Tag: New York City
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Never miss a post…subscribe! Last week, my wife and I found ourselves in New York’s Alphabet City for reasons obscure. It was dinner time, and we were peckish. As we crossed 14th street, an inviting sign came into view. It spelled out the two most beautiful words in the English…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! Considerate husbands begin planning Valentine’s Day months in advance. Flowers are ordered. Reservations made. Wine chilled. Yeah, I didn’t do any of that. 🙂 So I was left scrambling to find a dinner reservation in New York City on what is probably the busiest night of…
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On Tuesday night, I had the joy of attending the Top Dog Gala, a benefit for the Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York City. AMC saved my little gerbil’s life three times and helped him live to a ripe old age, so I love getting a chance to support…
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No one could touch John Gotti. Prosecutors went after the Gambino crime family boss repeatedly, only to see him acquitted. Rather than give up, they went after Gotti in his inner sanctum: the Ravenite Social Club. As the Gambinos eventually learned, an FBI surveillance team, over Thanksgiving weekend 1989, had…
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What would it be like to not have ears? Unfortunately, for patients with microtia, this is no hypothetical. Microtia, or lack of a fully developed ear, is a congenital condition affecting about 1 in every 6-8,000 people. Some patients have a malformed outer ear. Others have almost no ear tissue…
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Last summer, as the lockdowns were lifting, my wife and I sat at a little table on bustling Bergenline Avenue. I lifted a tiny cup to my lips and tasted some of the boldest, most flavorful coffee of my life. The place was Sweets and Cortaditos in North Bergen, NJ.…
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I just had a jelly donut. And it changed everything. You guys are going to start thinking I work for them. I don’t. But I could be persuaded for enough free donuts. Francesca’s Bakery has locations in Clifton and Pequannock and also pops up at farmer’s markets across New York…
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A wiry young man takes a small baton of dough from a tub. He flattens it and gives it a little stretch. Then, he quickly yanks it out to a length of several feet and dramatically slaps it back down. Whack, whack! This is Very Fresh Noodles in New York…
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Salvatore Gravano, a made member of the Gambino crime family, walked into a room with a heart shaped bed. The sheets were red velvet. Mirrors lined the ceiling. This was no romantic getaway. Gravano had just murdered the most powerful mob boss in the country. Now he was on the…
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On Wednesday, my wife’s coworker gave us the most meaningful of gifts: two apple cider donuts. Considerate husband that I am, I ate them both. They were the best I’ve ever tasted. Francesca’s Bakery, with locations in Clifton and Pequannock, makes donuts, danishes, babka and much more! They even appear…
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