Sure, bookstores, libraries and the Internet provide great opportunities for the determined soul to educate herself. But there are other fine sources of FREE education as well in NYC. And they don’t cost anything, kid. No student loans mortgaging away your future, isn’t that great? Here are a few of them: Columbia University OMG, Columbia […]
Nature makes allowances for a lot of things. When it rains, you can hold an umbrella or take shelter under an awning. When it’s too hot, you can switch on the AC in the car or your room. But when it comes to responding to nature’s calls, there are no such alternatives. You’ve gotta go […]
I don’t know about you but don’t force me to learn a new language in the evening of my life. English is good enough for me at my late stage in life with one foot firmly in the grave. Sure, if you live in Chinatown, Koreatown or any one of the other ethnic enclaves, work […]
The Hunger Gods are unmindful of time. They don’t keep track of the hours, minutes or seconds. When the bellows start in your stomach, the only way to quell is it to surrender. Here are a bunch of cheap late-night restaurants in New York City that should make the Hunger Gods happy: Manhattan Empanada Mama […]
Just the other day I was walking down 42nd St, near Grand Central Station, when suddenly the tornado of a sweet craving hit me. As I walked on, my eyes were alert to sweet possibilities. Ice cream, pastries, croissants, muffins, anything with sugar would do. Soon I hit pay dirt in the form of Baked […]
There’s one reason and one reason only to travel to the crowded, dirty Indian market in Jackson Heights (Queens). And that is to gorge on the variety of Indian sweets at Maharaja Sweets on 37th Ave. An Indian vegetarian restaurant plus sweet store, Maharaja Sweets has been one of my favorite sweets destinations for years now. […]
I don’t know about you guys but if I have an Achilles heel in life, it’s for sweets. As far back as I can remember, I’ve had a sweet tooth. Be they Almond Croissants, Cheesecakes, Black Forest Pastry or those yummy Pakistani/Indian sweets, I love ’em all. Age has not diminished my love for sweets. […]
Chinatown in Manhattan is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to cheap and good food. And among the many delights in Chinatown, Vanessa’s Dumpling House on Eldridge St, NYC stands tall. $6.50 for all of the above You cannot ask for a better choice than Vanessa’s for a cheap and hearty meal. For the […]
