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Gary Russo is the Second Avenue Subway Sinatra. At night he trades his hard hat for a fedora and microphone, and raises money for charities through his performing.
Until April 14, the Ten 43 gallery in Manhattan is featuring the work of acclaimed European photographer Uli Weber, concentrating on his signature creative portraiture.
Mark your calendars for the first week of May: The LUCKYRICE Festival is back in town for a week of Asian food and culture events that take the food festival to a whole new level.
If you ever want to pick a fight with someone who lives or has resided in New York City, all you have to say to them is that the bagels or the pizza is better elsewhere. Be prepared for an intense argument.
With its historic pedigree of cobbled streets and low-rise tenements, the northerly fringe of Front Street is cozy, romantic, even down-home. And in just the past few years it's sprouted an impressive row of eateries and watering holes.
It turns out being stuck in the city for Labor Day weekend isn't so bad after all. I started Saturday evening at the West Village outpost of Flex Mussels, a mini-chain from Canada's Prince Edward Island.
There are plenty of upsides to being a party of one in a city like New York.
Normally I'd think this would be an easy trip -- I'm a former NYC resident, with dozens of visits since under my belt. Dirty subway rides, rude cabbies -- I've done it all. I'm a veteran. But this time is going to be a bit different.
Pizza is a simple thing that few people do right. Most important of all, you need to make a crust that has the right feeling in your mouth. Capizzi's crust hits the mark.
No matter whether you prefer a latte or some green tea, the West Village is the forefront of New York's coffee renaissance.
The positive news about longevity in New York City shows that smokers want to and can quit (there were 350,000 less smokers in 2009 than in 2002).
If you're looking for the razzle-dazzlers, peruse someone else's compilation. If it's good food, good times and earnestness you're after, read on.
