NYC celebrates our great green city all 365 days a year, not just on St. Patrick's Day. Even though the great green St. Patrick's Day Parade has been cancelled this year due to Coronavirus, you can still enjoy what's green in in NYC. Despite what Kermit the Frog says, it's easy to be green in NYC, because green is everywhere, in NYC parks and gardens, neighborhood and street names, on the … [Read more...]
NYC Update: Restaurants Closed
The Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic has prompted many of us to skip the pleasure known as going out to eat. NYC Mayor de Blasio has ordered restaurants and bars to shut down except for take-out and delivery. With business down substantially all over town even before the shut down order, a growing list of NYC restaurants announced they were closing their doors entirely. The list … [Read more...]
NYC Parks Named for Women
Celebrate Women's History Month in March by visiting the NYC parks, gardens, playgrounds and even a reservoir named for important New York City women and for other important women in history. There's at least one park in each NYC borough named for a woman who changed NYC, even the world. These impressive women include two First Ladies, a Revolutionary War heroine, an Olympic swimming … [Read more...]
NYC Free: Reusable Shopping Bags Giveaway
In case you haven't heard, starting March 1, 2020, New York State is banning the use of single-use plastic bags. That includes here in NYC, where the Dept. of Sanitation is giving away 100,000 reusable shopping bags. It's an effort to reduce litter on city streets and in state rivers, lakes and streams. If you are like me, you already have a collection of plastic bags you can re-use … [Read more...]
ICYMI: NYC News You Missed in January
ICYMI - Here is our monthly recap of recent NYC news you might have missed during the last few weeks. As usual, our list is heavy on real estate and gentrification, including businesses going out of business because of it, restaurant and shopping news, the growing tech corridors in New York City, and other tidbits, We identify our sources, too. No fake news, leaks, collusion, quick pro quo, … [Read more...]
Best Picture Film Festival 2020 Oscar Nominees
If you are a movie addict, get tickets now for the marathon showing of films nominated for the Oscar for best picture of the year. See one or more films a day for ten days for one price, $35. This is definitely movies on the cheap! The 2020 Regal Best Picture Film Festival is at theaters in New York City and nationwide between Friday, January 31 and Sunday, February 9, when the Academy … [Read more...]
Chain Stores Closed in 2019 in New York City
If you think there are fewer national chain stores in New York City than there used to be, you are correct. And if you think many of those empty storefronts were replaced by mobile phone stores, you are also correct. 2019 saw the largest number of closings of shoe and clothing chains, coffee shop and ice cream chains, fast food and fast casual dining chains, and health and beauty chains, and … [Read more...]
Where to See Santa in NYC
It's time to take the kids to see Santa, and have their photo taken for a lifetime of happy holiday memories. Here are the best places to see Santa in all five boroughs of NYC. Most visits are FREE, including reservations to reduce the time you spend on line. It's the photos that cost, and some packages start at a Grinch-like $30, which is neither NYC on the cheap or Santa on the … [Read more...]
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