As Ed points out, New York is the current hot-spot in power usage in the US. While our neighborhood hasn’t had power issues yet, our building has the last few days. Tuesday night our entire building (a circa 1900 5 story tenament structure; 14 apartments) lost power for over an hour. Yesterday I […]
As Lizz pointed out, Jodie Foster is shooting a film entitled The Brave One in our neighborhood. On my way home I picked up this crappy clip of Foster in a scene on a stoop at W 104th near Manhattan Ave.
I neglected to mention that, in addition to eating barbecue, I tagged along with a walking tour of our neighborhood on my birthday. I didn’t take notes or take pictures but it helped shore up a lot of my theories and hypotheses about the neighborhood (more on that later). The most topical issue […]
Chris and I hit up a new addition to the neighborhood: L’Exquisitous (Manhattan Ave. at 107). Started by the owner of now defunct Gumbo and another partner, the menu is a mix of New Orleans cuisine (brought over from Gumbo), Haitian specialties and more standard cafe fare. And they have free wireless Internet. […]
Seeking an alternative source for decent Mexican food, given our abysmal experience at Mama Mexico, Tuesday night we hit up Noche Mexicana (Amsterdam between 101 and 102). They serve up excellent, authentic $2 tacos with some delicious and overly generous fillers (two are a meal!).
Spring has finally arrived. To celebrate, Lizz and I decided to have a take-out picnic. I’d been meaning to check out Rack & Soul (109 & Broadway) since hearing about it on Uptown Flavor. While the ribs (the most important part!) were pretty good (tender, not *too* dry but I like ‘em […]
I’ve been checking out restaurants in the neighborhood lately. On Good Friday, Lizz and I hit up Suma (Amsterdam b/w 107 & 108) to get a sushi fix. The place is tiny, but fits comfortably in the tight space; very Japanese. The food was very good and prices were reasonable, however the […]
I recently attended a meeting of DEBNA (Duke Ellington Blvd. Neighborhood Association) my neighborhood association. Folks who’ve been in the neighborhood for over a decade say they’ve never seen the rat problem this bad. It is pretty bad around here; though the dog loves having ample prey to hunt.The mantra of the meeting […]
