Why I Love New York
Just a few morsels brought back from my trip over Thanksgiving with Amy:
- walking up broadway for bagels and lox, and sharing the experiences of Zabar’s and H&H
- walking through central park on an unseasonably warm winter day (BONUS: Roger Daltrey sighting!)
- ice skating in the afternoon light at Wollman rink
- running along the Hudson in Riverside Park
- noshing in NoLIta - including a deliciously wacky rice pudding joint called Rice to Riches
- pizza worthy of the name!
- Picholine!
- Getting a spot at the bar at the Spotted Pig
- The Room and its siblings
- Bistros, bars, and cafes
- The first swipe of the metrocard in a subway turnstyle - i feel like I’m getting “into the system”
- walking from Broadway-Lafayette to Broad and Water, through little Italy, Chinatown, City Hall Plaza, Ground Zero, and the NYSE
- Fifth avenue store windows (and knowing i can be a native, live in the city for years, and still be a little bit of a tourist)
- taxis, weddings, bagpipes, saxophones, roast chestnuts, oysters, water towers, city squares. . .
Okay, okay, enough already. You get the idea. (stay tuned for pix!)
December 1st, 2006 11:20
* Grilled-cheese sandwiches and hot tomato soup at The Regency Hotel’s “Library” on 61st and Park Ave. MMMMmmmmmMMmmmm
* “Touristy” … but rarely disappoints… the Niketown flagship store on 57th. [A store within a mock-high-school gymnasium
* Witnessing a car-crash w/ a hot cup of starbucks in-hand. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mil8/107207957/
December 4th, 2006 16:36
I’ve been ordering Rice to Riches door-to-door overnight delivery for family at major holidays for a few years now. It’s a bit pricey ($35)! But it’s always worth it!