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NYC Wine & Food Festival
The 411 on the city’s biggest food bonanza ever—and how to navigate it
Dedicated foodies already revere Chelsea Market as a mecca of great produce and crusty loaves. Now, that site is the major hub in a series of venues handpicked for the inaugural New York City Wine & Food Festival. The festival, which takes place from Oct. 9-12, is a four-day gourmet extravaganza, designed to bring the spirit of its South Beach cousin to New York City.
Filed under: Food || Published in: AM New York
Secret gardens for good eats
Enjoy a delicious dinner under the stars at these hidden outdoor retreats
Nothing thrills us more than stumbling on a hidden restaurant garden — probably because, as New Yorkers, we often have to do without our own little patch. So with the warm weather here to stay, get some green at these hidden gems.
Filed under: Food || Published in: AM New York
Retail finally finds Roosevelt Island
In many neighborhoods, the arrival of a Starbucks or a drug store chain usually signals a death knell for charm and the beginning of gentrification. Roosevelt Islanders, on the other hand, couldn’t be more delighted.
Residents of this two-mile strip of land, on the East River between Manhattan and Queens, have always relished the area for its quietness and proximity to the city, but bemoaned the lack of, well, everything. Now they are about to get a Duane Reade drugstore, and it’s the source of great excitement.
Filed under: Real Estate || Published in: AM New York
Brooklyn Heights: Heights of Living
With its tree-lined streets and brownstones aplenty, it’s not difficult to see why Brooklyn Heights has long been one of New York’s choicest neighborhoods.
“It’s just far away enough from the city to relax,” explains local blogger John Loscalzo, but not so far as to make one feel isolated from the goings on in Manhattan.
Locals also cite a feeling of quiet and safety, and the beautifully maintained architecture as chief among the neighborhood’s attractions.
Filed under: City & Travel Guides || Published in: AM New York
We Can Dance if We Want To
New York is internationally renowned as the city that never sleeps, but visitors are surprised to learn that the Big Apple is not so hot on dancing.
Of the thousands of city bars, clubs and restaurants, only 275 hold cabaret licenses. Move your hips in any of the others, and chances are the staff will ask you to stop, for fear of a fine.
Filed under: Arts & Entertainment || Published in: AM New York