For those of you who have a sweet tooth—or need desserts for the holiday season—consider looking up my friend Gloria Tarigo and her NYC company Let Them Eat Cake! I met Gloria many years ago while we were both on a fundraising committee for the New Alternatives for Children gala. Gloria had great dedication and enthusiasm for the cause…and I …
I’m less than a week into living in Chelsea, and I’m already seeing a lot to like about this area. A sprawling west side neighborhood its boundaries are 14th Street to the South, the Hudson River to the West, Sixth Avenue to the east, with a northern boundary of the upper 20’s or 34th street. A bustling residential and commercial …
In my seemingly never-ending tour of Manhattan neighborhoods, I said goodbye to the Financial District at the end of the month. I’d lived on Wall Street for about 7 months, 3 or more of those in captivity during the pandemic. While I was initially not convinced that this location was for me, I left the area with a deep sense …
In E.B. White’s classic little volume Here is New York, he writes, “New York is the concentrate of art and commerce and sport and religion and entertainment and finance, bringing to a single compact area the gladiator, the evangelist, the promoter, the actor, the trader and the merchant.” As any first-time visitor about their plans for a trip to New …
I’m a political junkie, but I’ve also been a vagabond over these last several years, living in more Manhattan neighborhoods that I would care to admit. I’ve used the address of my ex-, the Hungarian psychiatrist, with whom I lived for many years, as my “permanent address” for things like my voter registration. We are on very good terms, and …
Obviously, the title of this blog pays tribute to the ever-popular HBO series Sex and the City. For those of us of a certain vintage, SATC was a glamorous reflection of female friendship with a side order of outrageous dating stories in the Big Apple. I recall seeing an interview with Sarah Jessica Parker, who played Carrie Bradshaw, explaining that …
This single girl has lived all over Manhattan. While most of my years were spent on the Upper East Side, I lived in Midtown (west), East Harlem, Murray Hill, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, and Washington Heights…briefly. When I learned I’d be packing my bags for the Financial District (recently deemed FiDi) and Wall Street, in particular, I wasn’t really very …
One of my intentions for the new year and new decade is to be mindful and consistent in enjoying the simple pleasures of living in New York. Any city gal knows that one pays a great price (literally and figuratively) to live in America’s most cosmopolitan city. And while most of us can’t afford to go to Broadway or Lincoln …