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A Goodbye to Chinatown, Manhattan

The long goodbye to New York City starts now at my favorite Manhattan neighborhood: Chinatown. Why? Well, food and colors. I picked up some sweet treats here at Bangkok Center Grocery. More on that later… Street eats from 46 Mott Street Deli, a small counter spot near Vegetarian Dim Sum Read more…


My Frosty Valentine

With record cold this Valentine’s morning, the windows were intricately frosted by Mother Nature. The Atlantic ocean in the winter from the Robert Moses Causeway. Orchids are beautiful–and other such understatements. You are my Everything. A batch of Brooklyn’sΒ Dunwell‘s. At like 1030 on Sunday, they were sold out of most Read more…


Kings, Queens and Swing Sets

I am hardly ever in Queens, though it is a just a few blocks from my apartment. Unlike most of Kings county, Queens county is better traversed with an automobile. In fact, it is covered in expressways and wide boulevards. Brooklyn’s entire center, on the other hand, is devoid of Read more…


These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: Day-long Bike Rides

Happiness is a day on da bike. After a hearty breakfast of my bona fide best vegan pancakes in the world, my bike bud and I hopped from Kings to Queens, a grossly under-represented borough in my New York City repertoire. Bike bud, having acquired expansive knowledge of bike hot-spots, Read more…