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mini guide: bryant park...

Posted by cherrypatter in manh: above 42nd street, manhattan, midtown west, mini guides: new york on 08 14th, 2009 | No Comments

bryant park is another one of those beautiful small oases in new york where you can go and disappear at least when there are no major events going on (like fashion week). one of my favorite things in the park is their beautiful le carrousel which is rarely busy, is super affordable and goes round...

cozbi: the sweetest things to measure...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, carroll gardens, kids' clothes, shops, womens' clothes on 08 12th, 2009 | 2 Comments

cozbi’s a shop that i just cannot get out of my head. every time i am roaming down court street, which is often now that in gowanus and i really just must get some sandwiches from frankies 457 even if it takes me 20 minutes each way, i have to pop in to see the most gorgeous creations that...

co.: when pizza is the least common deno...

Posted by cherrypatter in american, bakery, chelsea, food, manhattan, pizza on 08 11th, 2009 | 1 Comment

given the extreme pickiness of one member of the family and our constant goal of trying, at least occasionally, to have satisfying meals that we are all happy with, pizza has become our easy food. no matter where we go, usually it is decent (it is hard to make really really inedible pizza). usually...

tanoreen: great flavors can come in nond...

Posted by cherrypatter in bay ridge, brooklyn, food, middle eastern, take out on 08 10th, 2009 | No Comments

i admit it. although i really love all asian and latin american goodies , i have never been a big middle eastern fan which i think is a little strange. hummus is fine, and i can deal with a kebab here or there but i don’t usually pick felafel as my first choice. after my visit to tanoreen...

the putting lot: the jersey shore but in...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, bushwick, ideas, public spaces on 08 7th, 2009 | No Comments

located way out in the vast industrial wasteland that is still bushwick, a group has put together the putting lot, a really fun miniature golf course created by local artists using existing materials. this urban sustainability concept has resulted in a 9-hole course with themes like the reservoir...

mini guide: bushwick, brooklyn...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, brooklyn: north, bushwick, mini guides: new york on 08 7th, 2009 | 1 Comment

although bushwich is incredibly industrial, there seem to be some side benefits of being accessible on the l train and located just far enough away from the williamsburg crazy development scene. bushwick has what some say is an emerging art scene, and the blog devoted to life in bushwick seems...

coney island and the mermaid parade: an ...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, coney island, happenings, ideas on 06 19th, 2009 | No Comments

i haven’t been out to coney island in a while, and this weekend is a perfect excuse as the weather is supposed to finally be decent (maybe) and it is time for the annual mermaid parade. this year’s king neptune is harvey keitel with his queen mermaid daphna (whoever she is) leading...

enchanted, back to basic toys on the upp...

Posted by cherrypatter in kids, manhattan, shops, toys, upper east side on 06 18th, 2009 | No Comments

despite thinking that i have explored every nook and cranny on the upper east side for interesting, not crazily priced stores, i was surprised to learn from my friend in silver spring, maryland that i might have missed a special spot. and it’s true. enchanted is a really wonderful toy store...

lucali: good enough for gq, pretty good ...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, carroll gardens, food, pizza on 06 15th, 2009 | 3 Comments

yes, i’ve been visiting a few too many pizza spots the last few weeks, but given that we have “pizza” friday in our house, and it is one of the few foods k eats without much complaint, it is no wonder. so on my list for a while has been lucali. with the never ending chatter about...

governors island: definitely a strange w...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, dumbo, ideas, manhattan, public spaces, wall street on 06 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment

i finally visited governors island for the very first time last year, and it was one weird experience. although technically part of new york city, this 92-acre island that is just 800 yards from downtown manhattan, just feels like someplace else. full of now empty and abandoned army residential...

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with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.

and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.

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mini guide: bryant park...

cozbi: the sweetest things to measure...

co.: when pizza is the least common deno...

tanoreen: great flavors can come in nond...

the putting lot: the jersey shore but in...

mini guide: bushwick, brooklyn...

coney island and the mermaid parade: an ...

enchanted, back to basic toys on the upp...

lucali: good enough for gq, pretty good ...

governors island: definitely a strange w...

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