http://www.sitebits.com/news/ Downtown Manhattan: News and Reviews en Copyright &copy; 1999-2008 Gromco, Inc. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:58:37 EST Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:00:00 EST info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com <img ALT="Strand" class="fullill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2008/strand-inside-1.jpg"> <span class="attribution">photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/newyork808/">newyork8080</a></span> <br> I have a love and hate relationship with Strand. The "hate" part, for those interested, will be explained at the end of this posting, but let me start with the "love" one. For a hardcover-loving bibliophile rat I am, Strand is simply a great place - one of the best in the world. It's big, cavernous (they claim to offer "18 miles of books") and full of surprises... Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2008/stranded-on-broadway.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:00:00 EST Somehow, I ended up celebrating the first half of St. Patty's sitting in tapas bar Las Ramblas. Nothing says Ireland quite like tapas and white berry pomegranate sangria! Keith http://www.sitebits.com/2007/st_patty_las_ramblas_tapas.html Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:15:00 EDT The Lower East Side is a great area to spend an evening, peppered with divey bars, music venues, boutiques and cafes. The West Village is home to more French Cafes, but The Pink Pony on the East side is one not to be missed... Lori http://www.sitebits.com/2006/pink-pony-2006.html Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST Thanks to Sex in the City, Magnolia Bakery in the West Village has a permanent line around the block. I'm not joking. The first time I attempted to go there, I assumed because of the line they had table service. Nope. Just a line to get cupcakes! $3.50 cupcakes. Beautiful, big, amazing cupcakes! <br/><br/> But seriously, what local would wait in an hour line for a sugar fix? OK, probably me, until I decided to seek out other sources to satisfy my sweet tooth in this town.... Lori http://www.sitebits.com/2006/cupcake_quest.html Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:00:00 EST A simple and outrageously successful idea: a food automat in the East Village, NYC! Lori http://www.sitebits.com/2006/hot_bamn.html Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:00:00 EDT A simple, no-nonsense bar in the East Village, NYC. Philip http://www.sitebits.com/2006/grassroots_tavern_nyc.html Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:20:00 EDT