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Sexy Brazilian, Secrets Included at J Sisters Salon
Blog: Paris By Appointmenty Only - 20 August 2009
Would you believe me if I told you that people travel across the world to have their private parts waxed in New York City? You ought to, because like pizza, bagels and overproduced musicals, NYC does the Brazilian bikini wax best. More specifically, Janea Padilha (above, center) of the J Sisters salon in midtown Manhattan does it best. As well she should—she invented it!
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Main Street USA on Roosevelt Island
Blog: Scouting NY - 20 August 2009
Did you ever play with the Fisher Price Little People when you were a kid? Or Lego village sets? Did you ever notice how every store was simply named for its purpose, and there was zero competition? For example, the market was called “Market,” the barber shop was called “Barber Shop,” and the pet store [...]
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Tibetan Pendants, Japanese Noodles, French Vodka, And Mini-Burgers
Blog: GoBackpacking - 20 August 2009
I met my friend Kai at the corner of St Mark’s Place and something. This neighborhood in the East Village use to be a lot edgier – the domain of punks and the down and out. But that was then, and now there are just a few shops and people left to reflect that old [...]Your Free Subscriber Download
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Travel Talk At The Grey Dog’s Cafe
Blog: GoBackpacking - 19 August 2009
I met up with Sean and Alisha from Sosauce the afternoon following the networking barbecue in Brooklyn. The Grey Dog’s Cafe in the West Village looked vaguely familiar, and I became certain it was one of the many places my friend Kai had taken me on NYC trips past. It was lunchtime, and the place was [...]Your Free Subscriber Download
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bjorn borg: knickers for the tennis obsessed
Blog: cherrypatter - 19 August 2009
björn borg is one of the more eccentric underwear shops i have checked out lately but the whole nostalgic tennis thing definitely made me want to check it out. my summers as a kid were spent playing tennis. a much older guy in our neighborhood, david freed, who coached davis cup in 1960 and 1961, generously gave [...]
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oms/b: midtown lunch so much better than it used to be
Blog: cherrypatter - 18 August 2009
it’s been a long while since i worked in midtown, and i don’t think i have ever missed the food scene there — until last week that is. in addition to crazy work hours, all i can remember of midtown life was lots of chain food, super cheap pizza and periodic high end lunches that were good but [...]
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Leaving NY: Heading North
Blog: Scouting NY - 18 August 2009
Last weekend, I had to go north for a wedding in Plattsburgh, a city located about 30 minutes south of the Canadian border on Lake Champlain. I didn’t have much time to take pictures when I was there, but here are a few bits that I particularly enjoyed on the way up. Lake George, for those [...]
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New York-Queens-New York Hall of Science
Blog: Travel Jounral - 18 August 2009
New York Hall of Science Originally uploaded by S. Zachko What is the best way to teach kids about science? Give them chances to touch and feel the science.
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Salsa Dancing In New York City
Blog: GoBackpacking - 17 August 2009
After leaving the barbecue, I turned my attention to salsa dancing. I’d made it out for a few dances the prior night at LQ, but having arrived after the band had finished also meant most of the people had left as well. Still, I got a chance to check out the bar and dance space [...]Your Free Subscriber Download
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people’s pops: a frozen necessity
Blog: cherrypatter - 17 August 2009
with temperatures reaching 90 degrees and lots of humidity thrown in yesterday, the popsicles from people’s pops were the perfect antidote to the heat — if only for a few minutes. the latest flavors this weekend included the roasted apricot and lavender (pictured above) which was super pulpy and refreshing. they also had blackberry and [...]
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Sosauce / Matador BBQ In Brooklyn
Blog: GoBackpacking - 16 August 2009
Brave New Traveler was one of the first travel blogs I began to follow back in early 2007, and I still recall how it was something of a “must read” for those of us figuring out how to write for a travel blog when we’re not actually traveling. And I still remember when the editor, [...]Your Free Subscriber Download
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Nevada Smith’s – New York City Soccer Bar
Blog: GoBackpacking - 14 August 2009
Nevada Smith’s in New York’s East Village is a prime spot for watching soccer in the city. My friend Kai took me there for an English Premiere League game a few years ago. It was a bright, sunny afternoon but once we stepped through the front door, we were in a completely different atmosphere. The [...]Your Free Subscriber Download
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Quiet Contemplation And Drew Barrymore In Central Park
Blog: GoBackpacking - 13 August 2009
As I alluded to in my declaration of being alive and well in New York City, I took some time last Thursday to stroll through Central Park. I first came across a softball field with multiple games in progress. Don’t these people have jobs? Just kidding. I sat on a bench and played around with [...] Related posts:Nevada Smith’s – New York City Soccer Bar
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They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To
Blog: Scouting NY - 13 August 2009
It’s amazing what you find still working in old houses in New York City. It blows my mind that this gas stove in a Brooklyn home still works after God knows how many years…but it does! Note the two different oven compartments… And the knob array is still in great condition: So freakin’ cool. My parents recently [...]
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cozbi: the sweetest things to measure
Blog: cherrypatter - 12 August 2009
cozbi’s a shop that i just cannot get out of my head. every time i am roaming down court street, which is often now that in gowanus and i really just must get some sandwiches from frankies 457 even if it takes me 20 minutes each way, i have to pop in to see the most [...]
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Discovering Yext – The Next Yellow Pages
Blog: GoBackpacking - 12 August 2009
My brother Jon invited me out to lunch with his friend Brent on my first full day in the city. When my family moved to Fairfax, Virginia way back in 1992, we were neighbors with Brent’s family. In fact, I have the distinct memory of Brent’s older brother (my age) and him introducing us to [...] Related posts:Reconnecting In The Big Apple
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Getting Visas (Part 3)
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 12 August 2009
New York City – August 6, 2009 About a month ago, Zhou and I wrote about our first visa adventures in Washington DC (Part 1 and Part 2). As much of a disaster that trip turned out to be, we were at least able to write about what not to do when getting a visa. Today [...]
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co.: when pizza is the least common denominator
Blog: cherrypatter - 11 August 2009
given the extreme pickiness of one member of the family and our constant goal of trying, at least occasionally, to have satisfying meals that we are all happy with, pizza has become our easy food. no matter where we go, usually it is decent (it is hard to make really really inedible pizza). usually we all eat [...]
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Reconnecting In The Big Apple
Blog: GoBackpacking - 11 August 2009
I want to be a part of it: New York, New York - Frank Sinatra My endgame for the whole trip around the world was always to leverage my sense of being uprooted to make a move to another part of the country. New York City has always been tops on that list, so I was excited [...] Related posts:Quiet Contemplation And Drew Barrymore In Central Park
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Pizza Love and Understanding
Blog: Desperately Seeking Root Beer - 11 August 2009
When I think of New York food, several things spring to mind: pastrami sandwiches, bagels, hot dogs, and, best of all to my mind, pizza. There's good pizza throughout the US, but there's something about New York pizza that makes me want to run down to the airport and catch the next plane going east.
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The Unnamed Streets of Crown Heights
Blog: Scouting NY - 11 August 2009
I was biking to south Brooklyn last weekend and decided to take a random path through Crown Heights, a neighborhood I haven’t really explored much of. On my way, I noticed a back alley on Brooklyn Ave between Union & President and hopped off my bike to take a look. Filmmakers constantly come to Manhattan expecting [...]
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tanoreen: great flavors can come in nondescript packages
Blog: cherrypatter - 10 August 2009
i admit it. although i really love all asian and latin american goodies , i have never been a big middle eastern fan which i think is a little strange. hummus is fine, and i can deal with a kebab here or there but i don’t usually pick felafel as my first choice. after my visit to tanoreen last [...]
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Coach and Other Knockoffs in New York City
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 8 August 2009
My sister, Linda, and her daughter, Tori, had heard rumors. They were in New York City for a week to see some Broadway shows and do all the normal touristy things. But most of all, they were there to shop. According to rumor, diminutive Chinese women stand on the sidewalk ...
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the putting lot: the jersey shore but in bushwick
Blog: cherrypatter - 7 August 2009
located way out in the vast industrial wasteland that is still bushwick, a group has put together the putting lot, a really fun miniature golf course created by local artists using existing materials. this urban sustainability concept has resulted in a 9-hole course with themes like the reservoir (filled with old plastic bottles) and the bushwick art mart influenced [...]
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mini guide: bushwick, brooklyn
Blog: cherrypatter - 7 August 2009
although bushwich is incredibly industrial, there seem to be some side benefits of being accessible on the l train and located just far enough away from the williamsburg crazy development scene. bushwick has what some say is an emerging art scene, and the blog devoted to life in bushwick seems to be thriving. brownstoner picked up that even british airways– the standard [...]
