Diane Von Fürstenberg Sample Sale - or the license for lots of big city girls to just go crazy shopping. Although it was almost over on a...
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Sandy Aftereffects still visible in Lower Manhattan
This used to be my Starbucks when I first moved to the city. While walking to Pier 11 this morning, I noticed that quite a few buildings b...
Gay Pride in the City
We were trying to capture the colorful Empire State building last night but the iphone camera was limited in terms of getting it to turn o...
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Signs encouraging people to walk
Reminders that this is NY and no other city in the us...
Nice parks in queens
Really not a bad place to be at- nice parks and quite a view...
And then- the highlight of the day
Costco- a large scale retailer that sells to businesses only I think. Or at least you need to get a card to be able to buy anything. Fortuna...
Socrates sculpture park
Quite an artsy park and apparently they also have outdoor movie screenings in the summer. Oh and free yoga classes - so I have to come back ...
Graffiti in queens
We got off at a tiny little beach close to Socrates park and then ended up taking a walk...
Roosevelt island from the water
Was amazing to see the island from the water- I still stand by it. Great choice to move here. And after we had crossed the river and turned ...
Against the current was a little harder
But still pretty doable (maybe because of the kayaking instructor behind me). I was surprised that there is less water traffic than I antici...
Took a long time to get going
As we were a large group but it was well worth the wait. In the meantime I found out that the apartments with the manhattan view are around ...
Nice to be on the water
Although we had to put our valuables into a wet bag, I couldn't resist the temptation to take some pictures...
Getting into the water
While we had been getting our life vests, signed the waivers (important in this country so they don't have any liability) and getting th...
Found it though: Long Island city boathouse
So what it is, is a community project, all volunteer run, that helps people explore the city from the water- a great idea! After having don...
Long Island city
Apparently they have been saying that this part of the city is up and coming for a while and I thought so too when I saw all the constructio...
So this is where all the cabs (and their drivers) come from
Queens... Or better Long Island city - which as I recently learned does not have that much to do with Long Island.
Saw a lovely old cab on the way
A shame they are not on service anymore...
Might seem a little excessive but the wheat for NY matzos is grown in Arizona
Wanted to share this article as I thought it's quite telling... Some of the Orthodox Jews from Brooklyn actually grow the wheat for thei...
Rooftop at the MET
Wow, quite a view from the rooftop at the metropolitan museum- although it's not that high it's got just the right location. You hav...
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Midnight trapeze under the full super moon
What an experience - was really scared at first with my heart beating up there even though you are secured for some reason it just does not ...
Sunset on the Hudson River
Had not been to this side of the island in a while...
Reminded me of the love parade
Pretty drugged, drunk kids dancing in the heat and on the top of buses ... I guess this is part of the mermaid parade too.
Coney Island boardwalk after sandy
It looks pretty much fixed to me. There's probably still damage that visitors just don't notice but generally it really seemed like ...
Saw some mermaids though
Posing for a picture opportunity
An interesting start to my Saturday program
Went to a Ukrainian place in Brighton beach - very nice mushrooms in cream sauce and excellent pasta filled with salty cheese. Took us forev...
Cycling in the city
Some call it suicide, some are convinced ny is going to become the next Amsterdam (or are afraid that the city will have more bikes than inh...
Mermaid parade in Coney Island
Definitely too many people - there is no other way to describe it... We got stuck in a crowd that was close to panicking - not even the most...
Thursday, June 20, 2013
This is a racing horse...
But this one is a proper racing horse - they are getting a little bit of a warm up session before they are brought onto the tracks and as...
not a racing horse...
So apparently all frequent horse racing visitors know that these are not the racing horse but they are only used to accompany the racing h...
Go number 5... (for some strange reason number 5 kept on winning)
And the jockeys are tiny! I could not believe how uncomfortable their seating position must have been - but I guess when they are racing t...
Another first: First horse race I have ever seen...
A day in Belmont Park, one of the most famous horse racing tracks in the country. I had never seen horse racing before and was naive eno...
Maritime flair in Roosy
Seems like they boating season has just started but this boat is actually there year round ;-)
Lighthouse park at the northern tip
I'm sure I posted a similar picture before but this is just such a cute little park and it's nice to have the view over to queens an...
Roosevelt island bridge
Peaceful morning - but already pretty warm in the sun...
The queens side and manhattan in the background
Taking advantage of the longest day of the year ...
And there was more...
Lots and lots of squirrels jumping around all over the island and also in manhattan - as people tend to fees them they get very friendly but...
Who's said there's no wildlife in NYC?!
Peaceful duck family or was it geese - also enjoying their morning excercise...
Morning run in roosy
Can't believe I've been here almost three months and this was the first early morning run I managed to do... Ok, apart from the grab...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Helicopter ride over manhattan
Really expensive but definitely well worth it...
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