Apr 8th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
Having recently splurged on a cross-country move, my travel budget isn't bursting at the seams, but my fascination for new sights and experiences remains in tact. With a traveler's spirit in tow, I'll be exploring my own city this week, taking the train or driving to some of my favorite NYC destinations and some I've yet to visit. I aim to focus on showing you some of the green beauty of ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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#OnTheRoad On Instagram: New York City
Apr 8th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
Having recently splurged on a cross-country move, my travel budget isn't bursting at the seams, but my fascination for new sights and experiences remains in tact. With a traveler's spirit in tow, I'll be exploring my own city this week, taking the train or driving to some of my favorite NYC destinations and some I've yet to visit. I aim to focus on showing you some of the green beauty of ...Queens, New York To Open First Brewery Since Prohibition
Oct 27th, 2012 at 3:00PM: Next week, the NYC borough of Queens is set to debut their first beer brewery in decades when Singlecut Beersmiths opens in Astoria. Most of their new brews will feature a high IBU (a bitterness measurement, putting IPAs and stouts in the middle to higher range) and a healthy amount of hops. Fitting for the first Queens brewery since Prohibition, the first beer on tap (if you'll pardon the pun) ...New York City: Getting Back To Where You Once Belonged
Oct 25th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
The city of New York City exists strongly. Within New York, the smallest sounds are amplified as they break through the barriers of thin drywall. The coastal weather can be bitter, biting and unforgiving and still, the easiest way to get around New York is by foot and, in effect, immersed in the unchangeable climate. Even the most basic interactions occur more frequently in New York and ...A Night Aboard 'Ms. Nancy Boggs' At Far Rockaway's Boatel
Jul 18th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
It was like stepping onto the set of a horror film. An array of dusty knick-knacks lined the shelves, ranging from empty glass bottles to vintage photographs and eyeless doll heads. Torn pantyhose, some colored red, were strewn up as curtains. In the closet, there was a musty aroma and a pile of something furry.
This would be our home for the evening.
We were onboard "Ms. Nancy Boggs," ...NYC Film Exhibit Celebrates Iconic Moments In Movie History
Jun 16th, 2012 at 12:00PM: Behind every iconic movie moment lies months, sometimes years, of painstaking research, planning and execution. This month, a new film exhibit at New York's Museum of the Moving Image seeks to explore the sometimes-obsessive craftsmanship behind 30 of the most pivotal scenes in film history.
The exhibit, titled "Persol Magnificent Obsessions: 30 Stories of Craftsmanship in Film," is sponsored ...Queens To Meet In London For Big Event
Jun 3rd, 2012 at 2:00PM: This June 5 is a big event in the UK as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years on the throne. Cunard Line will bring Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations to a close with the first ever Cunard Royal Rendezvous in the fleet's home port of Southampton, England.
Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth will be brought within close proximity of each other as a ...The Lost World: New York City's Little Guyana
Mar 23rd, 2012 at 12:00PM:
In April 2011, in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens, two rival Sikh factions, long at odds with each other, decided it was time to come to blows. As one faction prayed in a temple, the other entered. What happened next is straight out of a B-list movie you might see while traveling on a bus in Asia: members of each group reacted to the forthcoming fight by reaching for their swords -- ...5Pointz is coming down and it's a shame
Sep 2nd, 2011 at 3:00PM:
5Pointz probably won't be around much longer. In case you haven't heard, one of New York's finest art installments may be coming down for the sake of urban expansion: two 30 story apartment buildings in an increasingly hip neighborhood. And such seems to be the story in ever expanding cities like New York. What is good is not synonymous with what has longevity. Without generating a profit up ...New York City opens America's first elevator museum
Jul 6th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Going up (or down) to New York? Hit the button for Queens and head to the country's first elevator museum. Former elevator repairman and collector Patrick Carrajat opened the museum last week to chronicle the history of the American elevator from the oldest Otis elevator in 1861 to an autographed photo from the movie Titanic of the ship's elevator. Located in Long Island City, the "nexus of the ...NYC snow might not stop until mid-May, according to meteorologist
Apr 1st, 2011 at 4:00PM:
Despite the recent spring snow in NYC, New Yorkers are keeping their heads up, looking forward to warm weather. But one meteorologist is advising New Yorkers not to get their hopes up too soon.
"This recent snowfall may not be the last spring snow shower we see in New York", says meteorologist, Harvey Cline. Cline has spent nearly the last decade studying the notorious nor'easters. As a ...Former flight attendant feels overwhelmed and tubby
Dec 9th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
During a visit at the Queens Criminal Court to report on his substance abuse treatment progress, former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater said, "I am a little overwhelmed." He added, "I'm trying to stay focused and organized and keeping my priorities straight," according to the NY Post.
The former flight attendant was ordered into counseling as part of a plea agreement to two counts of ...Ten budget travel tips for New York City
Dec 1st, 2010 at 10:00AM:
New York can be crazy expensive. $8 for a bottle of beer. $300/night for a hotel room. $400 for dinner at famed Japanese restaurant Masa. As someone who spent most of 2008-09 writing about the Big Apple for Gadling and who's lived here over 7 years, it's a sad fact I've come to know all too well. But here's another shocking fact I've discovered about my adopted hometown: if you know the right ...Impromptu striptease on Delta flight ends in hospitalization
Nov 30th, 2010 at 1:00PM: It's always wild when passengers do crazy stuff on flights, but the trend has taken a new twist: the media always seems to be present. A CNN photographer was on hand to find bullets left behind by a law enforcement officer, and now a news manager from Newsday was present to witness a passenger stripping.
On Delta Flight 6562 over the weekend the woman, who hasn't been named, peeled off layers ...Steven Slater's home burglarized by partner's brother: insult added to injury
Oct 21st, 2010 at 3:30PM:
If Steven Slater was going to use the cash under his mattress to repay JetBlue, he needs to put together another plan. The day after he plead guilty to a felony charges (which could be knocked down to misdemeanors in year), it was revealed that the former flight attendant's home was robbed.
John Rochelle, Slater's partner's brother, is accused of having absconded with a laptop, printer and ...Former JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater pleads guilty
Oct 20th, 2010 at 1:30PM: For putting lives at risk – rather hypocritical for a person who's supposed to be in the "safety business" – he faced felony charges for criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing. He faced up to seven years in prison.
By pleading guilty, Slater will only serve a year in a mental health and alcohol/substance abuse treatment center, instead of the one-to-three-year ...Costume store develops angry flight attendant Steven Slater costume
Oct 13th, 2010 at 3:00PM:
I haven't put on a costume for Halloween in years, but I think that's going to change this year. I want to spend an evening as flight attendant hero irresponsible nut Steven Slater. In case you spent the summer living under a rock, Slater's the flight attendant who tangled with a passenger (you know, one of the people he was responsible for protecting), popped the emergency slide, grabbed some ...Four views of Shake Shack burgers in New York City
Sep 14th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
The line always seems to be long in Madison Square Park. Shake Shack, known for its burgers as well, always draws a crowd, and it isn't unusual to spend an hour or more waiting to sink your teeth into its greasy delights. I've done it, and I know I'm not alone. Well, the stand's popularity has led to expansion, and there are now four locations across Manhattan, with a fifth in Queens at Citi ...Nutty flight attendant Slater leaves JetBlue, claims he wasn't fired
Sep 7th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
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For JetBlue, at least, the Steven Slater saga appears to be finished. The flight attendant who couldn't handle his passenger safety cart-pushing responsibilities any longer resigned from JetBlue last week, according to his attorney. Initially, the delusional employee wanted his old job back. JetBlue has said that Slater ...
U.S. Open: Chomp on a Hotdog
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 8:00AM:
Hotdogs and sporting events belong together, so when I went to my first U.S. Open tennis match, I knew I'd have to see what the Arthur Ashe Stadium had to offer. Given a delay caused by matches earlier in the day, the Nadal/Gabashvili pairing started late, so I wasn't able to take my first bite until darkness had descended over Queens.
I left my seat and ambled over to the concession as the ...JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater tries to turn 15 minutes into 20
Aug 19th, 2010 at 11:00AM:
Okay, so you know by now that Steven Slater has hired a heavy-hitter publicist. The JetBlue flight attendant who grabbed some road beer before popping the emergency slide and driving for freedom in Queens clearly can't go back to his old job, so he's looking for some alternatives. There is talk of reality show action, but Howard Bragman, the big name representing Slater, notes that they have some ...
