The NYC Nomad

I’ll admit I’m getting a liberal with my neighborhood definitions, but Turtle Bay is a distinct neighborhood from Midtown East where I stayed a few weeks ago.  Wikipedia says: It extends between 41st and 54th Streets, and eastward from Lexington Avenue to the East River, across from Roosevelt Island.[1] It is the site of the United Nations Headquarters [...]

9th Street Community Garden, Alphabet City I know, I know – I spend a week in each neighborhood that I live in.  But since I’ve spent so much time in Alphabet City I thought rather than a simple recap post, I’d do an NY Times style 36 hours piece – only in this case its [...]

Stayed On 3rd, between B & C.  This address gets the award for the best backyard.  A huge space shared by the entire building but from what my hosts described to me, only really used by them.  There are flowers, patio furniture, and three or four grills.  You could daily have 100 people in the [...]