Midtown

Year-Round Christmas Stores in NYC

It's Christmas in July, and every day of the year, at these year-round holiday shops in Midtown and in Little Italy. All are filled with ornaments and other seasonal items, including NYC ornaments, such as of the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building, plus souvenirs. Santa Claus is always in town at Christmas Cottage, on Seventh Ave. between 56th and 57th Streets. … [Read more...] about Year-Round Christmas Stores in NYC

Year-Round Christmas Store in Midtown

Christmas is 365 day a year at Christmas Cottage in Midtown. Other cities have year-round Christmas stores, filled with ornaments and other seasonal items, and now NYC has one of its own. Santa Claus is always in town at Christmas Cottage, on Seventh Ave. between 56th and 57th Streets. It's like a visit to Santa's Workshop, including special ornaments celebrating New York … [Read more...] about Year-Round Christmas Store in Midtown

One Day University: Top Professors

Go back to college for a day. The annual One Day University, features lectures professors from top colleges and universities including Brown, Rutgers and NYC's own Columbia University. The next One Day University in NYC is Sunday, April 6, 2014. Subjects include whether the American dream is still alive, and how Americans think about crime and punishment, revenge and … [Read more...] about One Day University: Top Professors

Anime night at the NYPL: free screening of a Kenichi + Miu adventure

Anime is short for 'animation', a style of Japanese animation that pre-dates Disney and Pixar. Anime also has a core of devoted fans. The NYPL Mid-Manhattan branch has a FREE screening of Kenichi The Mightiest Discipline, a story about this kid who gets picked on at school and then becomes a tough guy thanks to Miu, a hot chic who teaches him six kinds of martial arts. It's … [Read more...] about Anime night at the NYPL: free screening of a Kenichi + Miu adventure

Two new Uniqlo stores open in Manhattan

The new Uniqlo flagship store on Fifth Avenue and 53rd St. opens Friday, October 7th, followed by another superstore on 34th Street off Broadway one week later, on Friday, October 14th. The Fifth Avenue location a humongous 89,000 square feet, and ranks as the largest retail space on the avenue -- larger than Bergdorf Goodman a few blocks north. The Uniqlo at 666 Fifth Avenue … [Read more...] about Two new Uniqlo stores open in Manhattan

9/11 anniversary events: free lecture on role of WTC in NYC history

Tuesday, August 30th -- Best-selling author Eric Darton talks about the role of Lower Manhattan in New York City, from Colonial times through the construction of the World Trade Center. It's a FREE author lecture at the Mid-Manhattan branch of the NYPL on Tuesday, August 30th. His cultural history of Lower Manahttan and the WTC is "Divided We Stand: A Biography of New York … [Read more...] about 9/11 anniversary events: free lecture on role of WTC in NYC history

Thanks to all who attended my lecture at the NYPL

It was a full house last night at the NYPL Mid-Manhattan branch for my FREE talk on Peaceful Places in NYC, the title of my most recent travel guidebook. Everybody had a great time, especially me, because I love to share good news about my home town. Lots of you asked great questions about peaceful, tranquil, serene places in NYC, and lots of you had additional suggestions. … [Read more...] about Thanks to all who attended my lecture at the NYPL

Meet me tonight at NYPL Mid-Manhattan branch: free program on quiet, peaceful places in NYC

Meet me at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Mid-Manhattan branch of the New York Public Library. I'm giving a FREE lecture on tranquil, peaceful places in NYC -- secret gardens, picture postcard vistas, quiet sanctuaries in busy places, hiking trails you can get to by subway, which days of the week and times of the day to visit popular museums and avoid the crowds, and more. It's … [Read more...] about Meet me tonight at NYPL Mid-Manhattan branch: free program on quiet, peaceful places in NYC

Escape to quiet, tranquil, peaceful places in NYC

After the sensory overload of Macy's Fourth of July fireworks and concert, the idea of quiet, tranquil, peaceful places in NYC is a good one. And there are many. I found more than one hundred sanctuaries researching and writing my NYC guidebook, Peaceful Places in NYC -- and I'm sharing them for FREE in an illustrated talk at the New York Public Library on Wednesday, July, … [Read more...] about Escape to quiet, tranquil, peaceful places in NYC

Best NYC happy hour deals: Yum Yum Thai restaurants

All three Yum Yum Thai restaurants in midtown are celebrating the last last week of June with happy hour discounts extended for all day and evening. Thailand's own Singha beer is $2.50, wine is $4 and other cocktails are $5. Yum Yum Bangkok is at 650 Ninth Avenue, Yum Yum 3 is next door at 658 Ninth Ave., and Yum Yum Too is next door at 662 Ninth Ave., all three at 46th St. … [Read more...] about Best NYC happy hour deals: Yum Yum Thai restaurants