Category: I Love New York
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Wintry Adventure to Ripley’s Boo-lieve It or Not Extreme Times Square Slumber Fest
Last Saturday, my husband, Robert, my son Alex, and I, along with two of Alex’s buddies braved that night’s freakishly early snow storm to travel to New York City. Months before I had won a charity auction prize for five people to attend Ripley’s Boo-lieve It or Not Extreme Times Square Slumber Fest. …
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Culinary Institute of America’s Parent-Teen Cooking Course-Priceless Experience
A couple of weeks ago, my son, Alex, and I were invited to come to one of the Culinary Institute of America’s Parent-Teen days where we participated in a terrific one day cooking course for parents and children 12 years and older. I was happy to participate because I wanted to share my love for…
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Replica of Statue of Liberty unveiled in Manhattan
The reportedly only replica of the original Statue of Liberty sculpture in America has been acquired by Leonard Stern and was unveiled by French Ambassador Francois Delattre and Commissioner Marjorie B. Tiven of the NYC Mayor’s Office on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011, in a public plaza at 667 Madison Avenue, where it will be permanently…
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Manhattan House Tour-October 22, 2011
Save the date for the Manhattan House tour sponsored by the New York Junior League that will be held on October 22, 2011. The price has gone up to $100, but I don’t expect to be disappointed for this full day event. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I think that the experience is a…
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Safety and the Single Female Traveler In NYC
If you’ve previously read my blogs, you know that I love to travel to NYC. And, while I enjoy going with my friends and family, I have no problem spending time alone in one of the greatest cities in the world. I’m often asked, though, if I ever feel nervous about my safety in a…
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Pictures Inside Yaddo’s House Tour
Did you have the opportunity to visit Yaddo during one of its multiple house tours last Saturday or Sunday? Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, the mission of this famous artists’ community which has hosted Truman Capote, Flannery O’Connor, Sylvia Plath, Mario Puzo, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein is to provide artists the peace and…
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Aftermath of Hurricane Irene-Our Boat Lost and Finally Found
I woke up yesterday, happy to see that the heavy rain and winds had finally subsided. We still had power, our basement was dry, and none of the branches from our trees had been broken. I looked out to see the sky once again a beautiful blue color, gratefuly assured that we had pretty much escaped the brunt…
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NYC’s High Line: Expansion and Inspiration for Other Cities
Last month, Robert and I revisited the High Line, a public park built on a 1.45-mile-long elevated rail structure in Manhattan. The second stage of this multi-million dollar renovation has been completed so that this structure now runs from Gansevoort Street to West 30th Street on this city’s West Side. The Friends of the High Line says that, this summer only, it…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 