Manhattan Living
Georgia O’Keeffe at the Whitney Museum
Novel Look at Georgia O’Keeffe Paintings at the Whitney Exhibit Before seeing Georgia O’Keeffe at the Whitney Museum, we sort of figured that we knew just about everything there was to know about Georgia O’Keeffe. Paintings of cow skulls in the desert? Check. Pastelish, sexually-suggestive flowers? Yup. Erotic photographs taken of her by longtime […]
Greenmarket Farmers Markets NYC
Top 5 Favorite NYC Farmers Markets Greenmarket Farmers Markets in NYC have flourished in recent years, much to the delight of all of us who love fresh farm-picked–and fresh grown, and -butchered, and -milked, and -baked–fruits and vegetables and meats and dairy and breads and pastries. Which should, of course, be all of us. […]
Top 10 NYC Food Blogs
Best NYC Food Blogs: Top 10 It’s no secret that we here at the NYC Neighborhood Pleasures love to eat… and that we love to eat out… and that we love to eat out in new, interesting places. And in established, extraordinary places. And in elegant, pricey restaurants. And in tasty, quick-bite spots. And… well, […]
Luke’s Lobster, New York
Luke’s Lobster in New York brings something new to the party. In this wonderfully food-addled city, could lobster be the next fried chicken (which is currently the new pizza, which was the next ramen, which was the next burgers)? With Lobstah Feast specials, fish shacks, and chowder bars popping up all over town, we’ve probably […]
Improv Everywhere
Improv Everywhere’s Motto “We Cause Scenes” “We cause scenes”, is the motto of Charlie Todd’s Improv Everywhere, and for almost ten years now this merry band of urban pranksters have been doing exactly that, pulling off some of the cleverest, most smile-provoking, most widely-publicized stunts this city has ever known. The No Pants! Subway […]
Pinche Taqueria New York
Great Mexican Food in New York Authentic Tacos In New York Are Always In Demand Authentic mexican food in New York City may not be the rare find it was a decade or so ago, but still: first-rate tacos, in the soft flour tortillas, with freshly-made ingredients, for around three or four bucks each? […]
Jan Vermeer’s The Milkmaid Met Exhibit
Johannes Vermeer’s The Milkmaid at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. You’ve seen this Dutch baroque artist’s masterpiece before, of course, reproduced in books and posters and slideshows online, probably hundreds of times over the course of your life. For those not living right nearby in Upper East Side Manhattan real estate, is it really […]
Bike New York in the Fall: the best rides and resources
Like to bike New York in the Fall? Despite the City’s reputation as a place filled with crazy cabbies and pushy pedestrians, this is actually a terrific town for bikers, especially in these few months of crisp, but not too cold, days and evenings. There are lots of great biking options–long rides and short, […]
Delicatessen’s Macbar: Best Mac ‘N Cheese in New York City
From the owners of the super-trendy (but nonetheless pretty good) Delicatessen in Soho, comes the super-trendy (and, actually, very good) Macbar, the newest entry into a surprisingly crowded field of players vying for the title of NYC’s best macaroni and cheese. (See also: the suddenly venerable ‘Smac in the East Village, and the under-looked Supermac […]
Gizmodo Gallery 2009
The Gizmodo Gallery 2009 is here! From right now through Sunday September 27, the gadget geeks at gizmodo.com have invaded the raw, sprawling space Groupe in Nolita for their now-annual celebration of the Wonderful World of Tech, both commercial and hacked, classic (the first-ever VCR! the first Walkman, on loan from Sony’s Tokyo archives!) […]
Novel Look at Georgia O’Keeffe Paintings at the Whitney Exhibit Before seeing Georgia O’Keeffe at the Whitney Museum, we sort of figured that we knew just about everything there was to know about Georgia O’Keeffe. Paintings of cow skulls in the desert? Check. Pastelish, sexually-suggestive flowers? Yup. Erotic photographs taken of her by longtime […]
Greenmarket Farmers Markets NYC
Top 5 Favorite NYC Farmers Markets Greenmarket Farmers Markets in NYC have flourished in recent years, much to the delight of all of us who love fresh farm-picked–and fresh grown, and -butchered, and -milked, and -baked–fruits and vegetables and meats and dairy and breads and pastries. Which should, of course, be all of us. […]
Top 10 NYC Food Blogs
Best NYC Food Blogs: Top 10 It’s no secret that we here at the NYC Neighborhood Pleasures love to eat… and that we love to eat out… and that we love to eat out in new, interesting places. And in established, extraordinary places. And in elegant, pricey restaurants. And in tasty, quick-bite spots. And… well, […]
Luke’s Lobster, New York
Luke’s Lobster in New York brings something new to the party. In this wonderfully food-addled city, could lobster be the next fried chicken (which is currently the new pizza, which was the next ramen, which was the next burgers)? With Lobstah Feast specials, fish shacks, and chowder bars popping up all over town, we’ve probably […]
Improv Everywhere
Improv Everywhere’s Motto “We Cause Scenes” “We cause scenes”, is the motto of Charlie Todd’s Improv Everywhere, and for almost ten years now this merry band of urban pranksters have been doing exactly that, pulling off some of the cleverest, most smile-provoking, most widely-publicized stunts this city has ever known. The No Pants! Subway […]
Pinche Taqueria New York
Great Mexican Food in New York Authentic Tacos In New York Are Always In Demand Authentic mexican food in New York City may not be the rare find it was a decade or so ago, but still: first-rate tacos, in the soft flour tortillas, with freshly-made ingredients, for around three or four bucks each? […]
Jan Vermeer’s The Milkmaid Met Exhibit
Johannes Vermeer’s The Milkmaid at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. You’ve seen this Dutch baroque artist’s masterpiece before, of course, reproduced in books and posters and slideshows online, probably hundreds of times over the course of your life. For those not living right nearby in Upper East Side Manhattan real estate, is it really […]
Bike New York in the Fall: the best rides and resources
Like to bike New York in the Fall? Despite the City’s reputation as a place filled with crazy cabbies and pushy pedestrians, this is actually a terrific town for bikers, especially in these few months of crisp, but not too cold, days and evenings. There are lots of great biking options–long rides and short, […]
Delicatessen’s Macbar: Best Mac ‘N Cheese in New York City
From the owners of the super-trendy (but nonetheless pretty good) Delicatessen in Soho, comes the super-trendy (and, actually, very good) Macbar, the newest entry into a surprisingly crowded field of players vying for the title of NYC’s best macaroni and cheese. (See also: the suddenly venerable ‘Smac in the East Village, and the under-looked Supermac […]
Gizmodo Gallery 2009
The Gizmodo Gallery 2009 is here! From right now through Sunday September 27, the gadget geeks at gizmodo.com have invaded the raw, sprawling space Groupe in Nolita for their now-annual celebration of the Wonderful World of Tech, both commercial and hacked, classic (the first-ever VCR! the first Walkman, on loan from Sony’s Tokyo archives!) […]
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