Tag: New York
5 Times Square Scams to Watch Out For
“Shake my hand! I’m not a drug dealer!” a tall, well-built man said to my friend Myron as we strolled down Times Square in New York City one spring afternoon. He extended one hand towards Myron, while the other hand clutched a stack of CDs. Myron shook his head to say no, and we walked […]
Monster Cookies
Poor Cookie Monster. He’s wants to get his paws at those sweet and savory cookies, but he’s always stuck somewhere—behind the counter, on the chandelier, or in the shelves. But that’s how the cookie crumbles at Schmackary’s. Each time I visited the store on 45th St. and 9th Ave., the plush Cookie Monster toy was […]
Quirk of the Month: Fort Greene Flea Finds
One of Brooklyn’s several flea markets, Fort Greene runs every Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., from spring to fall in Lafeyette Avenue. Part vintage bazaar, part town square, and part food market, Fort Greene is a hipster’s paradise. With rows upon rows of old clocks, retro gadgets, typewriters, and wooden crates, I was itching […]
Chasing Broadway
I had just moved out of my Brooklyn apartment and into Crowne Plaza near Times Square. “Perfect location,” I told myself. I had less than a week left in New York and was starting to show symptoms of a flu. Upping my vitamin C and cough drops intake, I formulated a master plan—to watch as […]