New York City Christmas Gift Ornaments
on Nov 22, 2009 in Christmas Gifts $ Christmas Decorations Show your love for this great city with these New York City Christmas gift ornaments. Whether you live here or visited, these ornaments are keepsakes and can be personalized with a message, name, date, or anything else. Best of all they are priced st...

Havana Central: Live Cuban Music & Great Food
on Nov 14, 2009 in Manhattan Restaurants Havana Central Moderate Cuban NYC Restaurants Union Square $$ Atmosphere and tasty dining of the Cuban variety are what you can find at New York's Havana Central. I enjoyed a Saturday night meal not too long ago with a good friend of mine. High ceilings, palm trees and decorative vintage poster art create a fes...

Bed Bug Prevention While Traveling
on Nov 5, 2009 in Travel Info It is an unfortunate side effect to traveling in big, popular cities like New York that you can bring bed bugs home with you if the hotel is infested (even an upscale hotel). Increased global travel has made the bed bug the number one pest problem in...

Big City Christmas Ornaments: New York and More
on Nov 2, 2009 in Christmas Gifts Christmas Decorations This Christmas, be reminded of the good memories of the year. Traveling to different places deserves to be remembered and talked about. Hang Christmas ornaments that reflect your journey. They are a fun addition to your tree and a lively conversation...

Blue Fin for Breakfast: Times Square
on Nov 1, 2009 in Seafood Manhattan Restaurants Upscale Dining Sushi NYC Restaurants Brunch Blue Fin W Hotel New York Times Square Midtown West In the very core of Times Square in the W Hotel, good breakfast can be had. Pumpkin pancakes with a side of thick cut applewood bacon is as good as it sounds. I went there recently for breakfast and enjoyed a delicious meal. My friend actually had th...

Online Auto Repair Source Puts Customer Satisfaction First
on Oct 24, 2009 in New York Services It seems as if just about everything is online these days, including auto repair. In big cities like New York and San Francisco, prices for auto repair can run the spectrum from low to high. Having the ability to find a reliable and fair-priced auto...

Brooklyn Halloween Parties
on Oct 19, 2009 in NYC Nightlife Brooklyn Nightlife Halloween in New York Halloween in New York is an exciting holiday. Autumn has fully descended on us, making days shorter and nights longer. On one particular night, the streets of lower New York City come alive with vivid and outrageous costumes. New York's Annual Hallow...

New York City Holiday Volunteer Opportunities
on Oct 13, 2009 in New York City Volunteering As a follow-up to a post on my other blog, Kris Kringle for Singles, about holiday volunteering ideas for singles, this post is about the myriad of New York City volunteers that will be needed, single or not, for this holiday season. In a recession s...

Upper West Side Shopping Picks
on Oct 6, 2009 in NYC Shopping Upper West Side If you want to do your grocery shopping and clothes shopping in one afternoon, head to the upper west side, in particular to the Broadway and 72nd Street area. One stop away from Columbus Circle on the number 2 train, it is slightly less touristy. On...

Navigating the Foot Traffic in New York City
on Sep 26, 2009 in Travel Info The greatest city is also one of the most traffic-congested cities in the world. Walking in New York City is nearly as challenging as driving in the Big Apple. It truly is a mesmerizing place, however, if you are not careful, you could be "hit" by an...