The New York Times reports that the NYC police department is ordering that parades be shortened in order to save taxpayer money! Sounds like  a good idea to me…
Interestingly it seems its not the length of the Parade that matters most to people. The Macy’s Day Parade on Thanksgiving is actually just about 2 hours, [...]

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A reader just pointed out to us a great source for absolutely free items – Craig’s List.
Now, I recommend that you proceed with caution – don’t meet the given in any dark alleys – and make sure that Free really means free – but check this out
These are some treasures on offer for Free at [...]

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The New York Times announced this week that in 2011 they would be moving to a pay model for online access to the popular NYTimes.com. The Wall Street Journal has managed to attract a loyal online following despite charging for unlimited access.
Personally,  I would pay for unlimited access to the New York Times, eithe r [...]

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New York still the source of inspiration for style worldwide!
The new O & X New York collection of sunglasses has just arrived in Brazil, exclusively in Curitiba, in Eric Gozlan Lunettes.  The O&X New York brand is a division of Kio Yamato Optics, the famous Japanese designer optical, and features pieces with inspired by the [...]

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MYFOX New York is reporting that a New York City based Police/Fire Department team pulled two children alive from the remains of a two-story building in Haiti on Tuesday.
The children appeared to be severely dehydrated but remarkably well otherwise. The rescuers hurried the 8-year-old boy and the 10-year-old girl to the only fully operating hospital [...]

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Crains New York is reporting that a team of nine doctors, as well as additional staff from the Hospital for Special Surgery arrived in the Haitian capital over the weekend on a borrowed corporate jet.
“The volunteers, apparently the first group of New York physicians to arrive on a hospital-sponsored mission, mobilized quickly after the chief [...]

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New York City officials destroyed tons of new, unworn clothing and footwear last year that had been seized in raids on counterfeit label operations, abandoning a practice of giving knockoff garments to groups that help the needy.
Some heads need to get knocked together over this. I understand perfectly why copyright holders would have concerns, but [...]

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The Times reports:
On Monday morning, Mr. Rollino went for a walk in his Brooklyn neighborhood, a daily routine. It was part of the Great Joe Rollino’s greatest feat, a display of physical dexterity and stamina so subtle that it revealed itself only if you happened to ask him his date of birth: March 19, 1905. [...]

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Those outside of New York are starting to see what has always been apparent to us in New York; New York is great!  For the first time since 1990, New York City has finally earned the title of tourist capital of the U.S. again.
Mayor Bloomberg lent his enthusiasm at a press conference at the Greenhouse [...]

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The Times invites us to spend 36 hours in New York City, and suggests that 1 p.m. is the perfect time to visit Brooklyn. Hmmm, well OK.
If you’re wandering around Brooklyn of an afternoon, there are certainly worse places to shop than the boutiques they profile, including my favorite, the Chocolate Room.
Once known as the [...]

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