tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:33:47 +0000PHOTOS -LIFE - Living and Working in New York CityFOOD - FOOD TOURPHOTOS - Photo of the DayPHOTOS - iPhoneFOOD - AsianLIFE - Trying New ThingsDid you know?NEW YORK - Upcoming Activities/EventsLIFE - Right Place Right TimeInteresting FindsAREA - ChinatownFOOD - What Should I Cook?LIFE: Random MusingsFOOD - FAVORITESTravel Blog/TravelingPHOTOJOURNALISMAbout MeFOOD - CHEAP EATSNEW YORK - Arts/Culture/EntertainmentDesserts/DrinksWhat I see around NYCAREA - East Village/Lower East SideFOOD - MarketsFreebies/DealsFOOD - BakeriesFOOD - FOOD TRUCKSLIFE - Life LessonsMISC - NewsAREA - Chelsea/Flat Iron/Gramercy/Meat PackingAREA - Korea TownAREA - Midtown/Times SquareFOOD - Mexican/SpanishFOOD - NoodlesPHOTOS - Ken Shung Lighting ClassVideoAREA - BrooklynHurricane SandyAREA - Murray HillAREA - Queens/Astoria/FlushingMISC - TwilightAREA - Upper West SideBars/LoungesFOOD - BBQFOOD - BurgersFOOD - SeafoodAREA - Union SquareFOOD - DumplingsMISC - Celebrity SightingsPHOTOS - Behind the ScenesPHOTOS - FlickrAREA - New JerseyAREA - SoHoNEW YORK - HistoryphotosAREA - Bronx/HarlemAREA - West VillageAVOIDCoffee ShopsFOOD - BrunchFOOD - ClosingsFOOD - Dim SumFOOD - Happy HourFOOD - OystersIrishNEW YORK - At NightNew York local review on restaurants, interesting New York finds and how locals live, work and enjoy city life. Its my personal guide to New York City through WORDS and PHOTOGRAPHS.http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger324125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-2194470544158606063Tue, 17 Sep 2013 03:13:00 +00002013-09-16T23:14:02.882-04:00I was going through the photos on my phone and came across this one... Is this crazy or what? #manscalingthewall, #oddcentralparkeventshttp://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2013/09/random-things-in-central-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-7958613328551131277Sat, 03 Aug 2013 16:26:00 +00002013-08-03T12:26:09.075-04:00 Hi there, simplymeinnyc just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image "Summer streets in NYC starts today! I love it!! Glad I went out despite the rain... Loads of stuff to do besides riding your bike on closed off streets - learn how to dance from crunch or do crossfit with reebok!" Thanks, The Instagram Team http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2013/08/simplymeinnyc-shared-instagram-photo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-6546781186348638461Wed, 03 Jul 2013 23:00:00 +00002013-07-03T19:00:55.646-04:00 Hi there, simplymeinnyc just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image "Before and After ... A nickle for your thoughts?" Thanks, The Instagram Team http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2013/07/simplymeinnyc-shared-instagram-photo_3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-3880840216783237643Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:34:00 +00002013-07-03T04:34:38.750-04:00 Hi there, simplymeinnyc just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image "Polenta at Le Verdure" Thanks, The Instagram Team http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2013/07/simplymeinnyc-shared-instagram-photo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-277203820835453340Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:05:00 +00002012-11-28T21:05:29.665-05:00I avoided the 40 degree weather and watched the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Tree at home ... And how else would I be able to see this amazing view of the tree and lights!http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/photo-of-day-continued-2012-rockefeller.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-8935385309757616110Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:11:00 +00002012-11-28T20:11:32.877-05:00I liked the reflection on the Louis Vuitton building tonight... And also captured a quick photo on the bus of the Rockefeller Tree before its lit tonight... Lots of people are there waiting in the cold to see it lit but at least they will be entertained by Mariah Carey, Ceelo Green, Rod Stewart and others.http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/photo-of-day-5th-ave-and-rockefeller.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-4131388164446018246Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:24:00 +00002012-11-12T15:24:17.365-05:00http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/photo-of-day-beautiful-day-in-central_12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-1109439910020493590Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:29:00 +00002012-11-11T08:29:55.916-05:00The line at one of the few Manhattan gas stations were not too bad this morning... However, my cab driver said yesterday it went from 1st street to 7th street... Which doesn't sound bad, but still took a hour...http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/gas-station-line-sunday-111112-830-am.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-8663272252987235773Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:28:00 +00002012-11-09T17:28:56.396-05:00You can lounge on a chair as you watch this art exhibit change colors. Cool!http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/photo-of-day-madison-square-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-4063472113386019323Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:30:00 +00002012-11-09T09:00:32.757-05:00LIFE - Right Place Right TimePHOTOS - iPhonePHOTOS - Photo of the Day http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/photo-near-flat-iron-on-thursday-nov-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-8347535331423674584Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:00:00 +00002012-11-09T10:03:58.821-05:00Hurricane SandyLIFE - Right Place Right TimeLIFE: Random MusingsPHOTOJOURNALISMphotosPHOTOS - iPhoneWhat I see around NYC Images from the Nor'Easter... Left to right:  Snowed on bikes in UWS; Old Fashioned Car - b/c I was taking this photo, my friend and I avoided the falling tree branch that would have likely hit us had we not stopped; Fallen Tree Branch - missed the car, missed us;  and statue on 59th Street @ the entrance of Central Park (i also lost my glove here) The Nor'Easter didn't stop http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/photos-of-noreaster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-463438504846931434Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:00:00 +00002012-11-09T10:11:40.611-05:00Hurricane SandyLIFE - Right Place Right TimePHOTOJOURNALISMPHOTOS - iPhoneVideoWhat I see around NYC http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/after-hurricane-sandy-comes-to-nyc-we.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-3737411491808471456Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +00002012-11-09T10:12:33.118-05:00AREA - Upper West SideLIFE - Right Place Right TimePHOTOJOURNALISMPHOTOS -PHOTOS - iPhone So amazing... Even after the NYC ING Marathon was cancelled, I am glad people decided to run their own marathon in central park.  I know there was a lot of controversy over the marathon -- but many of these runners had trained for months and flew here after Bloomberg initially said the marathon would continue.  So though I am glad the marathon was cancelled, I was happy and http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/fwd-nyc-2012-marathon-cancelled-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-4189829854311618952Sat, 03 Nov 2012 03:00:00 +00002012-11-09T10:11:04.099-05:00AREA - Midtown/Times SquareHurricane SandyLIFE - Right Place Right TimePHOTOJOURNALISMPHOTOS -PHOTOS - iPhoneWhat I see around NYC Photos from my walk from 57th and 5th Ave to Rockefeller Center to Times Square   NBC's Democracy Plaza - gearing up for Nov. 6 Election Day Coverage   Map of the United States on ice! Fans eagerly camping out outside the SNL Rainbow room hoping to get tickets for tomorrow nights show. Some have been camping out since early this morning!http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/what-i-see-around-nyc-4th-day-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-1425180512987533868Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:00:00 +00002012-11-09T10:11:40.598-05:00Hurricane SandyLIFE - Right Place Right TimeLIFE: Random MusingsPHOTOJOURNALISMPHOTOS - iPhoneWhat I see around NYC Everyone is trying to return to normalcy after Hurricane Sandy.  Below are a few photographs and stories from people I met along my walk from near Grand Central to 57th Street on Friday, Nov. 2 -- and a few heart-warming stories detailing how and what NYC'ers are feeling or how they or their friends were impacted by the Hurricane and what they are doing a few days after the hurricane ... http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/how-are-new-yorkers-feeling-after-storm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-6546490965747975083Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:30:00 +00002012-11-09T10:11:40.618-05:00AREA - Midtown/Times SquareHurricane SandyLIFE - Right Place Right TimePHOTOJOURNALISMVideoWhat I see around NYC Complete darkness; Actual image was slightly more lit, but this is what my iPhone captured. http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/video-of-area-without-power-after.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-1140891132248294953Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:00:00 +00002012-11-09T10:11:40.593-05:00Hurricane SandyLIFE - Right Place Right TimePHOTOJOURNALISMphotosPHOTOS - iPhoneWhat I see around NYC Long lines as people wait for their buses home - to Brooklyn, New Jersey, Queens Plenty of water at Duane Reade -- NICE! Darkness in the areas without power ... but buses are running Another location where people are lining up for buses to go home http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/what-i-see-around-nyc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-610072674059315993Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-11-09T10:11:40.614-05:00LIFE - Right Place Right TimeDuring the day, people seem normal. But are they -- feeling normal? As I was walking to work yesterday (on Park Avenue going uptown), I thought to myself -- wow people are going to work with nice pressed shirts and are in their finest suits - and I look at myself - t-shirt, jeans and sneakers.  Was I the only one impacted by this storm? It sort of reminded me of the movie Cinderella Man, http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/what-i-see-and-feel-after-hurricane.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-7274617151697259888Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:00:00 +00002012-11-09T08:45:16.534-05:00AREA - Midtown/Times SquareLIFE - Right Place Right TimePHOTOJOURNALISMPHOTOS - iPhoneWhat I see around NYC   I am glad to see parents were taking their kids out for Halloween trick or treating... But for some adults, it probably feels like a trick has been played on us with the effects of Hurricane Sandy still lingering... But you gotta smile with this cute astronaut! Thank you parents for providing kids with some normalcy and bringing a smile to NYers like me! http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/11/halloween-2nd-day-after-hurricane-sandy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-568402648406206751Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:00:00 +00002012-08-13T11:26:51.586-04:00Travel Blog/Traveling view full image "First time riding the Tripperbus to Bethesda, Maryland... Will it be the same, worse or better than the BoltBus or Megabus? We shall see, so stay tuned..." Update: Tripper Bus is a great transportation option if you're going to Maryland/VA and want to avoid heading into Washington, DC.  As for the amenities, not many differentiators from other buses -- Wi-Fi was a http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/08/susan-shared-instagram-photo-with-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-124221320615569945Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:09:00 +00002012-08-13T11:27:46.053-04:00Interesting FindsLIFE - Right Place Right TimeNEW YORK - Arts/Culture/EntertainmentPHOTOS - You can see more of Hani's sidewalk street work at his website. http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/08/meet-hani-sidewalk-street-artist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-2436845903699972972Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:26:00 +00002012-08-09T09:57:23.981-04:00AREA - ChinatownFOOD - FAVORITESPHOTOS - iPhone What can I say, this is Excellent! I personally like this type of pan fried pork chops (unfortunately loaded with MSG) that is served with a meat sauce (pickled cabbage with ground pork) over rice (~$5) Other items that may interest you: - pork chop noodle soup (I prefer the thin noodles) - bean curd (tofu, it's in the background) - seaweed is good, but it's an acquired taste andhttp://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/08/i-cant-get-enough-of-excellent-pork.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-1937828700547341791Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:16:00 +00002012-08-09T09:57:40.369-04:00AREA - East Village/Lower East SideFOOD - AsianPHOTOS - iPhone Lamb Chops A friend took me to Brick Lane Curry House (Indian food) and it was delicious. I ordered the lamb chops (medium) and it was juicy and tender. I highly recommend sharing this dish with a friend and ordering a curry of sorts (there are a lot of options). If you don't like lamb (just try it! It's not gamey here), and if you must have another type of meat, you can try the http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/08/you-must-try-brick-lane-restaurant-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-1649627416308339208Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:08:00 +00002012-08-09T09:57:07.492-04:00PHOTOS - iPhoneWhat I see around NYC (see full image) I wonder if anyone took a ride in this cab... Sent from my mobile phone http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/08/how-would-you-like-taking-ride-in-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841373596812904795.post-4474704371345030318Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:58:00 +00002012-08-09T09:58:01.843-04:00NEW YORK - Arts/Culture/EntertainmentNEW YORK - Upcoming Activities/EventsPHOTOS - iPhone Previously I've written about New York's Summer Streets and its back again.  For the uninitiated, Summer Streets is an event that allows people to embrace healthy living and encourages individuals to use environment friendly modes of transportation (i.e. your legs or your bike)... The event occurs on three consecutive Saturdays starting August 4 and ending August 18 (yes, it started http://www.simplymeinnyc.com/2012/08/new-york-summer-streets-returns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0