I made the tragic mistake today. A mistake I have made before. One I keep telling myself I will not repeat. After all, that would be insane (at least according to Einstein who defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.) And yet – I did it again. So [...]

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If you have been toying with the idea of getting away, you’d do well to consider a Gotham get away these days. NewYorkology has an impressive round up of great hotel deals across the city and some of them are so good, I’m tempted to book them. And I live here! Seriously though – I [...]

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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 [...]

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Since we can’t sit enthralled watching Broadway (including my almost certainly now doomed plans for Tuesday), we might as well wander around a bit and be enthralled by the city that has been tarted up for the holidays. Few cities tart up so well and in so many various ways. Department store windows are the [...]

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it’s that time of year – gridlock, holiday lights (up since mid-October), clanging of Salvation Army bells, coat drives and of course, shopping! And to help with the holiday shopping (which you should have plenty of time for since you won’t be seeing any Broadway shows just now), I have compiled a new installment of the [...]

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