Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
last week, I decided to check out the new pedestrian area of times square. it’s a public space experiment running until the end of the year, when the city decides whether or not to make the change permanent. I had expected the entire area to be completely pedestrian, but traffic is still allowed to go cross-town: only Broadway is closed … Read More
the best food I’ve had in NYC was in a Flushing food court. actually, the term ‘food court’ is misleading. it’s more like a collection of half a dozen Chinese food stalls in the basement of a place called Golden Mall (also a misnomer because the ‘mall’ appears to consist entirely of this basement). after hmm-ing and haw-ing awhile between … Read More
my boyfriend’s parents were in town recently, which was a good opportunity to do some exploring of the city. the best part was riding on one of those double-decker open roof buses, especially since I would not have learned otherwise that in my own neighbourhood–at the cathedral of st john divine (that big church by the university)–there live two peacocks. … Read More
inspired by the fabulous tarte at le grainne cafe (which I’ll have to review later), I made my own from a recipe off epicurious. looks so good! recipe is as follows:
my first time shopping at whole foods (union square)–and while it was overwhelmingly chaotic and overpriced–I have to admit their range of products is impressive.
I went for a stroll in search of Sugar Hill (where many wealthy black people lived during the harlem renaissance), and found many other sights on the way… some avid speed chess players in St. Nicholas Park: a man painting (and smoking) outside the Harlem School of the Arts: an entrance to River Bank State Park: city university of new … Read More
stumbled upon hello kitty on 53rd & Park avenue.
I’ve been dying to find a decent bakery or pâtisserie in the city. there are none in my neighbourhood, so when I saw this window in the Upper East, I immediately dove into the shop.
some photos of 125th street station on line 1.
num pang means ‘bread’ or ‘sandwich’ in khmer (similar to the word banh my in vietnamese), and is the name of a new cambodian sandwich shop in the village. the bread here is to die for: crisp on the outside and deliciously chewy on the inside–better than any banh my I’ve ever had (and that’s saying something).