The other evening I attended a fundraiser for Smashworks Dance. Smashworks Dance is a New York based dance company founded and directed by choreographer Ashley McQueen. The company dances to advocate for women’s empowerment through the performing arts, educational programming, and community outreach. They make dance accessible and inspire audiences to take action through their…
The other evening I met a girlfriend for dinner and we wound up choosing Via Quadronno which is located just off Central Park at Madison Avenue and 73rd Street. This Italian restaurant is best known for their cappuccino and panini sandwiches however they have an extensive enough menu which is enough to impress both tourists…
The Community School of the Arts Foundation was established in 2003 by a skilled and passionate team of art educators. With over 2 decades of experience under their belt they mastered the ability to turn vibrant and diverse communities to young learners and artists. By offering art programs both online and in local schools it…
On December 1st, 2023 at 8pm join the Young Professional Committee at the 2023 Holiday Party. This fundraising event will be held at The Mayfly, 269 East Houston Street. The Young Professionals Committee (“YPC”) of Big Brothers Big Sisters (“BBBS”) of NYC is a diverse group of dedicated individuals who volunteer their time, talents, and…
The other day I joined a group of friends to experience Tea Around Town. We met the Tea Around Town bus across the street from 11 West 42nd Street on the side of the park. The 2 hour experience was delightful. We went sightseeing (felt like a tourist in my own city) to see New…
The last leg of my trip to Jordan was to visit the Dead Sea. On our drive to the area we stopped in Madaba and Mount Nebo. Madaba was our first stop. Madaba is famous for its mosaics. Or, rather, the Madaba mosaics are famous. This small town in Jordan, nineteen miles southwest of Amman…
In my trip to Jordan, after my one night in Wadi Rum it was off to Petra. I had no idea what Petra was about but I knew it would be very interesting. So by the time we got to Petra which was about a 3 hour drive plus with lunch we got to what’s…
The next day we took in some more of Amman and then it was time for the Real…Adventure to begin. It was off to Wadi Rum which took about 4 hours to get to. Wadi Rum, also known as The Valley of the Moon is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in…
I arrived in Amman, Jordan on a tour, 2 days before the war between Israel and Gaza broke out. You can imagine the shock that I was in when I got news of it. But, I decided to continue on the tour and I was not about to turn around and go back to the…
It was a nice night in the beginning of October and my girlfriend and I decided to meet for dinner at David Burke Tavern which is located at 135 East 62nd Street between Lexington and Park. Until I started posting this article I didn’t realize how famous David Burke. Here is what I read: “Fueled…
I met a group of friends this past weekend to have brunch and then visit The Amory Art Show at Jacob Javits Convention Center. Our first stop was brunch and it was out Electric Lemon which is located at on the top of the five star Equinox Hotel in Hudson Yards. The rooftop bar has…
I guess that the title of my blog post, Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a little misleading because it turned out to be Dinner at Tiffany’s :). The other evening I took my girlfriend out for her birthday and she wanted to go to The Blue Box Cafe which is located on the top floor of…
I recently took a three day trip to Ontario, Canada to visit The African Lion Safari and then Niagra Falls. I must admit that it was way too long a distance to do in three days and I highly doubt that I would take this kind of trip again. It took us almost 12 hours…
The other evening my girlfriend and I decided met up at Bar Italia, a lovely Italian restaurant which is located at 768 Madison Avenue at 66th Street. I had no idea what to expect but the food was outstanding and I plan to return as soon as possible! Below are some images of both the…
I flew out of JFK on July 13th on British Airways at 9:30pm to get to London the next morning. I was attending the Global Woman Summit which was being held at The Hilton London Bridge Tower Hotel. This was my first time visiting London and I was looking forward to attending the Summit and…
