It’s a safe – and apparently scientific – assumption that, if the earth’s water levels one day decided to rise, New York won’t be spared. We’re okay with that, and mostly because we’re not really planning on living until 2100 anyway. Sorry, kids. But as much as we’d like to forget

Today is Guy Fawkes Day, the English holiday to celebrate Guy’s failed plot to blow up parliament. People celebrate by chanting “Remember, remember the fifth of November” and burning effigies of Guy. Admittedly, I didn’t know about the holiday until high school when it was featured in an episode of

It was only a matter of time before Brooklyn, the DIY capital of the country right now got its own winery. You would never guess that behind this dimly lit, spacious wine bar is a massive wine making operation complete with barrels stacked high in the back room.  Wine making

At first, I was going to highlight all of the cool things going on tonight in Dumbo as part of the First Thursday Gallery Walk. But then I realized that there are, like, A LOT, and decided to pick just one that’s sure to be awesome and leave the rest

So, I’m getting ready to take a quick breather from NYC. I should probably spend my last days enjoying my favorite places and people before I go, but instead find myself at two locations: my bed and Mug’s Alehouse. The first because I am about to spend 3 weeks staying

Kimberly Palmer, author of Generation Earn: The Young Professional’s Guide to Spending, Investing, and Giving Back was recently profiled in the New York Times. The whole thing about her book/her deal is that she says that young adults in can save 1/3 or 1/4 of their income if they do

Walk into a Barnes and Noble and what do you smell? Cheap wood, burnt coffee, and the embossed plastic off the newest Dan Brown hardcover. Hardly a festival for the senses, in my humble opinion, no matter what deals they may have on the oeuvre of Carl Hiaasen. For my

Tomorrow is election day, so now would be a good time to figure out first, what the hell we are all voting on and second, where you will do this. The big race is for governor. This choice is pretty easy. Basically, if you vote for Carl Paladino, we are