The Periodic Table of NYC Trash

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It could be your treasure. One of my best friends from Cape Cod came to visit me a few weeks ago and his first remark when venturing out one morning was, "This city literally reeks of hot trash." The only thing more disgusting is that I don't agree, which basically renders me the Hellen Keller of human waste odors.  Much more than in the … [Read more...]

How to do the Lower-LES like an Adult

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The Lower Lower East Side - this constitutes as the weird bubble that isn't the Lower East Side, isn't Chinatown and isn't Two Bridges. In my eyes, this is one of the most exciting, happening and quickly changing areas downtown. Rewind three years ago and I regularly made the trek across Delancey to either the black hole of conscious time, known … [Read more...]

From Smiley Face Potatoes to Uni & Poached Egg Bowls

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Our Humble Foodie Beginnings. When ranking fried potatoes, the highest echelons are reserved for smiley faces frozen potatoes, tater tots, and the Rainforest Cafe's waffle fries (any disbelievers, go to the Rainforest Cafe and if you still don't agree with the last statement, I'll venmo you the refund for your fries order). Nonetheless, it is a … [Read more...]

The Mythical Six Figure Listings

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742 Union Street, Apt #2 Price: $799,000 Two bedroom, one bathroom condo in Park Slope Common Charges: $351 What's the deal: This two bedroom condo has extremely low common charges, your own private terrace and a wood burning fireplace...WHAT (!!!) 17 West 67th Street, #2C Price: $675,000 One bedroom, one bathroom co-op in Lincoln … [Read more...]

Dove a bit too deep into Nationalgeographic.com again…

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Under the Sea Edition. Because Finding Dory came out a few days ago and I spent another 5+ hours on Nationalgeographic.com tonight, it's time to dig up another profession from the childhood vault of dead dream jobs: a marine biologist. I'm going to say it was because I wanted to save the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles but essentially it's the closest … [Read more...]