I’m always on the look out for a new drink and/or a new place to grab the same. What’s wrong with the old neighborhood standby, you ask? Nothing, except that what if I’m not actually in my neighborhood? What if I’m say - out at a show or meeting out of town friends at their […]

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Greater Gotham is just one of the blogs I am involved in. The other is Fabulous Foodie. Today I thought I’d bring together and this is the result - not so much a guide to the food of New York as a guide to online guides (with a few specifics thrown in). So sit back, grab your classic gotham coffee and […]

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A review of data and statistics reveals July to be the hottest and wettest month of the year and here in New York, July seems determined to live up to its reputation. Still, it’s a great time to be in New York because there’s a lot going to that will get your mind off […]

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it’s been a busy time in Gotham but I admit that the Summer stories grabbing a goodly portion of the headlines - waterfalls, budgets, and baseball - are not what have caught my attention.
Oh I admit that the waterfalls as an idea intrigued when they were first proposed. I looked forward to them - and […]

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Discoveries of note today: the perfect time for breakfast at the Carnegie Deli? 9 am on Saturday.
Why? Because not only is there no line outside but there’s hardly anyone inside. My friend and I were gobsmacked. Pleased not to have to wait in the line o’ myth and legend, mind you. It is, after all, […]

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The Daily News reports that “a 34-year-old woman smoking a cigarette out of a window in midtown lost her balance and plunged four stories - but survived.”
Sadly, they missed the opportunity to use the headline: New York City smoking rate - and smokers - plummet! (1)
But as long as I was reading the Daily News […]

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If you happen to find yourself in New York on National Pie Day (which happens to be today - and may you and yours enjoy!), you are in luck. After all, Gotham is home to places like Bubby’s Pie Company and the Little Pie Company. The New York Times maintains a robust and […]

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One month until Valentine’s Day! With New York is so full to the brim with romantic possibilities, you have no excuse for not finding something exciting, exceptional or expressive for your main squeeze.
 Chocolate is a Valentine’s Day standby and somewhere in Gotham is just the right sweet for your sweet. Check out our Gotham Guide to the […]

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Sure, the winter weather is wacky (is it really 60 degrees out? Wasn’t it just this time last week that my very eyeballs were freezing in their sockets?) Sure, New York isn’t the first place you think of for a bargain (you want how much for that sidewalk umbrella?) But Gotham in January chock full […]

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 Attention all New York area foodies! Reservations are now being taken for tours of Murray’s Cheese Caves. Don’t know Murray’s? Then you don’t know cheese. Murray’s is cheese. Cheese is Murray’s. These tours used to be a rare, once a year occurrence but it’s now a monthly treat.
Yum. Cheeeeeeeeeeese.

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In celebration of the weather going up above freezing today (and in anticipation of it going even higher tomorrow), we’re off to the Costume Institute today to see the latest show — blog.mode: addressing fashion. I’ve been reading the the exhibit blog for a while and I can resist no longer. Especially now that I can […]

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Every once in a while, I have a topic that fits into both Fabulous Foodie and Greater Gotham. On such occasions, I feel efficient, accomplished and just a wee bit like I am getting away with something sneaky. This is one of those topics.
I read a lot of food columns (partly for Fab Foodie purposes […]

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I am happy to announce that finally gotten over my shock over the new subway reorganization plan (no, I never decided which bit shocked me more). So you can imagine how intrigued I was to see the City Room blog pose the question How Would You Run These Subway Lines?
I’ve decided to give it some […]

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For those who don’t know, Greater Gotham is just one of the blogs I am involved in. The other is Fabulous Foodie. Today I thought I’d bring them together and this is the result. A view of Gotham through a culinary, online lens.
New York Magazine’s Best of New York Food is always worth reading (and […]

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How do you know where to get the best food, the best clothes, the best deals, the best . . you get the idea. Luckily for us, there is nothing the New York media love more than “Best Of” lists.
New York Magazine is all about these lists:

Best of NY Food
Best Home and Helpful Services in […]

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