Summertime and the living’s easy. For the next few weeks I will be hitting the road to nearby locales showing how you can use your American Express Membership Rewards along the way. AmEx was kind enough to unload some points into my account, in which I will use wisely throughout various road trips in the…
Although I often times have spouted on this blog about my love of the borough of Brooklyn, I do have a little confession to make – I was born and raised in Queens. Yes I lived most of my life on the Rockaway Beach peninsula. This seaside town is about a 90-minute trip on the…
A shot taken from high above New York City on a summer night. Not a bad way to end the day…
If you’re planning on taking advantage of the lunch and dinner specials during the 20th annual New York City Restaurant Week, which is going on July 11-24, reservations are now open to the public. Specials are available Monday through Friday and optional at some locations on Sunday. To chow down during the two week event,…
New York City sunset on 41st and 5th by the New York Public Library While enjoying a leisurely Sunday evening stroll with my wife yesterday, we stumbled upon an angelic beam of light. Well it was actually just the sun setting on another hectic Big Apple day. But the red, yellow and orange glare…
With summer officially here, it’s time to light up the grill, enjoy longer days and if you’re like me, bathe in sun block so that you do not go up in flames from the warmer temps. If you live in or plan to visit New York City this summer you may want to check out…
From time to time I like to feature time-lapse videos on my site. This was caught my eye over the weekend on vimeo mainly because it was featuring A) New York and B) Views from hotels in New York. The person behind this video spent a little over a month as he describes it “hotel…
Growing up just a few feet from a beach for the first 25 years of my life, I consider myself a beach bum for sure. Boogie boarding by the age of five, attempting to surf by the age of eight (and quitting by nine) and spending most of my younger years between Memorial Day and…