Category Archives: New York city

Chilling in NYC

Posted on April 22, 2023 by polloplayer

There’s no bad time to be in Manhattan, but, note to self, the second week of March might not exactly be the best time… It seemed ever so slightly bleak after sunny Sedona, but still, we were grateful to finally … Continue reading →

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June in NYC: 5 Takeaways

Posted on June 18, 2022 by polloplayer

If all Junes are like this June, then I always want to be here in June! What a gift it has been for us – a second glorious week in the city. Yes, we are dodging the seemingly murderous e-bike … Continue reading →

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Last look at NYC: Perfection in the Park

Posted on October 16, 2021 by polloplayer

My very most favorite days are those when I realize there’s no place I would rather be than where I am in that exact moment. And this was one of those days. We stepped into the Park at West 66th … Continue reading →

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NYC Right Now: The Food Diaries – Constant. Change.

Posted on October 9, 2021 by polloplayer

Pretty much every. single. thing in life changed in the last year and a half, so I’m not sure why I held on so tightly to my vision of NYC being EXACTLY the same. In my defense, this is a … Continue reading →

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NYC Right Now: The Food Diaries – Greek is Glorious!

Posted on October 2, 2021 by polloplayer

If I’d made a list of the things we missed about NYC during lockdown, Greek food might be very near the top. I’ve never been to Greece, so I can speak only to Greek food NYC-style. I’m sure it must … Continue reading →

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NYC Right Now; The Food Diaries – Boulud 3 Ways.

Posted on September 25, 2021 by polloplayer

Let’s call it a parable of loaves and dishes. Thanks to restaurateur par excellence Daniel Boulud, we ate well (and often!) during our city sojourn. Initially alarmed to learn of the closure of our beloved Café Boulud, we vowed to … Continue reading →

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Crossing that bridge when I come to it.

Posted on August 14, 2021 by polloplayer

Toward the end of 2020, I wrote the date down in my calendar on a whim. August 14. An exercise in hopefulness. Surely we could be back in the city by then, right? In the meantime, I was making no … Continue reading →

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Waiting to walk the Brooklyn Bridge

Posted on November 14, 2020 by polloplayer

It is a spectacularly beautiful day in Southern California, but I am, once again, in a New York state of mind. Winter is closing in there, and thus, our window for any hope of visiting again any time soon. I … Continue reading →

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Reports of its demise?

Posted on September 5, 2020 by polloplayer

Sorry. I can’t stop thinking about it. Because it seems everyone is talking about it. “LAND OF THE FLEE” screamed the New York Post last week. I guess their earlier and more staid headline “New Yorkers flee in droves” wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Unpopular opinion.

Posted on August 8, 2020 by polloplayer

I’m just gonna say it: I still love NYC. I know, I know, everyone is leaving. In droves. And I can’t wait to go back. Every day I have a twinge or two of homesickness for the greatest city in … Continue reading →

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