A Few Words with Lets Just Eat Cheese

I recently had the opportunity to share a few words with my homegirl Elle over at Lets Just Eat Cheese about life in the Big City.
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Spire’s List of NY Restaurants

I’m usually asked at least once a week whats a “good” restaurant to take my significant other to. Spire, a social network marketed to the affluent has a couple of suggestions.

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Lets Go Mets

Enjoying a game with the Mets and the Phillies at Shea.

Nathans’ Hot Dog Eating Competition

It weird how this has become a 4th of July hallmark.

NYC Summer Fun Guide From Vanity Fair

I’m tired of poeple being bored in this city, especially in the summer time. Vanity Fair has a handy pdf packed with exciting activities.
Thanks to A Continuous Lean
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Map of Outdoor Lounges in NYC

Eater has this handy guide of outdoor spots to enjoy your happy hour with a view of the city.
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Jane Hotel: Under $100 Per Night

Mr. MacPherson said the building, which has long been a single-room-occupancy hotel and is now called the Jane Hotel, is not for the “faint of heart.” The lobby is a construction site, and guests will share bathrooms with long-term residents. But it is a place for bargain and atmosphere hunters.

City Is Pushing for H.I.V. Tests for All in Bronx

Anything that can get the AIDS rate lower and this save lives is great in my book.
While Manhattan has long been the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in New York, with the highest incidence of both AIDS and H.I.V., the virus that causes it, the Bronx, with its poorer population, has far more deaths from [...]

MTA Announces Budget Cuts and Construction Delays

I think this a code word for fare hikes.
The projects being cut include 19 subway station renovations and important projects for the modernization of subway signals and repair facilities.
Officials also said the revenues from taxes on real estate transactions, which have buoyed the day-to-day operations of the transit system in recent years, were falling off [...]

Salon De Ning Review

I had the opportunity to check out the relatively new rooftop bar Salon De Ning. This summer has seen quite a few of these locales popping up in the city. This is the 3rd rooftop bar I’ve visited, the first being Highbar and the second Eden.