 Sometimes being a tourist in my own city is my favorite thing to do. It gives me a fresh perspective on the city I love, and the break from my routine (subway, homework, class, subway, homework, class) inspires me to explore my terrain even further.
Typically, I associate most goings-on in Central Park with tacky tourists, but who's to say I myself am not tacky?! It was with great gusto and old New York romantic notions that I rented a row boat with my friends on the Lake in Central Park...
Read the rest of: "Row Your Boat Gently Across Central Park"»
Cities the world over have their lingo and New York is not an exception. Obviously.
Fuggedaboudit is as much a NYC icon as the apple or the Yankees.
Read the rest of: "How to Order Cawffee in New Yawk"» 
Did you know that every Friday night at the MOMA (New York, of course)
"Target" sponsors an event known as "Free Friday" from 4-8
p.m.? Yep, neither did I, when I showed up to explore the collection's new digs
in midtown Manhattan, and to visit my favorites in the painting/sculpture
galleries before heading out for a night on the town.
It seems as though le tout New York had the same idea, along with a few outsiders such as myself
(and several thousand other tourists). As it turned out, this became more of a social visit than
a serious conversation with the paintings, but it was an opportunity to see the new building in action -
not just housing art, but welcoming people (and as mentioned before, it was a LOT of people).
Read the rest of: "Free-for-all at the MoMA, New York"» 
The Museum of Arts and Design in New York is located directly across the
street from the Museum of Modern Art, and lives completely in its
shadow. You know it's a bad sign when the gift shop is more crowded than
the museum. I should have known better, but went blithely ahead into the
(3 count 'em 3) galleries. Red light number two was when the guard
responded, upon questioning, that it might take 30 minutes tops to see
everything.
Read the rest of: "Museum of Arts & Design: Beyond + Why?"» 
No one should pass up an opportunity to take an all expenses-paid trip to New York, and I am no exception.
So, when such an opportunity finally presented
itself, I didn't waste any time hesitating - instead, I packed my bags
and, given the timing of such luck, my Halloween costume.
Read the rest of: "Halloween In New York"» 
If the idea of covering the 800-year history of Russian art in one day of
serious museum hiking sounds appealing to you, New York Guggenheim's
"Russia!" exhibition has been put together with you in mind.
Read the rest of: "Russia! At! The! Guggenheim!"» 
Ok, I am kidding. No revolutions. Just abstract sculpture with
a hefty price tag.
Nevertheless, if you're curious to see what
all that buzz is about, come and see "The Gates" in
Central Park during the next two weeks.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude,
the two people behind the project (artistically and financially) say that
once it's gone it's really GONE!
Read the rest of: "New York's Orange Revolution"» As we all know, the key to having a great time while traveling
is preparing yourself with just the right amount of information and
leaving everything else to good luck and inspiration.
If you stumbled upon this site while
doing reasearch for your upcoming trip to NYC, you are already in luck.
Beacause not only can you find some useful information here, but you can
learn how not to look or behave like a tourist (even if you are). By
looking and behaving local, you can have much more fun in the city and
avoid most unpleasantries.
Read the rest of: "How to Not Be A Tourist in NYC"»
One of the things I like about walking around Manhattan is that you can find strange art pieces all over. You just have to pay attention and keep asking yourself - should this thing be there?
Read the rest of: "Postcard from New York: Street Art"» 
I usually shun all things theatrical, but knowing the
reputation of the "Madagascar Institute" as
skilled masters of urban chaos,
I couldn't afford to miss last Saturday's "Broadway Style" show.
Read the rest of: "Madagascar, Broadway Style"»
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