Category: NYC Area
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In the birthplace of baseball and Frank Sinatra, on a quiet street near the waterfront, lie the offices of one of the hottest tech companies in the world: Attentive. We’re used to thinking of the tech startup scene as confined to the Bay Area. Maybe a few in New York…
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+ Angel Investing, Garden State, Hudson County, New Jersey, NJ, NYC, Startup, Startups, Tech, VC, Venture Capital+
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This is overdue. Tony Soprano At the driver’s seat of a long black Lincoln, a well dressed man peruses a magazine. Behind him pulls a red SUV. A large figure emerges, walking purposefully in shiny brown wingtips. This is how one of my favorite scenes from The Sopranos begins, as…
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+ HBO, Jersey, Jersey City, Mafia, Mob, New Jersey, NYC, Series, Sopranos, Television, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, TV+
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As I walked up the beginning of a trail covered in red and orange leaves last fall, I saw a dark form to my left. What is that, a rock, a downed tree? As I got closer, I realized it was the shell of a vintage automobile. Coming closer, I…
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+ Bergen County, Crime, Hiking, Mafia, Mob, Mysteries, Nature, New Jersey, NJ, NYC, Ringwood State Park, Trails, Tristate+
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As you round a clear blue lake, a second, smaller path winds away from the main trail. Up this path, on a peak covered with flowers, lie the remains of a vast stone edifice. This is Van Slyke Castle in Ramapo State Forest in Oakland, NJ, just 30 miles from…
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A heavyset man sits in a seat pulled from a junked car, reading Waste News. Around him are cars in various states of disassembly. A Mercedes pulls up… This is Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero’s body shop from The Sopranos, Cleveland Auto Body. It features in one of my favorite episodes,…
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They sit around tables covered in checkered cloths, sipping espresso. The conversations are hushed. As you approach, they fall silent. This is Satriale’s, the butcher shop that served as headquarters for Tony and his crew in The Sopranos. These scenes were shot at a storefront in Kearny, New Jersey, a…
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+ HBO, Hudson County, Kearny, LCN, Mafia, Mob, New Jersey, NJ, Series, Sopranos, Television, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, TV+
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You look out onto a small grassy area in a nearby park. Surrounding you are tall brick buildings and in the distance, the New York City skyline. Wait…is that something moving? This is how I discovered the adorable groundhogs of Auf der Heide Park in West New York, NJ two…
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+ Animals, Groundhogs, Hudson County, Nature, New Jersey, NJ, North Jersey, Outdoors, Pets, Rodents, Wild, Wildlife+
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Birds call in a cemetery in the early hours. Two men appear on a balcony. One hands the other a newspaper. Their faces are grave. This is the backdrop for a classic scene of The Sopranos. Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero brings FBI Special Agent Skip Lipari onto his balcony, where…
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+ Behind the scenes, Drama, Filming locations, HBO, Jersey City, Mafia, Mob, New Jersey, Sopranos, Television, The Sopranos, TV+
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“Gerry warned you Eli!” Dim streetlights reflect off wet pavement. In the background, a red neon sign flickers out. “Kay’s Spring Garden.” As Hesh Rabkin and his son-in-law Eli prepare to head home, a black Lexus suddenly pulls in front of them. In an instant, they’re surrounded by thugs banging…
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+ Cosa Nostra, Dramas, Episodes, HBO, James Gandolfini, Jersey City, Mafia, Mob, New Jersey, New York City, NYC, Series, Sopranos, Television, The Sopranos, TV+
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Our car wound into the hills along deserted roads. The scenery went from small towns to vast woods. We crunched down a gravel path to a secluded camp site along a lake. This was Stokes State Forest. This weekend, I went camping with some friends in this beautiful spot in…
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