Aamanns-Copenhagen
If you’re into food, bicycles, and Scandinavian design, Copenhagen is the city for you. Or so I’ve heard. But even if Copenhagen isn’t on your itinerary, you can eat like you’re there by heading to Aamanns-Copenhagen in Tribeca. The restaurant,…
The Godfather at Graham Avenue Meats
Sandwiches had a storied history long before they were even called “sandwiches” (so named for John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, who ate roast beef between two slices of bread as a snack during marathon card games). But out…
Meet The Breeds
This past weekend I rode the escalators down into Javits Center’s underground arena for Meet The Breeds, the world’s largest annual showcase of cats and dogs. Woozy from lack of sleep, clutching a camera that felt like a bowling ball,…
Tompkins Square Dog Halloween Parade 2012
Costumed dogs promenaded through Tompkins Square Park once again this past Saturday in the 22nd Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade. This year’s hot costume themes were the presidential race—including a vengeful Seamus Romney and an unemployed Big Bird—as well as…
Bannerman’s Island
Bannerman’s Island is a rugged, tree-covered rock topped with a crumbling castle and flanked by sunken towers that appear to belong to a drowned fortress. Adrift in the Hudson River a few miles south of Beacon, the castle is only…
The Tent of Tomorrow
The Tent of Tomorrow is the closest thing New York City has to an abandoned carnival. A decaying ellipse festooned in candy cane stripes, the structure features 100-foot-tall columns which once supported a translucent plastic suspension roof larger than a…
Experimental Cocktail Club
There’s merely-creative cocktails, and then there’s “experimental” cocktails. You can sip a well-made drink mixed with an infused liquor or unique housemade bitters at any number of mixology dens; but the esoteric ingredients on the menu at Experimental Cocktail Club…
Mission Chinese
Update: Mission Chinese has reopened at 171 East Broadway as of December 2014 Here’s the secret to enjoying a meal at Mission Chinese: go during lunch. It’s probably a great dinner spot, but hey, 1-2 hour wait for a table…
The Lowline
In the future we’ll ride elevators underground into the park, and hike through subterranean forests. At least, we will if the Lowline, which aims to be the world’s first underground public park, moves forward. The proposed site, a former trolley…
5Pointz
Update: 5Pointz has been demolished to clear space for new residential towers. Going to 5Pointz is a little like stepping into technicolor Oz. Stumbling onto it, usually while rumbling overhead on the 7 train, is a little bit of a…