Tag: NYC
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I'm Afraid to Be Alone
I’m a little ashamed to admit that I’m afraid to live by myself. I don’t, of course, I have Eels. And before that, I lived with my parents. For many, many years. Here’s the embarrassing part: I’m afraid to be alone at night. And I’m almost 28 years old! Take, for example, a few years…
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Stay Classy, Washinton Heights
“How do you take your Corona?” “Oh, I like mine warmed overnight on a windowsill, thanks.”
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Little Red Lighthouse
You guys, I hate to whine, but life is a mess for me right now. Everything is up in the air, nothing is for certain, and it’s all new and scary. I’ve been working so much there’s scarcely been a moment to myself. Whine, whine, whine. So yesterday, instead of waiting on the clothes in…
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New York is Like a Box of Chocolates
New York City is like a patchwork quilt: there’s a little bit of everything mixed in EVERYWHERE. Little, ancient castles squished between modern, glass office buildings. Humble drugstores crouching in the shadow of centuries-old churches. Bicycle rickshaws darting between slick black town cars. Pedestrians in 5-inch heels pushing strollers through the crosswalks. Women in pearls…
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Bronx Zoo – The Zoo of Your Dreams
New York City is the city of dreamers…why should the zoo be any different? Like this bear, who dreams of being taller! And the peacock, who dreams of being revered. Look at this pose! The mouse who dreams of a nose job…poor mousey. The snake, who dreams of being a dancer… Look at those shapes!…
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Hell’s Damn It Kitchen
At the end of this week, I will (hopefully) be giving ghost tours in Hell’s Kitchen! Which meant that today, on the hottest day of the ever EVERS, I practiced walking the route IN THE HOT. And came across this: Fitting, no? Although I’m pretty sure the creature terrorizing the neighborhood is ME. Me, with…
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You Can’t Go Home Again
It’s been more than a year since I was last in Forest Hills! More than a year since I last lived in the house above, and boy has it changed. New stoop, new roof, no bushes out front. From the outside, it was unrecognizable. Which made me really sad. The whole town was different. New…
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Ghost Stories
Tonight, I’ll be giving a ghost tour. Yes, I enjoy the paranormal, the bloody, the serial killers! It’s always funny to see people’s reactions when I tell them about this strange passion of mine, but the response I have in my mind is, why doesn’t this interest you? Death is one of the few things…
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The Real World
Tom Otterness, The Real World, 1992, in Rockefeller Park in the North end of Battery Park City. photos by me (and Instagram, @meghansara)
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My Town is Better Than Your Town
…because our street signs are in haiku. Happy National Poetry Month!
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Beautiful Bryant Park
Beautiful beautiful Bryant ParkNYPL to the East ESB to the South XSq to the West(I made that last one up)
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You Can Always Go
DOWNTOWN! …if Petula Clark is to be believed. You can take silly pictures on the train platform! …but people will look at you like you’re crazy or worse, a tourist… You look prettiest when you’re happy! …and in low-level fluorescent lighting with a series of Instagram filters… You can buy happiness for $3! …or, the…
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The Highline, in Springtime
The Highline, NYC’s newest park, early spring 2012 Strikingly verdant. Modern. Industrial.
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I Kilt You Not
This guy is not just a triple threat, he’s a quadruple threat – singing, dancing, harp-playing AND kilt-wearing. He played Rihanna’s “We Found Love” and I just about died. And then he danced a jubilant dance for us. Pure bliss!!
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All You Single Ladies!
Attention, “Females”! Don’t despair in being single and lonely! Come to New York City, where “maybe romance” is just around the corner! Well-adjusted men with not just one, but TWO telephone numbers are waiting to meet YOU for “one nite stands” at such classy cultural establishments as “the library,” “bookstore,” and “a cigarette meet date”!!!…
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Don’t Touch The Trees!
I love these trees! Yesterday I had to photograph every. single. tree. that we saw around town. You think a tree grows in Brooklyn? You should see all the fancy trees we had in Manhattan! It reminded me of a similar time when my love of trees almost resulted in violence… ~crazy flashback music!~ One…
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Sweet Seasons
Happy First Day of Spring! (officially) And to all you others, a belated Happy Last Day You Can Rudely Point Out That It Isn’t Really Officially Spring Until March 20th. (that was yesterday) This winter has seen me a little blue. I’ve had my ups and downs, but this past season I’ve been doubting my…
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All Things Just Keep Getting Better
Source: Yahoo! TV I’ve previously expressed disgust towards televised “makeover” shows. Concisely put, I think they are a tool of the shame industry to force individuals to conform to a bland, populist template of style. Ouch! That said, I literally squealed with excitement when I discovered that Netflix Instant has added 88 episodes of Queer…
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New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden in… Staten Island?!?
Would you believe these pictures were taken…. …on Staten Island??? That’s right, chickens, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center on Staten Island plays host to The New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden, a sensory overload of plants, architecture, and water features. When you visit botanic gardens in the winter, the good news is you usually get in…