Tag: New York

• Fantastic Beasts in NYC – 1920’s Attractions from The Film

  JK Rowling’s new film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in theaters today. Newt Scamander, a Magizoologist and former Hogwarts student, visits New York City in 1926. His tale, features iconic New York City attractions in a magical new lens, including Times Square, the Woolworth Building, Central Park and Ellis Island. An all-new adventure…

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  November 18, 2016

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• Linguists are Fascinated with the American Jewish Accent

    All of us have some form of accent. My family has lived in the Capital District region for more than a hundred years. But as soon as I utter the word “coffee” or, as I pronounce it, “cawfee,” you can immediately tell that I may have picked up a bit of a NYC accent during my law school days in…

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  September 27, 2016

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• Fun Day Trip Back from NYC : The Cloisters, Tarrytown and Sunflower Meadow in New Paltz

  

  Last Saturday, my husband and I completed our yearly ritual of taking our daughter, Sarah, back to FIT in Manhattan. We rented a minivan the night before and filled it all up with Sarah’s precious belongings. There’s no lot to park in, and security will only allow about twenty vehicles at one time to squeeze onto this narrow street to quickly unload everything (Yay). So the plan was…

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  August 29, 2016

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• Things to do in NYC this Week: New Food Hall at Grand Central

  

    Here’a a list of things to do in NYC  this week, as published by the New York Times. And if you’re near Grand Central Terminal, go inside to check out its new Great Northern Food Hall. Located in the station’s Vanderbilt Hall, this foodie location envisioned by Denmark’s Claus Meyer. Native Sounds Downtown! (Thursday) This year’s edition of the National…

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  July 22, 2016

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• Troy, New York is not a “Homely City”

  

  If you’ve read my posts, you know that I like to reference articles from the New York Times. I enjoy reading this paper, but today I was rather taken aback by Sam Robert’s review of James Bone’s new book, The Curse of Beauty: The Scandalous Tragic Life of Audrey Munson, America’s First Supermodel.  The first sentence of…

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  April 17, 2016

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• New Albany JetBlue and Last Minute Deal!

  

  Last Thursday, December 10, 2015, JetBlue started its flights from Albany International Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Local members of the business community, politicians, and Albany Airport representatives were all there to celebrate the big event with balloons, food, and speeches. JetBlue invited me to take this inaugural flight, and I really enjoyed the nonstop ride. The seats were comfortable, and the flight…

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  December 15, 2015

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