The New York Minute Show

Most people probably don’t come to New York for the beaches. They should though! There are some fantastic beaches and other sights on the east end of Long Island that are worth visiting. I prefer to go in the shoulder seasons of late spring or early fall since the east end gets crowded and expensive [...]

This is a view of Columbus Circle at the southwest corner of Central Park on a summer day. View Larger Map

A walk through Buon Italia with Chef Mark. Buon Italia is an Italian food store located in Chelsea Market. View Larger Map

Sammy’s is on the Lower East Side at 157 Chrystie Street New York, NY 10002. View Larger Map

The blog and podcast has been silent for awhile now so it’s time that I got my act together and provided an update to the many wonderful people who subscribe and stop by the site. Don’t expect any new content on The New York Minute Show anytime soon. I really love producing this blog but [...]

In an event that will likely vie with the Billy Joel concerts at Shea Stadium for the title of biggest summer event, Bon Jovi will play a free concert in Central Park. The concert will take play on July 12th at 8PM. According to the official announcement on MLB.com, “No more than 60,000 fans will [...]

Back by popular demand. This is the tale of an unassuming gentleman who just wants one slice of pizza. Unfortunately a pair of crazy pizza guys have other ideas.

Waterfalls are coming to New York City. This is likely to be the biggest city attraction in the summer of 2008.  A series of waterfalls are being installed in the East River at the following locations: The Brooklyn Anchorage of the Brooklyn Bridge; Between Piers 4 and 5 in Brooklyn Heights; Lower Manhattan at Pier [...]

Henry from Poland sent me a question about my recent Brooklyn Bridge video. I liked the post about the Brooklyn Bridge trip. It also made me think of a question to you. Is it possible to make a walking trip, crossing Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, walk up to Manhattan Bridge (my map shows it’s only [...]

This is a video of the George Washington Bridge. It was taken from inside an Amtrak train heading south. The combo of the bridge, the sun and the Hudson River makes for a really nice setting I think.