to. Space is at a premium here (see The Real NY? Fuhgeddaboudit!, in this issue). After all, not everyone in this town is lucky enough to live in a sprawling pre-war apartment. And most people don’t own those duplexes you see in the movies. In fact, one-bedroom… Read more »
