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I must admit when I was invited to lunch at Gotham Bar & Grill with three wine writers I respect and Mr. & Mrs. Marc Mondavi (Janice) I accepted the invitation because it read “Have lunch with the Water Witch”…
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Queens, the largest of NYC’s five boroughs by size, is home to over 2.3 million people, which would make it the fourth largest city in the U.S. if it were not part of NYC. Queens’ melting pot boasts a brew of…
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Are you the person, tattered guidebook in hand, trudging down a worn tourist path? If you’re saying, “Yep, that’s me!” then I have a solution for you: Urban Adventures. According to David, owner of NYC Urban Adventures,“Urban Adventures was launched…
Continue readingSteve Hindy, Co-founder of Brooklyn Brewery, was the Middle East Correspondent for the Associated Press where he covered wars in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Sudan. Steve befriended diplomats based in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic law prohibits alcoholic beverages….
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I search all over the world in planning my next story. A few weeks ago I crossed the street from my apartment to go to my local pharmacy and I noticed construction in the former place that housed a not…
Continue readingI admit it; I know almost nothing about Hip Hop. But Doo Wop, that is another story. I literally know thousands of songs and singers. While using my computer I often turn to the video jukebox of songs from the…
Continue readingSince 2007, Jacqueline Orange has been the founder, owner and operator of Taste Harlem, introducing visitors and New Yorkers alike to the culinary delights, lively art scene and rich history and architecture of Harlem. A major bank merger in 2005…
Continue readingOn a beautiful sunny Spring Sunday morning I met Tony Muia and the 25 participants from various parts of NYC as well as Canada, Holland, Hawaii and England (Cost of Tour: Adults- $75 and Children under 12- $65) at 13th…
Continue readingI am a Manhattanite and proud of it. I have been to Brooklyn maybe a dozen times in the last 20 years. The borough is hot hot hot with prices for apartments equaling and sometimes more than Manhattan. It was…
Continue readingOri Mor started Take Me Out New York Nightlife Tours in 2012. There is a Party Bus Tour ($100) but I am 50 years too old for that one. The same goes for the Night Club Tour ($180). I was…
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