What I love about NYC

Well I love so much, but one of the many things I love about New York City is the variety of restaurants to dine at on a Spring day outside. 

What is one of your favorite things about NYC?

This is me dining outside in Little Italy

Place's I love in NYC - New Beer!

If you love craft beer than "The Pony Bar" shouldn't be missed.   Some of the finest crafted beers in America to choose from and when one runs out and a new tap begins the bell rings and every say "New Beer"

 

Two locations:

637 10th Avenue at 45th Street or 1444 1st Avenue at 75th Street

 

http://theponybar.com/



The Red Cat Restaurant - worth a visit! Great food!

During my two year stay in NYC recently "The Red Cat Restaurant" in Chelsea became one of my favorites.   I also enjoyed the convenience of being near one of the entrances of the "High Line" for a before or after dinner walk.

Make sure you order the Baked Polenta as a side dish.  I get that every time!

The Red Cat
227 Tenth Avenue
Chelsea, New York, NY
212-242-0199

http://www.theredcat.com/redcat.php

Reservations recommended - Available to do so on Open Table
http://www.opentable.com/red-cat-reservations-new-york?rid=1066&restref=1066

Spring Time - take a walk on the High Line!

The High Line is one of the best new parks to explore in NYC -  Well not so new, but now complete.  This is a worth to visit for NYers & tourists especially during the Springtime months.
http://www.thehighline.org/

A day on top of the world - my favorite NYC building

As long as I can remember I have been in awe of this building.  I can never get enough of looking at the "Empire State Building" and I always want to take another picture.

Last year I decided to go back to the top.  I have not visited the top of the Empire State Building since the late 1980's when it was common for me to go up on top during a lunch hour.  (Mind you the lines were not long back then)

Views looking down on NYC

Above - A view of where I was living 505W37th

A walk down 37th Street to Javits Center

New Yorkers I need your help!!!!  I am disgusted with the New York City that they do not do anything about a street where many "Out of Towners" use to walk to the Javits Center.  This is 37th Street between 10th & 11th.  (Closer to the 11th Avenue area) I rented on this block for the last two years on the 10th Avenue end which is a beautiful luxury rental building.  I avoid usually going to the 11th Avenue end.  I am embarrassed as I walk up this street today to go to the New York International Gift Show.  I looked at others who are not from NYC looking in disgust as they head up this block to get to Javits.  Why doesn't the city fine these businesses and landlords that leave garbage all over the sidewalk to blow everywhere in the streets.  Besides the garbage a pedestrian can't even walk all the way to Javits by staying on the sidewalk because cars, horses, and horse carriages block the entire sidewalk to make it an obstacle course.


Here is what I saw this morning as I walked up the block.  Pictures are in the order that I saw it.

 When I get to this point I decide to cross the street instead of either
A) get kicked by a horse B) step in horse poop

Now this is disgusting and I do not know why the landlord doesn't get fines for leaving his abandoned building full of garbage on the sidewalk like this!

I hope this blog post makes the Mayor aware of this disgusting embarrassment and he does something about it.  Please share this on twitter and make sure you use the Mayor's twitter account @MikeBloomberg and also @311NYC 

New York City Photo's

A collection of photo's people post on twitter or Facebook or from my collection - New York City