The New York City Traveler

June 25th, 2008

Top 10 New York Area Beaches

If Water Taxi Beach simply isn’t cutting it any longer, try a getaway to one of the New York area’s finest beaches.  Some are close enough for a day-trip while others are best enjoyed by spending a weekend. 

Rockaway Beach, Queens   Watch the longboarders catch some of New York’s best waves at this […]

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April 15th, 2008

The Big Dig, New York Style: The Yankees Host an "Excavation Ceremony"

It’s been a wild season for the New York Yankees and we’re only 2 weeks into it!  No, I’m not talking about the lack-luster season which currently leaves the Yankees at .500– second to last in the AL East.  I’m referring to the “Curse of the Bambino” reversed– the buried Boston Red Sox jersey in […]

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April 11th, 2008

9th Annual Havana Film Festival New York

Spring is “film festival season” in New York and today marks the opening of the Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY).  The film festival celebrates the best of Latin America cinema featuring films from Cuba, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America.  The festival runs until Thursday, April 17th. 
Tonight’s opening film, La Noche de […]

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March 29th, 2008

Photo: The New and Old Yankee Stadiums

This Monday, March 31st the Yankees begin the 2008 season with a home- opener against the Toronto Blue Jays.  This will be the final year the Yanks will be playing in the 1923 “House That Ruth Built.”  The new $1.3 billion Yankee Stadium (as seen being constructed in the above photo) is nearing completion […]

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March 21st, 2008

Where to Hunt Easter Eggs

New York is a great place for kids during Easter.  The plethora of parks in every borough host Easter egg hunts and festivities.  Here is my short list of egg hunts:
Eggcellent Easter Egg Hunt | South Street Seaport (map) | Saturday, March 22, Noon-4pm   This Trinity Church-sponsored egg hunt will also have games, crafts, […]

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March 10th, 2008

Fascination Blooms at the New York Orchid Show

Few flowers in the world evoke as much passion as the orchid.  They are spectacular flowers that have been adapted, mutated, crossbred, and cloned.  Often, they closely represent the insects that pollinate them and are viewed by many as erotic and sexual in appearance.   
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean, and later, the movie […]

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