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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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 [...]

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Welcome to the continuing saga of the Greater Gotham Shopping Series. This week’s episode is Union Square: The Comeback. If you had told me 20 years ago that the Union Square and Flatiron districts were going to end up being one of my shopping destinations of choice, I would have told you that you were [...]

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‘Shopping’ may not be the first word you think of when you think of Manhattan’s Financial District but you know – you might consider adding it to the list. Need proof ? South Street Seaport is a good place to start.  True, it’s not the stores that are the draw here – the same shops [...]

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New York is a book town. We know it. You know it. And even the long gone denizens of Book Row (may they rest among the great bookshelves in the sky) know it. From east to west and north to south, the book lover can find shops to browse, readings to attend and book festivals [...]

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