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20 Short Walks between New York Landmarks
Favorable weather may encourage long walks through the New York cityscape, but sometimes a short walk of a mile or less may be just the ticket for some serious New York sightseeing. Perfect for brisk autumn weather, these suggested walks pair two ne...
The "fresh, green breast of the new world" - Mannahatta/Manhattan
A particularly noisy robin lives near me, perched somewhere in a sycamore tree on the east side of our building. Already sensing the light of day and anticipating the morning, the bird chirps incessantly through the hours of nautical and civil twilig...
Sunday Excursion on the 5th of July: Bicycling Off the Big Apple
After a relentlessly long and rainy June in New York that seemed to literally dampen summertime spirits, during a time that has many questioning how they can personally manoeuvre this changing urban economy, following what must be an unusually dark, ...
WOTBA New York Events Calendar: All Parks Edition Monday, April 27 - Monday, May 4, 2009
Enjoy the blooming season, this special time to visit the parks. Head to the northern parts of Central Park to wander in the woods, or get lost in the Ramble. This calendar takes us into May. Fancy that! I have a secret to share - the summer in New Y...
New York Trees in Spring Bloom: Images and Links
• Citywide Blooming Calendar from New York City Department of Parks & Recreation• Heritage Crabapple Trees. New York City Department of Parks & Recreation• Sakura Matsuri May 2-3, 2009. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Rain or Shine. Celebration of Jap...
Reservoir Dog: New York's Demon-Cur of the Winter of 1893
The recent icy conditions of the city's sidewalks, roads, puddles and lakes reminded me of a late-19th century New York story I stumbled across in the archives of the NYT:On January 30, 1893, a large crowd of predominately women and children gathered...
JFK: The Presidential Candidate from the Bronx, and Other NYC Sites Associated with the Kennedy Family
"Ladies and gentlemen: I said up the street that I was a former resident of the Bronx. Nobody believes that but it is true. I went to school in the Bronx. Now, Riverdale is part of the Bronx, and I lived there for 5 or 6 years. [Laughter and applause...
Exploring the East 70s between Park Avenue and 3rd Avenue
Many people explore the Upper East Side by walking through the east 70s closest to the park, near Fifth and Madison, but try venturing through the area east of Park Avenue. Lexington Avenue, along with 3rd Avenue, features a greater mix of stores and...
Mapping Holly Golightly: Walking Off Breakfast at Tiffany's
The world of Holly Golightly, as depicted in Truman Capote's 1958 novella Breakfast at Tiffany's, is set largely on the Upper East Side in the East 70s. In the novella, Capote does not specify an exact address for the brownstone he shares with Holly,...
