Category Archives: new york city
Not quite as easy taking train back to Newark airport from manhattan
Not surprisingly, it was a little trickier finding the train back to Newark Airport from Manhattan because you have to figure out grubby subterranean Penn Station, which is one of my least favorite places in NYC (unlike the elegant airy … Continue reading
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The Met’s Madame X, nearby Mad Men fav – William Greenberg Bakery (schnecken!) in NYC
What better place to spend a cold overcast day in New York City than the Metropolitan Museum of Art? I wasn’t the only one with this brilliant idea – the museum was packed last Tuesday, which is part of the … Continue reading
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Too many updates from United Airlines as I try to fly from Newark to Des Moines
I appreciate United Airlines’ efforts to update me on the status of my flight(s) but on Tuesday evening I got almost 10 calls on my voice mail from the airline before I finally flew from Newark to Des Moines – … Continue reading
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The Beach Cafe- Don Antonio – French Roast – MOMA’s Cindy Sherman
Before the torrential downpour on Sunday, I went to brunch on the upper west side and brought bagels from my new favorite bagel shop in NYC, Absolute Bagels, which were a big hit with my relative – no easy feat. Walked across … Continue reading
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cafe habana, Tacombi, Zucco , Duane Street Patisserie – from soho to lower east side to tribeca in nyc
On another gorgeous day, I met my old friend M at Grand Central station where she arrived from Connecticut and we took off for five hours of walking and talking. Glorious. We started in Soho or near taking the #6 … Continue reading
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Absolute Bagel-Rita’s frozen custard – Do Hwa korean food in NYC
I’ve been somewhat lost on the bagel front ever since H&M Bagels closed on the upper west side of NYC. But yesterday I stumbled into Absolute Bagels on Broadway near 107th street and was impressed with the bagels, not to … Continue reading
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getting from Newark Airport to Manhattan’s upper west side
Time to contemplate for real getting from Newark Airport to Manhattan’s upper west side since I’m going there next Thursday and it still looks like the Air Train is the best bet in terms of speed and price although I’m … Continue reading
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A Costa Rica transportation tax for a Des Moines to Newark flight – HUH?
I swear, this do-it-yourself online plane-ticket reservations stuff is so confusing. Yesterday, I finally settled on taking a Des Moines to Newark flight on United in April after weighing various other options to get to NYC. (LaGuardia was more expensive; … Continue reading
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getting to manhattan from Newark airport
There are he low-cost, low-stress, low-impact way to Newark Liberty. There are now direct flights from Des Moines to Newark Airport and it doesn’t look too taxing (or expensive – if you skip the cab) to get to Manhattan from … Continue reading
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A NYC restaurant that warms my Azkenazi heart!
When I used to work in a newsroom, once a year – right around Passover – I’d issue a blanket warning to my non-Jewish podmates: I will be eating something that looks really disgusting. But I like it – in … Continue reading
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