Tabare Restaurant

The exotic sounding Tabare is a Uruguayan restaurant in the Williamsburgh neighborhood of Brooklyn. Run by young expatriates from Uruguay itself, the place dishes out authentic fare to guests expecting something out of the usual. In fact, the ambience and décor are the first tings that may strike a visitor as unusual in the middle [...]

The London Hotel

The London is one of Manhattan’s most recognizable and comfortable hotels, situate right in the midst of the glamorous district. The location of this Midtown West Hotel is virtually unbeatable: Fifth Avenue, the famous shopping district, is one block away; Broadway is a mere two blocks away; and Times Square and Central Park are nearby [...]

Wife to James Whelan

The Off-Broadway Mint Theater Company is known for fishing out and staging plays that have been neglected and lost for quite some time. This reputation is the effort of artistic director Jonathan Bank, and with Wife to James Whelan he has enhanced it even further. Teresa Deevy, the writer, was a playwright who achieved popularity [...]

El Quinto Pino

The El Quinto Pino in the Chelsea district of New York offers the city’s countless tapas bar imitators a lesson in authenticity. A tiny place with a high ceiling and hardly any width at all, it has no tables, it takes no reservations, you won’t find Sangria amongst its cocktails list, and the menu doesn’t [...]

The Pod Hotel: Budget Traveler’s Delight

Budget travelers would approach New York with a good deal of skepticism, since the accommodation available in big and popular destinations such as this one is usually a trade-off between price and quality; both are rarely available together. However, there is one notable exception in New York – the Pod Hotel situated in Manhattan’s Midtown [...]

Interesting Things to do in NYC on Sunday

Tired of doing the same old thing every weekend? Bars and coffee shops losing their allure? Don’t feel like watching a movie or dancing to the latest beats in a disco? Had enough of sleepovers, pajama parties and movie marathons? We don’t blame you. After all, variety is the spice of life, isn’t it? If [...]

Totale Pizza

There’s no need for us to get into the discussion, “Is Pizza America’s national food or not.” We are sure to gather overwhelming votes that will amount to a resounding “Yes.” And, when it comes to great pizzas New York does prove to be a strong contender by offering some jewels of its own that [...]

Lafayette House Hotel

The Lafayette Hotel in Noho is so inconspicuous as to be intriguing. There are no uniformed doormen waiting to greet you in their grand finery; there is no overwhelmingly huge lobby with flashy accents and expensive furniture to amaze you, and there isn’t even a front desk where you can register or book for a [...]

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is probably the most famous building in the whole world. It has to be considering that it holds the reputation for being the largest gold repository in the world. Even if this fact cannot be confirmed, owing to the secrecy of the Swiss Banks regarding their gold reserves, [...]

The Museum of the City of New York

The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) was established in 1923 with an aim to “collect, preserve, and present original materials related to the history of New York City.” The museum receives individual contributions from corporations and foundations in addition to the public funds granted by the New York State Council on the [...]