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NYC - Time for Spring

One of my favorite times of year, is the onset of spring; A time when my sleepy soul, once more, begins to sing. Spring is a season, which I really look forward to; Excerpt from a poem by Angela Wybrow

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NYC- Joan of Arc Statue - Riverside park

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NYC -Visiting - Where are the bathrooms ?

Most often question asked: Are there public bathrooms in NYC? Finding a public restroom in New York City is notoriously difficult, which isn’t something you need in your time of need.  So what’s a desperate New Yorker to do? There are some places that have begun rating and reviewing public loos—Poopers Guide comes to mind. This guide can be interesting to read but I found a better list that is…

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NYC -Visiting – Where are the bathrooms ? Most often question asked: Are there public bathrooms in NYC? Finding a public restroom in New York City is notoriously difficult, which isn’t something you need in your time of need.  So what’s a desperate New Yorker to do? There are some places that have begun rating and reviewing public loos—Poopers Guide comes to mind. This guide can be interesting…

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Along Broadway In between Columbus Circle and Lincoln Center is a treasure that awaits your visit – The NYC Library of the Performing Arts

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A Different Look at NYC - a Walking Tour

New York City has an endless list of sites to visit and events to enjoy. If you come into the city several times you have, most likely, enjoyed many of them. Another way to experience NYC can be on a walking tour. I have taken several tours and found them very enjoyable and informative. They range from popular free/paid tours to some of the more well known sites as well as tours that are…

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Have you ever tried to hail a cab in NYC? Imagine what it was like 20+ years ago when some New Yorker’s used a light bulb to fetch one.

Have you ever tried to hail a cab in NYC? Imagine what it was like 20+ years ago when some New Yorker’s used a light bulb to fetch one.

Today, we can call a car service or elect to stand in the road, with our arm raised high, in the hoping we find a cab with its light on. Years ago, there was another way, for better-off taxi seekers, to get a cab that involved the light bulb. Restaurants and residential buildings placed a light bulb on the top of their entrances. When a person needed a cab at night, the doorman switched on the…

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Secret Pet Tree

THE SECRET PET MEMORIAL CHRISTMAS TREE IN CENTRAL PARK  UNTAPPED NEW YORK Shared from Untapped New York Deep within the woods of Central Park’s Ramble, those in the know gather every December at a secret spot to pay their respects to long-lost pets. Untapped New York first heard rumors of a pet memorial in Central Park in 2013. Since we first set out to find the secret Christmas tree years…

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NYC - Angel of the Waters - the Bethesda Fountain

NYC – Angel of the Waters – the Bethesda Fountain

Yesterday found me reading about a forgotten historic fountain. I started to recall the many times I sat on the edge of a fountain on some of my city walks. I think that visiting Central Park is as good place to begin. New York City’s famous Central Park hosts seven ornamental water fountains in natural settings. But today’s blog will focus on the largest and most well-known favorite of visitors…

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NYC - put a little "free" into your visit to NYC

NYC – put a little “free” into your visit to NYC

In NYC there is always something to do. As a visitor, you want to see all the major attractions and there are certainly plenty of them. Surprisingly, there are often events going on close to one of these locations that are fun and free. But how to find out about them requires a little pre-planning. Sometimes, it is nice to find another feature of NYC – where they have things that are not…

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Coming to NYC?... then add a parade!

Coming to NYC?… then add a parade!

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NYC Art and Color with Public Space

NYC Art and Color with Public Space

Among the 400 square feet of new artwork placed around the city, will be the Outdoor “public Art. This month, including the following months, areas of the city bloom with color through Public Displays and the talents of many artists Take a look at just a few of them Hippo Ballerina,located at Pershing Square Plaza West across from Grand Central Terminal. Through December 22 Not new to the city…

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Visiting NYC, This is a must read before you come!

Visiting NYC, This is a must read before you come!

Everyone coming to visit the “big Apple” usually plans ahead and has a headful of questions. It is always difficult to find the time to see everything. Fear not: There is a Facebook Group that you can use as a guide. It is a place to ask any question about the city and get many responses . Other than using the group I had no involvement in its creation or maintenance The group in Facebook…

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NYC - East 67th Street - Animals Galore

NYC – East 67th Street – Animals Galore

Millan House – 115 East 67th Street Post dusted off on March 7, 2022 Over the past few years, I have been walking past this building on east 67th street and just this weekend and re-looked  at  the facade of this building to admire decorative sculptures of rabbits, squirrels, owls, eagles, dogs and the like. The doorman told me that this building and the one opposite on east 68th were built by…

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NYC - Urban Jungle in Manhattan

NYC – Urban Jungle in Manhattan

What do I love about NYC? It is the perfect place to enjoy public art. Today, I came across   several polygonal shaped animal sculptures along Park Avenue. The unexpected is always enjoyable but another benefit is encountering something you least expected to see. Zoo animals on Park Avenue Today it was a zoo on Park Avenue looking at Rexor the Tyrannosaurus, Rex, Mojo the Gorilla, Baloo the…

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POP-Art Installation In Madison Square Park -Flatiron Building District

POP-Art Installation In Madison Square Park -Flatiron Building District

Exhibit closes April 24, 2022 Briar Patch Artist Hugh Hayden has created a new installation called Briar Patch, in Madison Square Park ( Flatiron area).  The installation will be there through April 24th. Using different areas of the park, Brier Patch features a total of one-hundred wooden elementary school-style desks that erupt with tree branches. The array of desks form a grid arrangement…

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NYC – How many, of you, have missed seeing this  38 foot tall dog?

NYC – How many, of you, have missed seeing this  38 foot tall dog?

Unveiled in July 2018, her name is Spot and is a three-story-high statue of a Dalmatian puppy, balancing a real New York City yellow cab precariously on its nose. Right now, you cannot see that she has a playful grin as she is wearing a purple mask. Internet photo The taxi cab is wired so that its headlights illuminate Spot when it gets dark. When it rains, the cab’s wipers turn on The…