The first time I ever laid eyes on Tudor City, I was already heavily involved with another neighborhood and wasn’t even looking for a little action on the side, let alone to be entirely swept off my feet. I knew from the first encounter that the neighborhood, a relatively unknown section of Midtown East, wasn’t [...]
Somewhere New: Exploring DUMBO
Somewhere New is a summary of a writer’s first impressions about a neighborhood, one that he/she has never been to before. 2:58pm I get off the A train at High Street on Monday afternoon in the sleepy calm of Brooklyn Heights. I am on my way to DUMBO. There are birds chirping and children playing [...]
On the Move: Williamsburg to East Village for only $50
Lies Becker, is a 23-year old actress, singer, and artist who knows her way around New York from steadily moving around the city for the past 6 years. By avoiding a broker’s fee, collecting boxes from her local liquor store and using a car service instead of a moving van, Lies Becker mastered her 5th [...]