Category: New York City
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Great Ideas From The New York Times Travel Show
Last Saturday I traveled down to Manhattan’s Javits Center to attend the annual New York Times Travel Show. Located primarily on this convention center’s main floor, this show provided information for over 500 destinations from around the world, and it was divided into various sections including the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the United…
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“Caribbean Garden” at the New York Botanical Garden
I’m in San Francisco right now with my brothers! I’ll fill you in later on our wonderful trip to the Napa region where we were invited to visit the beautiful campus of the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone. We had a great time dining at their restaurant, participating in one of the school’s unusual…
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NYC’s Fashion Events
Today ends New York City’s week long Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Click here to see recent runway photos and videos and interviews of famous designers. While I didn’t get the chance to go this year, my daughter, Sarah, and I were able to attend one of the last big fashion events of the city-Fashion’s Night Out.…
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Amazing Dead Sea Scrolls At NYC’s Discovery Time Square
Scroll Jar A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I were invited by the Discovery Times Square in Manhattan to visit the world premiere of their traveling exhibit, “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times.” Called the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times, the Dead Sea Scrolls are 2,000 year old biblical…
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Mom Gives Birth on Train To NYC
The Associated Press reports that a 31-year-old New Jersey woman gave birth on a PATH train to New York City yesterday. The AP reports that “PATH officials turned the train into an express, bypassing most stops so that it would get to its final stop, 33rd Street in midtown Manhattan, as soon as possible. Emergency…
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Pitcher for the Mets Training To Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro this Month
Expedition News says that 37 year old Mets pitcher, R.A. Dickey, is training to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro by running in his Nashville neighborhood with a black mask covering his eyes, nose and mouth to limit his oxygen intake. Expedition News says the Wall Street Journal (Dec. 27) reports that it’s part of a lifelong ambition…
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CSI: The Experience! at the Discovery Center
For years, CSI has been one of the most popular dramas on television so I was happy to be invited to take a look at CSI: The Experience! at the Discovery Center in New York City’s Times Square. This hands-on exhibit lets you play the role of a crime scene detective. Once my friend and…
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Zagat’s Gluten-Free Guide to New York City
Click here to check out Zagat’s new gluten-free guide to NYC. This list includes: 1. Rosa Mexicano 2. Risotteria 3. Lilli And Loo 4. S’Mac 5. Bistango 6. Tu-Lu’s Gluten-Free Bakery 7. Zengo 8. Bar Breton 9. Peter’s Restaurant 10. Friedman’s Lunch
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New Fashion Gifts on the C. Wonder Bus
A few months ago I had the wonderful opportunity to spend the day at Harper’s Bazaar Magazine in New York City. While I was there, I was invited to board the promotional bus for C Wonder that was parked outside the publication’s headquarters at Hearst Towers. I was asked to wait to show you the…
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Sea Stories at NYC’s Explorers Club-November 19, 2011
The Explorers Club in NYC will be hosting “Sea Stories” a day long series of seminars that will be focused on exploration, conservation, scuba diving, shipwrecks, nautical history and marine life. This will be a great opportunity for those who are interested in the ocean to interact. Tickets will NOT be sold at door. When:…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 