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youngandhungryent · 4 years ago

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Jerry Seinfeld’s Spicy Op-Ed ON New York City Trends on Twitter, So Does “She’s 15”

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Jerry Seinfeld left his billionaire lair to pen a cheeky op-ed for the New York Times in response to another writer’s opinion piece claiming New York City is washed beyond repair. The piece was spicy in true NYC fashion, and so was Twitter when his name joined a controversial, yet coincidental topic on the “Trending Topics” list.

It started from a whiny op-ed written by James Altucher, star of his namesake podcast and co-founder of the Standup NY comedy club, who says “NYC is dead forever. Here’s why.”

The piece reads like an aggrieved city dweller whose privileged lifestyle is permanently destroyed and is wanting an audience to rally behind his sentiments.

I’m glad @JerrySeinfeld took the time from his compound in the Hamptons to write a piece on me without addressing any of the actual problems NYC faces. – some putz from LinkedIn https://t.co/eWs1hrOB2T

— James Altucher (@jaltucher) August 24, 2020

To summarize, The Big Apple is no longer a place worth living in because business opportunities, culture, and food — the pillars of what he says creates the city’s prestigious value — are all destroyed beyond return due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Altucher argued that as office buildings sit at ninety percent empty, the workforce eagerly traded their corner offices for virtual meetings over Zoom and blue jeans. The freedom of doing business remotely has caused a mass exodus out of the city. There’s a bit of truth there.

Movers are so booked and busy with the influx of business that they have to turn down customers, and the ones they do take are high-tailing it at least 20-miles out towards suburbs and into other states. NYC Renters are seeing a glorious dip in rents while listings out of the city are getting hit with a 50% hike due to demand. Altucher complained about landing his plush rental in sunny South Florida, so there’s that.

Anyway, Seinfeld wasn’t hearing it, and slammed back with his own op-ed titled “So You Think New York Is ‘Dead’ (It’s not.)”

“He says he knows people who have left New York for Maine, Vermont, Tennessee, Indiana. I have been to all of these places many, many, many times over many decades. And with all due respect and affection, Are .. You .. Kidding .. Me?!

He says Everyone’s gone for good. How the hell do you know that? You moved to Miami. Yes, I also have a place out on Long Island. But I will never abandon New York City. Ever.”

Altucher showed just how out-of-touch he was with life when he complained about remote living driving up Internet bandwidth. He called it “AB: After Bandwith” to denote the era of “remote learning, remote meetings, remote offices, remote performances, remote everything.”

Seinfeld called his take “stupid” and reassured him that no one will enjoy remote living in the long-term.

“Guess what: Everyone hates to do this. Everyone. Hates. You know why? There’s no energy. Energy, attitude and personality cannot be “remoted” through even the best fiber optic lines. That’s the whole reason many of us moved to New York in the first place.”

It’s a wonder why Jerry Seinfeld decided to entertain this “putz” but his energy epitomizes a true New Yorker.

“You say New York will not bounce back this time. You will not bounce back. In your enervated, pastel-filled new life in Florida. I hope you have a long, healthy run down there. I can’t think of a more fitting retribution for your fine article.”

This stupid virus will give up eventually. The same way you have.”

As usual, social media is relentless. Seinfeld’s piece started trending on Twitter and, coincidentally, so did “She’s 15,” which is not related to the comedian’s alleged past relationship with a 17-year-old when he was 38. Google that one. “She’s 15” refers to the ongoing abuse allegations claimed by the daughter of recently-resigned Counselor to the President of the United States, KellyAnne Conway.

Yeah remember when Jerry Seinfeld dated a 17 year old? HE IS GROSS https://t.co/aQVPosYxgy

— MJ (@dad_dy_yank_ee) August 24, 2020

Jerry Seinfeld is smug and vapid and has zero political imagination. He's perfect for the New York Times.

— Steven Salaita (@stevesalaita) August 24, 2020

I like Seinfeld, but he’s wrong. Having an insane amount of money makes it easy to simulate the NYC of the past (or of fiction), especially in TriBeCa or uptown. When you work like a dog to afford your tiny, shitty walk-up, it’s another story. https://t.co/H93n7Vn9id

— David Reaboi (@davereaboi) August 24, 2020

That hilarious Jerry Seinfeld, just continuing to trade barbs and earn millions of dollars several decades after repeatedly having sex with a 17 y/o high school student when he was 38.

— Joseph Fink, healthcare is a human right (@PlanetofFinks) August 24, 2020

I saw "She's 15" and "Jerry Seinfeld" trending and it turns out they're not related topics.

— Brandi, #1 Penguin Advocate

(@ItsTheBrandi) August 24, 2020

Jerry Seinfeld owns a three-story parking garage in the Upper West Side for his car collection. pic.twitter.com/FgdIny14Cx

— Will Sloan (@WillSloanEsq) August 24, 2020

jerry seinfeld to a 17-year-old: https://t.co/ekkjRGIGjC

— Kevin T. Porter (@KevinTPorter) August 19, 2020

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loserbeam · 8 years ago

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2016 retrospective

I usually do these right after the new year, but I’ve been getting clusterfucked so here we are. Sorry for making you wait, literally nobody!

JANUARY

Stepping off of a burst of energy from wrapping up finals and celebrating the new year, I lapse into a heavy depression.

Consequently I take time off stage. This is death to me.

My roommate takes full advantage of my insecurity about not performing. My home life is a lot of hearing about how I’m not a comic if I’m not performing.

And why? I don’t know. He fed me the line, “I’m just trying to help you.” This is a classic tactic of emotionally abusive people and, as I’m gullible, affable and eager to please, I fell for it hard.

The idea that I’m not doing well in comedy is a much bigger road block to doing well in comedy than actually not doing well in comedy.

Instead of working on my thesis, I read a lot of comics and hide in bed.

FEBRUARY

My roommate took our utility money without paying the bill and our gas gets shut off. This sparks a mood swing that ends with me punching out a window.

I start writing poems during math lectures again.

I get back on stage slowly. I feel like a newly born giraffee up there (google it (but not at work)).

In typical bipolar form, I obsessively chase the only thing consistently making me feel good. So I dedicate myself to writing a new character every week.

MARCH

Lapsing out of my depression one warm day I realize how many of my troubles are in my head. In an effort to take back my life, I pitch my show as a SPANK and, surprisingly, it gets accepted.

I wonder briefly about life post grad school and, terrified, eat a sandwich instead.

My brother mentions that he needs someone to apartment sit in LA for the summer. In the parallel structure that underpins the crap novel that is my life, I am reminded of the summer I spent with my sister immediately after graduating undergrad--which was the last few months before I finally got treatment for bipolar. So I agree to go for a few weeks only, in case it all goes awry.

APRIL

With my birthday, I am faced with the cruel reality that I am absolutely not a kid anymore. I’m 25. When my grandpop was my age he had three kids and a drinking problem. It’s time to act my age.

With no sense of irony, I purchase the entirety of the Naruto manga.

For the first time in memory I have a birthday I enjoy. A last minute change of venue put us at the Stonewall on a slow night; celebrating in such a historic place made me feel connected to being a gay in a way that random grindr hookups and being self conscious about my body never has. A smattering of people from all walks of my life come together. There is much love in the room. Perhaps I am not a bullshit person.

My roommates ask me to leave the apartment because I punched out a window.

I realize I have done almost no work on my thesis.

Oh no. I am a bullshit person.

MAY

With my thesis due in under a month, I end up spending 2 weeks nonstop on a breakneck schedule: wake up at 8 am, in the library by 9 am, there until 12am, home by 1 am, bed by 2.

I fail a final and laugh at the possibility that that might doom my degree. (It doesn’t.)

In the same week, I put up a SPANK, turn in my thesis and move out of my apartment. Then I go to LA.

The plan is to literally go straight to the airport after moving out of my apartment. I enlist the help of one of my roommate’s estranged ex’s, now a good friend (because he has taste, at least), in moving my things to a storage unit. She yells at his bed, hoping she can yell loudly enough give advice to herself in the past, and we briefly contemplate stealing his dog.

We should have, but we didn’t.

The night before I go to LA I decide to leave my apartment early and stay up all night to go to BYOT, the mic I frequent at UCB. This is an act of defiance against the universe, which is my oppressor, because I no longer have authority to revolt against.

The night is great--a great set, a great time, great friends. It feels like the last day of school. A chapter in my life is closing.

Before I head to the airport I decide to get something to eat. I am caught with my luggage in a rain storm and get completely soaked before sadly eating McDonalds. This is an omen.

JUNE

My expectation is that LA will be a place I want to move in my thirties--quiet, calm, a better quality of life but so much less going on. I am completely right.

My only chore at my brother’s apartment is moving his car to avoid parking tickets. Twice a week I nervously get behind the wheel and inch it down the street--because I have only driven 5 times in my life, the 5th being the license test. The first time I move it I have to google “which pedal is the brake?”

I acquaint myself with LA busses, which are essentially NYC subways but with all the crazy people jammed into one car.

Which is wear I witness the best dialogue I’ve seen in person. My favorite: A grumpy old man yelling at everyone; a tired queen headed home from WeHo. Queen: “Stop being a dick.” Old Man: “Stop sucking dick. I worked with Sinatra you fag, who are you?” Q: “If you worked with Sinatra then why are you riding a bus?”

I do an escape room for the first time with a friend from NYC who was also venturing out. We keep this up back in New York for quite awhile.

I also spend a lot of time with my uncle, who is a very successful writer and producer. He imparted some very important knowledge, including haranguing me for not working enough, which stung but I needed to hear it. Some other highlights:

I had picked up a habit of judging improv and other comics from my shithead roommate (who is a stand up, kind of). I got coffee with my uncle after seeing a weekend team at iO that was fun but a bit underwhelming. “But you know, that’s improv,” I laughed. He rolled his eyes. “Yeah,” he said, “What do they have on you except 10 years of performing experience?”

Another time we met at a cafe he liked. Everyone--I do mean everyone--was on a laptop writing a screenplay. “What a cliche,” I joked. He looked at me very sternly. “I want you to understand this,” he said, “Everyone in here is working and you are drinking coffee I bought you. Okay? They’re doing the work and you’re making fun of them. That’s the difference.”

Ow!

I shit on my own experience, talking about having bar shows where the audience is the other comics, performing for 3 people at a time, etc. He tells me the story of his own big break--as a two man group he had a show at a new club. Three person audience. Instead of being flippant about it they put on the best show they can; one of the people was there to review the club. They got mentioned in the paper. It snowballed.

“And stop talking shit about your material,” he said, “You’re just telling people you’re not worth watching.”

JULY

On the plane home I write the entirety of a pilot I had been thinking about but was afraid to put down.

I check my email as soon as I touch down in NYC. A festival I had never heard back from had a drop out and needed me to do 20 minutes of stand up.

The show has a 6 person audience. I’m about to feel bad about it until I remember my uncle’s advice. I take it seriously. i do well. This show puts me in graces with an artistic director who would go on to stage many of my shows. Good advice, that.

UCB finally gets back to me about my SPANK. It is rejected.

The ebbs and tides of my life feel more like droughts and tsunamis.

I live for the month with my good friends Ryland and Dave. They are the absolute best to me. Dave smokes in his room and ashes on the window sill. Cool breezes blow through as we watch Buffy. One night we try to find the documentary Tickled, but it’s just out so we can’t find it. We settle on watching one of the actual competitive tickling videos. It’s a little hot.

I go on a date with my now-boyfriend. He is cute.

AUGUST

I finally lock down a new place. My new roommate? My ex. Why? I love a story.

The apartment is a trap. The gas isn’t set up, the construction isn’t finished. We struggle to find someone for the third room.

One night when things have finally calmed down, I throw myself a small dance party and in the midst of it notice a bed bug crawling up my wall. This is the death of my happiness, I decide, and for the most part I’m right.

We find someone to move in to the third room. He is a bland twink and could be replaced in the story of my life by a mannequin.

I spend a lot of time at boyfriend’s, consequently.

I call him my boyfriend for the first time at his birthday party, which felt tacky cause I didn’t get him anything (per request) and I hope he didn’t think that was, like, my gift.

SEPTEMBER

A friend from grad school hooks me up with my first ever teaching job. I am an adjunct instructor, but I like to tell people that I am a 25 year old professor, which I very much get off on.

The only perks of the job are getting off on calling yourself a 25 year old professor. It’s fun but I’d get paid more as a doorman.

After hosting some stand up, I mention to my director friend that I’m working on a show. He agrees to put it up.

OCTOBER

For the first time, I put together a one-man show. I perform it as an 18 year old womyn doing her one woman show about her family. It is fun and stupid and a handful of people come.

I produce two running shows at other theaters about town. They have no audience but nobody knows that when I say it.

I make my boyfriend do a couple’s costume.

NOVEMBER

My friends from BYOT and I form a sketch group, CHUMBLE. (We’re a fan of caps lock.) They ask me to direct the inaugural show, which will need to be written and rehearsed in under a month.

We pull it off. It’s great.

On election day I go back home to vote. I get dinner with my mother and a work friend of hers, a mouthy French woman who is a delight. Slowly word eeks out that Trump is winning. This memory feels a bit like the band playing while the Titanic sank.

I end up writing more about nazis than I thought I would be.

I start going to workshops for Queerball, an LGBT thing at UCB, where I meet a new director for my one man show.

We both, incidentally, end up in the same scene of a film shoot where our characters have our dicks stapled together by a murderer. (It’s a horror comedy.)

DECEMBER

My one-man show premiers on the mainstage at PIT, paired off with Ryland’s. It’s a good night to be human.

But I don’t get to celebrate much, because I have to be up to teach in the morning.

Christmas is a rough patch. Bland roommate decides he will move out, telling us to use his deposit to cover his January rent--which sucks, because we aren’t a management company. I go broke. My boyfriend and I have a spat. (But we make up.)

I get to spend New Years with Ryland and Dave and so many of my best friends.

Ryland drinks his favorite beverage, a large cup of midori. And its flavor matches my year: a dose of thick cough syrup doused in neon green.

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biofunmy · 5 years ago

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Christmas (on the Cheap) in January

It’s the season of lights, holiday markets and caroling. And it’s also a time of crowds and inflated hotel rates.

But many cities keep the seasonal lights on in January, when the throngs and prices ease. Many also add events to entice travelers, including food and arts celebrations.

The following cities make a thrifty financial case for celebrating the holidays in January.

Chicago

Most of the seasonal displays in Chicago are up through Jan. 5, including the ZooLights at the Lincoln Park Zoo (free admission); Lightscape, a mile-long illuminated path with a tunnel and singing trees, at the Chicago Botanic Garden (from $17); “Christmas Around the World” at the Museum of Science and Industry, featuring more than 50 lighted trees (from $19.95); and heli-holiday light tours with Chicago Helicopter Experience ($159.99 a passenger).

The family-friendly Fifth Third Bank Winter Wonderfest at Navy Pier continues through Jan. 12 with an indoor holiday playground, inflatable slides, aerialist shows and carnival rides (from $20).

A Chicago resident, I start every New Year’s Day at the Skating Ribbon at Maggie Daley Park, an outdoor ice path (free; skate rentals from $13). There’s also free skating at nearby Millennium Park (through March 8).

It may be freezing, but as far as crowds go, January is an uncongested month to visit Chicago, with added attractions that include the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival (tickets from $15; Jan. 9 to 19) and Chicago Restaurant Week (Jan. 24 to Feb. 9).

As the temperatures drop, so do hotel rates. The first weekend in January, Expedia recently had rates at the Ace Hotel Chicago at $131, about $100 less than in mid-December.

Kansas City

For 90 years, the Plaza Lights have brightened 15 blocks of buildings on Country Club Plaza, a Spanish-inspired shopping district built in 1922. Strings of lights outline rooflines, corners and windows though Jan. 12.

“Kansas City is a Sister City with Seville, Spain, and much of the architecture of the plaza looks like Seville,” said Diana Lambdin Meyer, a Kansas City-based freelance writer who has written travel guides to Kansas. “It has beautiful Moorish architecture you don’t expect to see in the Midwest and if you go late at night, when there are no cars and a little snow on the ground, it’s magical.”

At downtown’s Crown Center, the Mayor’s Christmas Tree — this year a 100-foot-tall conifer decorated in 10,600 white bulbs — will remain in place through Jan. 5. But ice skating at the adjacent Crown Center Ice Terrace will continue through March 8 (admission $7; rentals $4).

In recent searches, the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center didn’t show much fluctuation in rates between December and January, starting at around $134 on Orbitz. But a stay at the art-filled 21c Museum Hotel Kansas City dropped by about $100 a night in January to around $225.

Post-holiday, visitors can also take advantage of Kansas City Restaurant Week, which runs Jan. 10 to 19, featuring menus at $15 and $35 at more than 200 restaurants.

New York City

The epicenter of Manhattan holiday décor, Rockefeller Center, will keep its 77-foot-tall Norway spruce tree, strung with five miles of wire and 50,000 lights, illuminated until mid-January.

There are more displays in other boroughs, including Queens, where the Hello Panda Festival at Citi Field features seasonal light displays, contemporary art exhibitions and interactive games through Jan. 26 (adult admission from $25). Staten Island’s Winter Lantern Festival runs to Jan. 12 (from $23). In the Bronx, the New York Botanical Garden runs its Holiday Train Show through Jan. 26 (from $23) and the Bronx Zoo turns on its holiday lights Jan. 3 to 5 (from $22.95).

Hotel savings are significant: In early January, rates at the W New York – Times Square could be found on Google for $156 a night, hundreds of dollars cheaper than on a mid-December weekend.

“Travel in January is just so much more astoundingly affordable in New York,” said Pauline Frommer, the editorial director of Frommer’s and author of “Frommer’s EasyGuide to New York City 2020.” For continued festivities, she highlighted the No Pants Subway Ride (Jan. 12), Winter Jazzfest (Jan. 9 to 18) and NYC Restaurant Week, which offers discounts (Jan. 21 to Feb. 9).

Winter, she added, “is risky weather-wise, but so much of the action in New York is inside that it really doesn’t matter as much.”

San Antonio

During the holidays in San Antonio, more than 2,200 strings of lights drape the bald cypress trees that line the riverside public walkway known as the Riverwalk and stay in place through Jan. 13. Nearby, a new outdoor ice rink joins the 50-foot Christmas tree in downtown Travis Park, open for skating through Jan. 31 (admission $10; skate rentals $4). About three miles north, Light the Way, an installation illuminating the University of the Incarnate Word, runs through Jan. 6.

Reflecting its Latin American culture, San Antonio widely celebrates Three Kings Day, the day the three wise men presented Jesus with gifts, according to the Bible. The Puerto Rican Heritage Society Fiesta de los Tres Reyes takes place Jan. 5 and includes music and a telling of the story at downtown’s San Fernando Cathedral (free). In addition to its display of nine million lights, SeaWorld San Antonio will stage appearances by the kings from Jan. 1 to 5 (admission from $54.99).

David Gonzalez, the spokesman for Visit San Antonio, said hotel rates ran 5 percent lower last January versus December 2018. This year, several hotels are offering holiday packages, including the Hilton San Antonio Hill Country where rates start at $89 and include complimentary s’mores kits, outdoor movies and shuttles to SeaWorld through Jan. 13.

London

Many of the lights of London switch off after Jan. 5, including the LED curtain lights on Oxford Street and Hyde Park Winter Wonderland’s ice rink, roller coasters and an ice bar (free admission). But some remain on longer, including “Chromotherapy Christmas” at Eccleston Yards, featuring 500 suspended orbs in colors said to energize, calm or evoke happiness (free; through Jan. 11).

Others switch on in January, such as the Winter Lights installation at Canary Wharf, promising more than 25 installations that include grids of dangling light strings, illuminated fountains and projected images (free; Jan. 16 to 25). Lightopia comes to Chiswick House and Gardens Jan. 22 to March 1 (from 20 pounds, or about $26.25).

In addition to being free, many London museums, including the Tate Britain and Tate Modern, are less crowded.

“While January is one of the colder months in the capital, I’d argue that this provides the perfect opportunity to buy a new sweater in the famous January sales,” Laura Citron, the chief executive of London & Partners, the city’s tourism agency, wrote in an email. Most sales, often the only sale of the year, run through the month.

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josephborrello · 5 years ago

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Magnitude and Direction, Issue #40 | 23 Aug 2019

Hardware, Prototyping, and Fabrication

Via The Prepared: The VertiWalk is essentially a human-powered elevator (it's not as hard to operate as it sounds) that can improve mobility for people struggling to get up and down stairs. Blaser Hub has scientifically tested which nerf darts are best, so you know what to stock up on before the next office war. 🧲 This 252-segment ferrofluid display is part digital clock, part lava lamp.

Software and Programming

🤬 Try to play this horrible-UI game without losing your mind. 🔊 There's been speculation of secret codes and messages hidden in songs for generations. Now, though, it's finally come to pass. Not only does this article provide an informative and interactive breakdown on what a JPEG really is and how it works, it also provided this somewhat disturbing factoid: "...in the same way you confuse your brain when you rub your eyes too hard andstart to see blotches of dimness and color! These blotches you see—known as phosphenes—don’t come from any light stimulus, nor are they hallucinations made up in your mind. They arise because your brain assumes that any electrical signal arriving through the nerves in your eye is conveying light information. The brain needs to make this assumption because there’s no way to know whether a given signal is sound, sight, or something else. All the nerves in your body carry exactly the same type of electrical pulse. When you apply pressure by rubbing your eyes, you’re sending non-visual signals that trigger the receptors in your eye, which your brain interprets—incorrectly, in this case—as vision. You can literally see the pressure!" This new knowledge makes me wonder all kinds of things about brain-computer interfaces I wasn't thinking about before!

Science, Engineering, and Biomedicine

As climate change causes the loss of glaciers around the world, more than environmental issues are being precipitated. In the case of Italy, it means they have to keep redrawing their borders. 🥑 Rest easy, folks, we've sequenced the avocado genome. It may seem like just a white orb, but the eye is one of the most complex organs in the body and notoriously hard to replicate in vitro, which makes this tear-shedding artificial eye all the more impressive.

Mapping, History, and Data Science

I came across an interesting article by Jeff Sisson on the BetaNYCSlack Group the other day investigating how a section of Queens most people would probably indentify as Maspeth ended up getting labeled "Haberman" on Google Maps. The conclusion he arrived at, while not 100% confirmed, does seem likely and serves as a reminder that our data is only as good as we are, the topic of this week's Moment of Inertia. "There will probably never be a year in which no one dies in an aviation accident, but there will definitely never be a year in which 10 percent of the global population dies in a single plane crash. Yet that could happen with a supervolcano, an asteroid strike or a nuclear war." The New York Times on why our perceptions of probability make us woefully under-prepared for existential threats (ourselves included). Much to my chagrin, you can't technically ride the entire NYC subway system in alphanumeric order (i.e., 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-A-B-C-D-E-...-Z) with a single metro card swipe (the lack of transfer between the G and J trains is what does you in, in case you were wondering). You can however, travel 154.6 miles in the system without ever doubling back on yourself with a single swipe, as this WNYC article explains. (Also, in case you were curious 154.6 miles is roughly the distance from New York to Baltimore.)

Events and Opportunities

Remember two weeks ago when I said this section was the longest it had ever been? Well, the community may have one-upped itself yet again this week.

TONIGHT, 8/23 Join the New York Academy of Sciences for a brainy comedy night where local scientists will attempt to confirm the hypothesis that science does indeed have a sense of humor.

Tuesday, 8/27 The New York 3D Group hosts their first meetup at The World Bar, where participants can learn about 3D scanning technologies and even how to get a scan of themselves.

Wednesday, 8/28 The NY/NJ chapter of the Society for Conservation GIS are gathering for an informal chat over snacks and drinks. Come network with the organizing committee and other members of the chapter. If your map-minded data enthusiast like myself, they're always looking for volunteers, presenters, and suggestions for activities.

Wednesday, 8/28 The Hardware Startup meetup may not be having formal events over the summer, but that's not going to stop the community from getting together for their second happy hour of the season.

Tuesday & Wednesday, 9/3-4 If you've got some time to take a trip up to Cambridge, join the Harvard Biotech Club for their 20th anniversary Bridging the Gap symposium, annual Career Fair, or both. Students from all academic institutions are welcome and dozens of companies will be on hand for networking and recruiting.

Wednesday, 9/4 The Transit Techies meetup is back with all of your favorite transit-and-data-related projects. If you like trains, data science, and/or the view from Hudson Yards, I highly recommend you check out what is one of my favorite meetups.

Wednesday, 9/4 NYDesigns is hosting is next Women in Tech Happy Hour at Bierocracy in Long Island City. As always, individuals who identify as female and men are also welcome to attend.

Thursday, 9/5 Join Columbia Nano Labs for their annual Industry Day conference. Learn how you can use and leverage the Nano Labs facilities, hear from a panel of entrepreneurs who have done just that, and listen to faculty and technical experts discuss the way these sophisticated tools contribute to cutting-edge research.

Thursday, 9/5 The HAX hardware startup accelerator is journeying east from their usual haunts of San Francisco and Shenzen for a visit to New York to connect with the local hardware community with a special after-work hardware meetup and a night of socializing, drinks, and bites.

Friday 9/6 I'd like to say Nanotech NYC scheduled their next nanonite happy hour in honor of my birthday, but I don't think Jacob or the other organizers know when my birthday is! (Although they do now.) At any rate, NYC's nanotech community (practitioners and enthusiasts alike) will be getting together at Clinton Hall in east Midtown.

Some other upcoming events to keep on your radar...

Monday, 9/9 Small science gets a big showcase at Nano Day at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center. Learn about some of the most exciting nanotechnology research and innovations coming from the NYC area and meet other technologists working in the field.

Wednesday, 9/11 Scientists, researchers, cartographers, artists, andeveryone in between will be gathering together at Peculier Pub for the next SciArt mixer.

Friday, 9/13 The Nanotech NYC meetup hosts Kendra Krueger, the founder of 4LoveandScience, a research and education platform that inspires new modes of working and learning in a complex world. An electrical engineer with nanotech experience in academia and the photonics industry, Kendra is also a trained facilitator in mindfulness, sustainable design and social justice.

Thursday, 9/19 LiveIntent is hosting their first tech happy hour at their office in lower Manhattan. The event promises to be a great opportunity for New York tech professionals to network, share ideas, meet our team, and learn all about LiveIntent and how their re-imagining email. There will be food, beer and wine provided, along with video games andboard games available!

Tuesday, 9/24 Join GeoNYC and Doctors Without Borders for a special map-a-thon to fill in missing geospatial data for underserved regions in order to provide international and local NGOs and individuals with the data they need to better respond to crises.

Wednesday, 9/25 Coming off their 1st birthday party, the NYC JLABS crew is taking a short break for the summer but will be back in September for their next Innovators and Entrepreneurs mixer.

Wednesday, 9/25 The RobotLab meetup's September event focuses on the good, the bad, and the ugly of Industry 4.0 and autonomous manufacturing.

Saturday, 9/28 Admission is just the swipe of a metro card for the Parade of Trains at the Brighton Beach station. Vintage train cars from all periods of the subway's history will be on display, as well as taking passengers on short trips around south Brooklyn.

Tuesday, 10/1 The next stop on Ogilvy's healthcare innovation pop-up series takes them to Hudson Yards, where they're teaming up with the HITLAB and SAP.iO Foundry for an event that will focus primarily on the female and underserved health innovators who are disrupting healthcare today.

October 11-16 Innovation Week at Mount Sinai. What started as just the SINAInnovations conference is now a week's worth of activities dedicated to bringing New York's biomedical innovation communities together. Here's the full lineup:

Friday-Sunday, 10/11-13 Mount Sinai Health Hackathon. The 4th annual Mount Sinai Health Hackathon will be an exciting 48-hour transdisciplinary competition focused on creating novel technology solutions for problems in healthcare. This year’s theme is Artificial Intelligence – Expanding the Limits of Human Performance.

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Tuesday & Wednesday, 10/15-16 SINAInnovations Conference. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is hosting its eighth annual SINAInnovations conference around the theme of Artificial Intelligence. A range of talks andpanels will focus on the explosive growth of AI in our society and in particular in medicine, featuring international thought leaders across the range of relevant domains.

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This East Village barbershop is also a cutting-edge comedy club

On Friday nights, after all of the hair’s been swept off the ground and the final comb dropped into the jar of Barbicide, folks type a line exterior the Unique Barbershop within the East Village. And so they’re not ready round for a haircut. By 8:45, the largely millennial crowd settles in among the many swivel stools, wood benches and folding chairs as comic Ronnie Lordi switches on a mike to open “Dwell on the Barbershop” — one of many metropolis’s extra offbeat comedy golf equipment. “Phrase is getting round,” says Carl Anthony, 40, of Astoria, who’s been coming to the barbershop no less than a few times a month for the final three years, however not for a trim. A comedy devotee who sees some 20 to 30 comedy exhibits a yr, the tv stage supervisor tells The Publish, “This lineup might rival many comedy golf equipment.” Credit score Lordi for dreaming it up. In 2016, he was getting a trim in a kind of barber chairs on the Unique (174 E. Second St.), when he seen the store — spiffy, however customary, so far as barbershops go — had all of the makings of a good comedy venue. “That would really be a stage,” Lordi thought, referring to a shallow black platform upon which the vainness mirrors sit. “And there’s the stereotypical brick wall behind it.” He informed store proprietor Greg Sysoyev that he was a comic, and Sysoyev requested him if he and a few comedian-friends might carry out at a store get together on quick discover. Completely happy to oblige, Lordi stated: “Wherever I can get onstage.” With that, a grass-roots comedy present started. “We requested eating places and companies across the neighborhood [to donate] chairs,” says Lordi. The 2 males introduced in a mike and amp, and arrange a desk of mixers and cups for many who deliver their very own booze. “You are able to do comedy wherever. All you want is a microphone and seats.” Barbershop fixtures are reconfigured to create a non permanent stage.Stefano Giovannini Lordi, who’s produced and hosted “Dwell on the Barbershop” each Friday at 8:30 p.m. for the final three years, manages to squeeze some 25 to 40 company and comedians into the shop, generally squeezing two units into a night time. He says he has no concept how phrase bought round. “There’s been little or no advertising and marketing,” he says. “I simply put a signal within the window.” (There’s also a Site: GreatestShowEver.com.) “I run a basement present at a wine bar,” says comic Hanna Dickinson, whose exhibits are sometimes listed in magazines and on-line, “however we don’t have the traction this barbershop does.” Admission charges decrease than these of the established comedy golf equipment might assist: Entry is $7 for those who RSVP forward of time, and $10 on the door, if there’s room. On a latest night time, Lordi asks the viewers how they heard in regards to the present. A couple of shout again “Instagram.” Web searches are also worthwhile promoters. Kyra, 22, who declined to present her final identify, says she got here with a pal who merely “Googled ‘B.Y.O.B. comedy present.’ ” Lordi normally performs a fast opening set earlier than introducing the primary of some 5 – 6 comics a night time. To this point, the shock company have included Judah Friedlander (“30 Rock”), Roy Wooden Jr. (“The Every day Present”) and Dante Nero (“The Blacklist”). Barbershop proprietor Greg Sysoyev works on buyer Chase Desmond’s hair.Stefano Giovannini It’s a coveted gig amongst comics, too. “I’ve had established comics ask me who to speak to about getting up [onstage],” says comic Justin Smith, 32. In contrast to conventional comedy golf equipment, the Unique Barbershop doesn’t have desk service, which could be distracting for comedians, whereas dear drinks and tab minimums are a buzzkill for company. Right here, comedy lovers deliver their very own bottles, and the small room lets them sit mere ft from the motion. “Since laughing is contagious, comedy is simply higher in an intimate setting,” says comic Ian Lara, 28. “It simply makes the laughter explosive.” The laid-back setting also lends itself to workshopping. “It’s a nice gauge,” says comic Dean Delray, 52. “If [a joke] is working in there, it’s most likely going to work throughout America,” he provides. “It’s like a dojo.” The demographic is primarily 20-somethings, what Delray refers to as “the longer term” of stand-up followers. However, the uber-hip crowd could be intimidating. “I by no means know if it’s a comedy present or a Vice firm get together,” says comic Usama Siddiquee. “I get nervous performing there as a result of there’s a lot of sizzling, younger individuals who I really feel like would have been imply to me in center faculty,” says Dickinson, 26, who believes the present resonates with faculty college students and millennials due to the “speakeasy” vibe. “It’s a ‘scene.’ ” Lordi, who performs at different golf equipment six or seven nights a week, says he and Sysoyev see no finish in sight for the barbershop collection. “My clients, the entire neighborhood, they adore it,” says Sysoyev, 32. “We’ve got room for everybody!” Lordi says he hopes to sooner or later hand off the present to a youthful technology of comics. Proper now, he and his mates are having too good a time to stroll away.“Should you’re onstage having enjoyable, it sort of units the tone for the present. That’s been the concept from the start. On the finish of the day, it’s a cling.” The Unique Barbershop’s low-key exterior hides a blossoming comedy club.Stefano Giovannini Outsider nyuks: different offbeat comedy spots Anybody Comics This Brooklyn bookstore hosts Sizzling Fuss, a new month-to-month comedy present that takes place Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. The BYOB occasion sells out, so purchase tickets on-line upfront. $10. 1216 Union St., Crown Heights; AnyoneComics.com Vspot Natural This East Village wholesome eatery is also house to Brickspot Comedy, which works down in a renovated again room on the restaurant. They’ve a common collection, Late Evening Romp, Fridays at 9 p.m., plus one-off exhibits all through the month. Free entry; one-item-order minimal. 12 St. Marks Place; BrickspotComedy.com Work Heights Crown Heights’ personal membership-based co-working enterprise Work Heights presents Electrical Laughs at 7:30 p.m. each first Saturday of the month. The 21-and-up present also guarantees loads of free “Magic Punch Shock.” No official phrase on what the “shock” entails. Free; RSVP required. 650 Franklin Ave., Crown Heights; ElectricLaughs.Tumblr.com Don’t Inform Comedy This roving collection of secret exhibits is produced in main cities everywhere in the nation. New York’s version has placed on stand-up in backyards, rooftops and even a Brooklyn motorbike store. $20 and up. DontTellComedy.com/NYC Share this: https://nypost.com/2019/01/18/this-east-village-barbershop-is-also-a-cutting-edge-comedy-club/ The post This East Village barbershop is also a cutting-edge comedy club appeared first on My style by Kartia. https://www.kartiavelino.com/2019/01/this-east-village-barbershop-is-also-a-cutting-edge-comedy-club.html

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Between the songs at Chocolate Drops performances, Flemons would acquaint affluence of belief about those songs. The bandage accomplished all-embracing acclamation and won a Acceptable Folk Anthology Grammy for their 2011 absolution “Genuine Negro Jig.” But afterwards nine years with the group, it was time for Flemons to bang out on his own. He accepted that he was initially aloof a tad nervous.

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Dom Flemons AKA The American Accompanist performs at Club Passim in Cambridge on Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. Kevin Burt opens. Tickets: $25. Info: 617-492-7679.

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Mars Roberge and his movie 'Scumbag!'

I recently caught up with filmmaker Mars Roberge who has just launched 'Scumbag' in the UK. A movie which has been written about in over 60 publications, gaining somewhat of a cult status by randomly appearing on Top 10 lists of greatest club movies of all time, as well as best picture of 2017. It’s the ﬁrst feature narrative by Canadian-American director Mars Roberge, born in Toronto, based in Los Angeles. The story takes place circa 1990s. A young wannabe DJ, Phil, takes on a day job at a telemarketing company, working with crazy people, ex-prisoners, drug addicts and murderers. It looks at a time in his life where he battles addiction, ﬁghts the law and tries to maintain the only sane thing left in his life, his girlfriend, Christine. Roberge describes his ﬁlm as a Rocktopia, a ﬁlm genre he created and describes as "an individual's struggle against the ideals of a Utopian society, where the only freedom of escape is to rock out." Here is what Mars had to say! My name is Mars Roberge and (as Bruno Wizard from the Homosexuals likes to say) I’m a Hellawood filmmaker living in Los Angeles who just finished my second feature film (first narrative) which is a comedy called “Scumbag”. BTW, ‘Hellawood’ refers to a new movement of Hollywood-based filmmakers that want nothing to do with the structure or system of Hollywood in the same way punk wanted nothing to do with mainstream rock. We shoot our films illegally and cast cool underground legends (Nick Zedd, Keith Morris, Kid Congo Powers, Nina Hartley, etc.) instead of mainstream A-list union actors. There are too many copycats and wannabes in the industry like wallpaper but we just tear through that and light them on fire. We make films from the streets for the streets. Otherwise, if you want to know about my background, I’m a Canadian-American dual citizen (born in Toronto, living in Los Angeles), graduated from York University Film School back in ’95 jumping straight into a 20-year career as an S & M dj which took me to NYC for 10 years where I also worked at Sex & the City’s stylist Patricia Field’s boutique working with club kids and drag queens, eventually making an award-winning documentary about it called “The Little House That Could” then moving to L.A. and making “Scumbag”. Did you face many obstacles when you were starting out with the concept behind the film? (Long sigh as I remember the years of hardships) I made “Scumbag” because it’s essentially a true story of my life (that most people can’t believe) about an awful job I had in the 90's at a telemarketing company in Toronto which was eventually shut down by the feds for fraud. I purposely put myself in a crazy situation with an odd bunch of characters so that one day I could write about it. However, I fell into the same pit of darkness with that partying lifestyle and almost never returned, getting very suicidal in the end. It took me 1 country change and 17 years of recovery for me to get my mind back and remember everything. Then one day, about a week after my divorce, it all came back to me in a week where I could remember everything verbatim and banged out my script over a month. The truth is, I was “technically” writing my film since 1995 but got detoured, losing my mind. Making “Scumbag” was a much needed therapy for me. It wasn’t like I set out to make an offensive film or a punk film, it’s just my life I guess is considered “restricted” or even “offensive” by many. It also helped that between my sister (Kid Congo Powers’ ex-wife), my club life, playing in bands, being bi-coastal and living a life in recovery that I was able to track down a lot of my old heroes to play roles in my film. So in a lot of ways, many of the musicians and people I looked up to when I lived the movie actually play my friends in the movie. Punk, especially hardcore punk when I was a kid, saved my life back then and it’s saving my life even today with “Scumbag”—I owe a lot to it. I grew up in a rough neighbourhood outside of Toronto called “Scarborough” (the area that Drake raps about having enemies in—or being too afraid to go to) and hardcore punk was my survival then. I’m 45 today. As far as my drive for the film went, I had just gone through a divorce, living in Los Angeles (by accident, I am more a New Yorker at heart) thinking what am I going to do with my life, feeling that everyone lost their belief in me and that I had to start over in life. However, I had just finished touring with a documentary I made (which I also got into making by accident, never planning it originally) and said now is the time and I’m going to make this film no matter what. I ran a crowd-funding campaign, asked for $100k and only got $3900 and said “good enough”. From there I worked only with people who believed in the film and treated making the movie like a graffiti artist would on making a mural—it will be done no matter what. I also had it in me that if I have to perform every job (which I didn’t) and even act in front of a camera that I’m shooting I will make this. So, it was my stubbornness that made me do it. It’s like “you’ll have to kill me to stop me” and voila it was done! Took us a year of shooting though as my funds could only really handle 1 day/month after my first week of shooting. In the end, I have a 2-hour film shot with two 4k cameras in raw, a cast of 220 people and minimal film crews in Los Angeles and NYC (shot in both). Basically a lot of favours that I still owe and am slowly paying back. As for roadblocks, I had a 140-page script, 220 cast roles, multiple locations including shoots across the country from each other with actors who have to act with people they will never see…. Yeah, most people thought I was crazy but we pulled it off. Also shooting with no permits in L.A. is very dangerous as you can go to jail so our P.A.’s acted as look out people. Then, if that wasn’t enough, having to fire one actor after shooting two-thirds of the film with him (because he wanted to extort the production company “like OB1 Kenobi in Star Wars” by not signing a release form). We had to go back and CG him out of every shot and replace him with another actor who basically did all the scenes by himself (in the office). I had a great Flame Artist (because I work in post-production) named Josh Kirschenbaum who was able to make the needed changes in a flawless way. That was probably my biggest roadblock but we succeeded. The only other roadblock I could think of was being worried that the people I based my movie off would be offended but in the end, even the oddest people out of the whole group loved the movie. It’s a nice feeling because I wanted to keep the movie as real as possible. Oh and I also had many conservative types say “you can’t make a movie called ‘Scumbag’ because nobody will go to it.” Well, we proved that actor wrong having our world premiere at the 46th International Film Festival Rotterdam (along with Academy Award-winning Best Picture “Moonlight”) in 2017. Funny enough, nobody was really saying “Scumbag” back in 2015 (when we shot it) and now if you Google “Scumbag”, our movie is the first thing that comes up. Can you tell us about the greatest moment in making this film? When we shot an award-winning song-and-dance number in one take on top of cars on a street in East Los Angeles. The song (written by the lead stars Princess Frank and Debra Haden) was written in like a week, the dancers with choreographer put it together in like a week and we filmed it in one take before the cops pulled up to take me away (literally). This was from a dream I had while we were making the movie and wasn’t even part of my script but I knew it had to be done. That scene won the lead actors Exceptional Emerging Artist award and Best Composing from Hollywood Film Festival. Funny thing is a real crackhead showed up during the shot and started screaming at the cast because he thought he was having delusions. We didn’t know if he was going to pull out a gun and start shooting but eventually he walked away and the cast continued like their professional selves as if he wasn’t there. Can you tell the readers what they can expect when they go to see Scumbag? You will quickly learn who your PC friends are and who has a sense of humour as half the audiences walk out offended while the remaining half stays, loving every second. There is no middle ground with Scumbag. It is a cult film and as people continue quoting the movie it won’t be long (I predict) where our audience (the scumbags) start talking to the screen. I really don’t doubt that will happen. The movie is meant to make you laugh while at the same time make you think. One reviewer said it’s an “intelligent film about stupid people” instead of the standard Hollywood format “a stupid film about intelligent people.” Also, if you catch Scumbag at screening in the U.K. soon, I can almost guarantee that at least someone from the film will be at it for a Q & A sessions (most likely someone from the soundtrack as there are many U.K. artists who lent their music to our film). What is your greatest achievement to date? It’s definitely Scumbag and standing on a stage in Rotterdam, introducing the film to a 500-seat sold out crowd at the World Premiere (3 nights in a row). The awards and praise we have been receiving have been amazing. It has given a lot of people hope too. Can you tell us where we can see this movie or where it can be purchased from? Scumbag is theatrically distributed in the U.K. by OurScreen so ANYONE can request the movie at their local U.K. theater by going to ourscreen.com, selecting Scumbag, picking the theater, date and time. You’ll even receive one free ticket for setting it up, you just have to convince about 23 other people to purchase tickets in advance for it to happen. If not enough tickets are sold, nobody is charged and it doesn’t happen. Our next set screenings are June 6th at VUE Reading 7pm; June 26th at ODEON (Brighton) at 8:30pm (presented by OriginalRock.net); July 29th at Crouch End Picturehouse (presented by Vive Le Rock) at 8pm. The film is only available for purchase in North America on most VOD platforms such as iTunes by our distributor Freestyle Digital Media: http://www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/scumbag/ Plus, it’s going to start playing theaters in Spain soon (with Spanish Titles) through our distributor there, Youfeelm (youfeelm.com), which does the same theater-by-demand thing we are doing in the U.K. We also are continuing to play film festivals throughout the year. You can learn about screenings from www.scumbag-movie.com. Before you leave to get back to your work can you share with us if you have any upcoming project(s)? There are 2 films that I want to make back-to-back, both shot in NYC and both are completely different. One is a horror/thriller and the other is a coming-of-age LGBT comedy that would also appeal to everyone. My reasoning is I never want to lose my audience (if people support me, I don’t forget them). So, my first doc did really well in the LGBT world (having it’s world premiere in 2013 at Frameline (in San Francisco) and I also got my horror bug after attending the 23rd Lund International Fantastic Film Festival (in Sweden) for Scumbag. Both movies are also constantly coming to me in my dreams (like put in my head by someone else) and I’m writing them every night when I sleep. I can already see a bunch of music montages for both. See, I write, cast, direct, produce, edit and even sometimes score my films (with songs I have previously written) so I have to see the whole picture in my head before I start shooting and sometimes it’s hard for me to explain to people until the final product is done. My producers are just starting to trust me. Logic was always my enemy and will slow a guy down. I try to stay far from it cause magic can’t happen with logic. So, I don’t want to give away too much yet on those films but I’m expecting to start shooting them in 2 years and would love to do a double-feature world premiere at a big festival. I also believe fans of both worlds will be able to appreciate the other film. It’s like I’m the host of a party (like in Scumbag) saying “Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks, meet Lenny Dee the hardcore techno legend and there’s Penny Arcade from Warhol films over there…”. In the end, cool is cool…. Oh and why 2 films at once? I’m a master when it comes to First A.D.’ing (planning shoots) as I had experience doing it on several hip hop videos in Toronto during the late 90’s where these guys (like Ghetto Concept) would want entire neighbourhoods to show up and be in their videos and we would have to shoot several locations for a $4k Canadian art grant in 16mm film that the band would want a $100k video from. I pulled that off and my planning is pretty dead on so I always knew that if I had a couple of the same locations and could hang onto my crew for an extra week we could have probably made another movie. So, I’m going to give that a whirl. We would like to thank Mars Roberge for taking time out to chat with us at The Punk Lounge and look forward to seeing the movie soon! Read the full article

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Our Trip to New York City {with teens in tow}

Check out Our Trip to New York City and find out how we did it our way, with two teens in tow.

We finally did it – we traveled to New York City for a 5 day trip that wasn’t business related, and I am certifiably hooked on the city life! Here’s what I’ve come to realize about my self: I don’t care much for tropical getaways or theme park destinations, but I love traveling to new cities and diving into the culture.

This trip came about because we were planning to travel to Seattle for a family wedding, but after pricing flights for a family of four it became apparent that we’d get more for our money by staying on the East coast instead. Now that the kids are teenagers, NYC seemed like a great place for all of us to get inspired. My daughter has a very ‘alternative’ style so she was able to see things from a more diverse setting; my son is a chip off the old block and is fascinated by city life; and the hubs and I are suckers for food, culture, nightlife, and people watching.

We traveled in late June and got lucky with the weather. It was perfectly warm, sunny, and lacked humidity for most of the week. We didn’t follow a typical “tourist” agenda; instead we explored things more freely and asked the locals where were the good places to go. Here’s a list of the things we did, and where we went. There were surprises along the way, and so much inspiration around every turn.

Our Trip to New York City

Where we stayed: We booked a flight + hotel package through one of the travel sites, choosing The Lucerne for our stay. We chose it for it’s location, and for it’s good reviews. It’s in the Upper West Side two blocks from Central Park and the Museum of Natural History. After doing our research of the different areas/neighborhoods in Manhattan, we knew we wanted to be in a more residential zone as opposed to a highly-trafficked tourist area. This turned out to be a VERY good decision.

MONDAY

We arrived at the hotel mid-afternoon, dropped our bags, and headed outside to explore our neighborhood. Just three blocks west is a park along the Hudson River, with the Boat Basin Cafe overlooking the marina. We sat outside and enjoyed a snack, cocktails, and the gorgeous weather and view. One of the unexpected highlights of that outing was stumbling across this original Banksy art piece, “Hammer Boy.” We’ve been fans of the artist’s work for a few years but never imagined we’d see one in person…much less on the same block as our hotel!

The rest of the day was spent strolling along (we found the cutest used book store!), relaxing, and having dinner outside at a sidewalk cafe. Afterwards, we got fresh baked cookies from Insomnia Cookies and they were the BEST cookies I’ve ever bought. Crunchy on the outside, and soft on the inside…perfection! It’s located right across the street from our hotel so it became a daily stop.

TUESDAY

Tuesday was jam-packed and definitely our most “touristy” day. After sleeping in, we got ready and headed off to the Met…but not before stopping for some street vendor food! When in New York you have to get street food, right! We all got something different and shared. From hot dogs, to meat on a stick, to gyros, it was all delicious!

A lovely stroll through Central Park took us straight to the Metropolitan Museum of Art where we spent hours perusing the halls of ancient Egyptian artifacts, Greek & Roman statues, and art by Monet, Degas, Van Gogh, Picasso, Rockwell, and more. We also saw a specialty exhibit by a Japanese fashion artist, that was so interesting!

After the museum we were rushing to get ready for our night out. We had gotten Broadway tickets the day before, to see….wait for it….Cats! I know, so retro, right. We met with the concierge who just happened to be a former Broadway dancer, and she gave us the scoop on the theaters and seating available at various shows. Sure we would have loved to have seen The Lion King, Wicked, or Dear Evan Hanson, but the tickets available were pricey with bad views. So we went with the next best family-friendly show available, and that was Cats. We actually enjoyed it immensely and the kids REALLY loved it.

A trip to New York City wouldn’t be complete without a walk through Times Square. It made perfect sense to check it out after the show. To see the place lit up like that at night was iconic. We didn’t spend much time there because we were starving! On to a local pub for dinner at 11pm!

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday was our day to chill out and not have a schedule, however we ended up with some of the most memorable experiences. We slept in all week (except the hubs who was up early walking the streets, testing out coffee shops & bagel shops) so didn’t get started each day until close to lunch time. On this particular day we happened upon AG Kitchen for lunch and a cocktail, which inspired my sparkling mojito recipe. The food was terrific with kind of a Cuban-Brazilian mashup.

After lunch we hopped on the subway down to discover Chelsea Piers and hang out at the Waterside Park. Surprising to me, it was the end of June and children were just getting out of school for summer break; there were several end-of-year parties taking place.

Our son was on a mission to visit Midtown Comics Store (he’s a big comic book enthusiast) so we made our way back up to 40th Street to find it. Lucky for us, Jack’s Restaurant & Bar was across the street so the hubs and I went inside for some happy hour cocktails while our son was at the comics shop…for over an hour! Jack’s was small and very quaint inside, and a charming place to catch our breath after all that walking.

As dinner time approached, we ate at what I would describe as the quintessential “hidden gem” of a restaurant, that only the locals know about. Coppola’s Italian restaurant was right across the street from our hotel but we never gave it much thought because the sign was very inconspicuous; it just says “osteria & pizzeria” but it is OH-SO-MUCH-MORE! As you go down some stairs to enter this dark, cozy, restaurant lined with old brick walls, you immediately feel like you’ve just joined a secret club. This is not just a “pizzeria,” it’s classic & authentic Italian cuisine, and the wall to wall crowd inside is a testament to that. One of our favorite finds!

One of the nice things about traveling with teenagers is that we adults can have a night out without worries of a babysitter. As darkness fell, we asked about seeing some live jazz music and were directed to Cleopatra’s Needle, a 13 block walk from the hotel. It was open mic night but as with everything else in NYC, it was next level! Their version of open mic is not your typical version of open mic. These were obvious professionals who seem to get together for jam sessions and to sing/play for each other. WOW, were they good!

THURSDAY

We were back to structure and schedules on Thursday as we set out for the Museum of Natural History for a few hours before meeting up with an old friend for dinner and a night out. I have to say that the history museum was my least favorite part of the trip. Unlike an art museum where you see one of a kind pieces wherever you go, I feel like most history museums are pretty much the same. We’ve been to the Smithsonian before so this was kind of like that on repeat. I wish we had gone to the MoMa instead.

Dinner was at the hotel restaurant, Nice Matin, which serves up delicious French cuisine. We met up with one of my oldest girlfriends (25 years and counting) and her new beau as we had a belated celebration of my birthday.

Afterwards, the kids went back up to the room while we headed out for the night. I was dead set on finding a rooftop bar so once again we asked for a recommendation. We ended up at The Empire Hotel rooftop bar where I finally got a view of the city, from some place other than street level. The bar is set up where the center is indoors and there are two rooftop terraces flanking it. A very beautiful place to be. From there we made our way back down to Midtown and ended the night in a local joint with inexpensive drinks, then a slice of New York style pizza!

FRIDAY

Although we had most of the day in the city, it was travel day so we did a little bit of local shopping before heading to the airport.

After this trip to New York City, I wish we were independently wealthy so we could afford to live there or at least visit often. It IS pricey but it was worth it. My top takeaways, advice, and to-do’s are:

Don’t visit like a tourist, live like a local and experience the best of the city. Ask the residents for places to go instead of going to all the ‘most popular’ places. Duck inside off the wall shops or eateries. You’ll probably find a hidden treasure.

I highly recommend staying in the Upper West Side, and The Lucerne Hotel. It was so nice being in an area that wasn’t wall to wall people like Time’s Square or even Midtown. In the mornings we saw nannies with strollers and people going to the gym instead of tourists or business people.

Take advantage of the night life. Whether you’re 25 or 65, there’s got to be something you’ll love to do after dark. Wine bars, jazz lounges, comedy clubs, or neighborhood pubs – it’s vacation after all!

Don’t schedule every minute of every day. There’s SO much to see and do but I don’t regret one bit that I didn’t go to the Empire State Building or shop at pricey department stores, or see the World Trade Center Memorial. I know those things are iconic but at the end of the day that’s not what feeds my soul. I’m much more inspired by the art I saw, the amazing food I ate, and the moments of relaxation in the park by the river, or at the jazz club.

The things I do wish for next time are: visit the Museum of Modern Art, walk along The High Line, spend more time in Central Park, and of course eat and drink my way through the city.

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There’s just something about New York. It’s the thing that urged artists like Frank Sinatra and Jay Z to write the songs that we end up quoting on our Instagram posts.

I’m not sure if it’s the fact that there’s always thousands of people around you, everyone on their own mission, or the sea of yellow taxi’s flooding the streets, or the chaos of the city being broken by the absolute tranquility of Central Park, or the promise of success in the names like ‘Broadway’ or ‘Wall Street’. I guess it’s different for everyone.

It is, however, a very overwhelming city. I tend to take a day or so to get used to the pace and intensity that New Yorkers seem to handle with great ease, but then suddenly feel like I have been living there my whole life (except for the parts where I get completely lost and where the lady at the coffee counter doesn’t understand my South African accent).

I am lucky enough to have an amazing cousin, Ilana (who happens to be one of my favourite people on this planet), who lives and works in this city, so instead of taking on the impossible task of trying to find a reasonably priced AirBnB in Manhattan, I get to live in an apartment in the Upper East Side. Ilana is also an exceptional tour guide.

It’s hard to do a day-by-day of what I did, where I ate and what I experienced while in New York, so I will tell you about the places that I feel you HAVE to visit when you find yourself in New York.

Where to eat:

1. Grand Central Oyster Bar

This is an institution in New York and the best place to have your oyster and champagne fix! Don’t sit at a table, turn right when you enter the restaurant and take a seat at the bar where right in front of two cheery guys chucking the very oysters you are about to indulge in

2. The Boathouse Lakeside Restaurant, Central Park

Even though The Boathouse is very well known among tourists and we see it in many a Hollywood movie as a chic wedding venue, it’s not touristy at all. Although you have to be well dressed to get a table at the restaurant on the water, they don’t take reservations which adds to the relaxed atmosphere of this gorgeous place. Also, they offer good take away breakfasts and coffees if you would rather enjoy Central Park from one of their park benches.

3. Joe’s Shanghai, China Town – The home of Soup Dumplings

Don’t let the exterior of China Town stop you from having the best soup dumplings in Manhattan. I would recommend the Pork Soup Dumplings, with a very close second – the Pork and Crab.

4 Mexicocina, The Bronx

If you would happen to find yourself in the Bronx (I know, it’s not usually where you would end up when visiting New York), do yourself the favour. They made our guacamole fresh and they give you a whole bucket full, not like some places who give you just about enough for one taco. Have the grilled beef hard shell tacos. Yummy.

5. Seamstress, Upper East Side

Fried Cauliflower and Seared Sirloin to die for. Have a couple of plates to share.

Where to have a drink:

1. The Plaza Hotel

When you go through the main entrance, make your way left and then up the stairs on your right. Go sit right at the bar, the bar ladies are very friendly and you get a snack plate along with your drink. This is where you have the Manhattan in the heart of Manhattan.

2. Apotheke Bar

The ultimate Speakeasy. You won’t see a sign outside of the bar, just enter the darkest door you can find and you will be transported to a 1930’s chemistry, except instead of mixing medicine, they mix cocktails. This is also close to Joe’s Shanghai, so this is a good place to have a drink before or after stuffing yourself with Chinese Food.

3. Dear Irving, Gramercy Park

Another Speakeasy from another era. You might have to share a table with a couple of impeccably dressed New Yorkers (you won’t find a single tourist here), but you won’t ever have to flag down a waitress, just push the button next to your table and your waitress will be there in 5 seconds. Have a Dirty Martini.

4. Any Dive bar

New York has bars EVERYWHERE. You can’t go wrong.

What to do:

1. Watch a ball game

Whatever it is: American Football, Basketball, Baseball – they’re all good fun. I watched a basketball game between the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics. Even though we don’t have good basketball in South Africa, it’s such a easy and entertaining game to follow. Especially when you have a foam finger and they shoot t-shirts from big t-shirt shooting guns 4 times in the game.

2. Go to a Comedy Club

There are a couple of comedy clubs around town, just Google one in your area and you are bound to find one close by. I loved it. They pour the wine glasses to the brim and some of the talent ain’t half bad. Just don’t order food, it’s not worth it.

3. Go to a Jazz Bar in Harlem (Ginny’s Supper Club)

Harlem is one of the areas where jazz got it’s soul. This is the best place for a mix of Southern and Swedish food (weird, I know, but delicious). This is where the first waffles and fried chicken meal was ever eaten. Remember to book and ask for a table where you are guaranteed a view, we got lucky and could literally feel the talent and passion of these jazz musicians. This is a MUST do.

4. Take the ferry to Staten Island

Don’t do a trip to the Statue of Liberty. The view is better and it’s a hell of a lot cheeper just taking the ferry to Staten Island and back.

5. Take a walk up Madison Avenue

Although 5th avenue is great for shopping the brands like Prada, it’s hectic and busy. Window shopping in Madison Avenue from 59th street and up is much better.

6. Watch the sail boats in Central Park

Central Park must be one of my favourite places in the world. Combine that with cute kids playing with remote control sailboats and I’m hooked.

7. Times Square at 5:30 in the morning.

Throughout the day, you won’t find a single New Yorker in Times Square. It is most definitely the busiest place I have ever been in my entire life, lights and people everywhere! But, I walked though Times Square on my way to the subway station when I headed to Brooklyn for my half marathon. It was so peaceful. Although the lights on all the billboards were still flashing like crazy, there was not more than 10 people in sight. If you want to experience this iconic landmark in NYC, do it while everyone else is sleeping and you are about to run a half marathon in freezing temperatures.

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These are a couple of the gems that I had come across in the time that I had spent in New York. I absolutely love this city for its mix of food, fashion, lifestyle and personalities.

I always feel like I am leaving a day or two too early, just as I start looking the right way for traffic before crossing the street and just as my pronunciation of ‘water’ is so that the waiters understand me, I have a flight back home.

I am however excited to see my dogs.

Until next time NYC!

A B xxx

(EDIT: if you happen to fly from Terminal 7 on JFK, have the Korean BBQ Chicken Wings from Blue Point Restaurant close to Gate 1. They are delish.)

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